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?”

could explain the real situation to the dean. How could I tell the dean that I didn’t want

must have seen my pained expression, because she sighed and pulled out a form. “Just go to the first few sessions,” she said as she filled in a portion of

go to a few sessions where I’d likely have 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

her office.

“What did

“She wants me to

chin as we headed toward the cafeteria for lunch. ” I know it’s not exactly what you wanted, but look at it this way: at least you get to deal with

sounded anything

c’mon!” Jessica said, nudging me with her elbow. “How could you not be excited about getting to touch hot

her that

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

on the floor of the living room with a stained white sheet around her and a canvas that she was painting

running

Chapter 10. The Internship

you’re high all the

help but laugh at

She sent me an email with her office information; it was

opened it and poked my head in to see a pretty woman with wavy brown hair sitting at a desk. She looked up and flashed me a toothy grin as she waved for me to

said, standing up from her desk and coming around to greet me. Much to my surprise, she hugged

at all what I expected from a person who would deal with sweaty, whiny athletes all day. In fact, even though she was

Tiffany,” she said when she finally pulled away from hugging me. I’m so happy to see another young woman working in sports medicine! We don’t usually get female students in here,

actually didn’t want this internship or if I

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

lip as I tried to come up with my response. For some reason, I felt comfortable being candid with

to say this, but… I

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