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

Chapter 10 The Internship

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?”

I couldn’t just ask for a new internship simply because I didn’t like my assignment, and 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 want to be around Justin and

because she sighed and pulled out a form. “Just go to the first few sessions,” she said as she filled in a portion of the form. “If you still really hate it by then, come to

likely have to deal with the hockey team, seeing as how they were the most

me and I exited her

she asked. “What

replied. “She wants me to

lunch. ” I know it’s not exactly what you wanted, but look at it this way: at least you get to deal

voice sounded anything

c’mon!” Jessica said, nudging me with her elbow. “How could you not be

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

whatever was happening between Enzo and I was getting weird. I wondered if he had something to

and I went home. Lori was sitting on the floor of the living room with a stained white sheet around her and a canvas

her shirt and running over to open the window. “The fumes!” Lori

Chapter 10. The Internship

because you’re high all

help but laugh at my

her office information; it was located in between

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

around to greet me. Much to

who would deal with sweaty, whiny athletes all day. In fact, even

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

looked down at my feet, unsure of whether I should tell Tiffany that I actually didn’t want this internship or if I should just let her be happy for the

at me with concern on her face. “Are you alright? You seem depressed.

being candid with Tiffany even though I was usually not the type of person to spill

hate to say this, but… I was actually

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