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?”

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

pulled out a form. “Just go to the first few sessions,” she said as she filled in a

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 the field I actually wanted to work

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

asked. “What did she

no,” I replied. “She wants me

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 athletes, so

sounded anything

“How could you not be excited

I replied. I wanted to tell her that I didn’t want to

if he had something to do with my assignment, considering his

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

mouth with her shirt and running over to open

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because you’re high all the time anyway,” Jessica

help but laugh at my

information; it was located in between the

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

desk and coming around to greet me. Much to my surprise,

not at all what I expected from a person who would deal with sweaty, whiny athletes all day.

woman working in sports medicine! We don’t

should tell Tiffany that I actually didn’t want this internship or if I should just let her be

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

reason, I felt comfortable being candid with Tiffany even though I was usually not the type of person to

this, but… I was actually

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