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?”

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

dean 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

hockey team, seeing as how they were the most likely sports team to be injured, but at least I

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

“What

no,” I replied. “She

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 all of the handsome

sounded anything

nudging me with her elbow. “How could you not be excited about getting to

her that I didn’t want to be near

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

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

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

Chapter 10. The Internship

that’s because you’re high all the time

help but laugh at

go and meet my internship mentor for the first time. She sent me an email with her office information; it was located in between the soccer field and the hockey arena. It was chilly out and getting dark, so I threw my

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

her desk and 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 day. In fact, even though

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

my feet, unsure of whether I should tell Tiffany that I actually didn’t want this internship or if I should just let her

you alright? You seem depressed. You

being

I was actually hoping for a different

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