Chapter 10: The Internship

Nina

“Well? What’s your assignment?” Jessica asked.

“Um… sports medicine,” I replied, handing the phone back.

Jessica looked confused. “I thought you wanted-”

“Surgery, yeah,” I said, grabbing my bag and heading for the door with Jessica on my heels. First thing in the morning, I would go to the dean of the medical school and ask for a reassignment.

“And why do you want to be reassigned?” the dean asked as I stood in front of her desk the next day. She was a curly-haired woman with glasses and a hard face.

I swallowed and tried to calm my

nerves. “It’s just… not the direction I was hoping to take,” I replied. “I don’t

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like sports medicine.”

“You can’t just ask to be reassigned because you don’t like the internship,” the dean said. “And besides, you haven’t even tried it yet. How do you know you won’t like it?”

there was no way I could explain the real situation to the dean. How could I tell the dean that I didn’t want to be assigned to the sports medicine internship because I didn’t

to the first few sessions,” she said as she filled in a

to deal with the hockey team, seeing as how they were the most likely sports team to be injured, but at least I could get out after that. Not to mention that sports medicine was totally not even close to the field I actually wanted to

dismissed me and I exited her office. Jessica was sitting outside. novelxo.com

asked. “What did she

replied. “She wants me to try

what you wanted, but look at it this way: at least you get to deal with

voice sounded anything

her elbow. “How could you

around Justin,” I replied. I wanted to tell her that I

whatever was happening between Enzo and I was getting weird. I wondered if he had something to do with my assignment, considering

went home. Lori was sitting on the floor of the living room with a stained white sheet

her nose and mouth with her shirt and running over to open the window. “The fumes!” Lori chuckled. “I

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because you’re high all the time

laugh at my

sent me an email with her office information; it was located in between the

door. I opened it and poked my head in to see a pretty woman with wavy brown hair sitting at a

coming around to greet me. Much to my surprise, she hugged me. I

warmth; it was not at all what I expected from a person who would deal with sweaty, whiny athletes all

happy to see another young woman working in sports medicine! We don’t usually get female students in here, so it’s always nice to know that there are other women who are passionate

didn’t want this internship or if I should just let her be happy for the time

with concern on her face. “Are you alright? You seem depressed. You know, I’m not just your mentor with

I felt comfortable being candid with Tiffany

I was actually hoping for a

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