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 to be assigned

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 me

to 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

exited her office. Jessica was sitting outside. novelxo.com fast

“What did she

replied. “She

what you wanted, but look at it this way: at least you

voice sounded anything but

elbow. “How could you not be excited about getting to touch

just don’t want to be around Justin,” I replied. I wanted to tell her that I didn’t want to

weird. I wondered if he had something to do with my assignment, considering

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

nose and mouth with her shirt and running over to

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

help but laugh at my

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 jacket on

a chipper voice called when I knocked on the door. I opened it and poked my head in to see a pretty woman

up from her desk and coming around to greet me. Much to my surprise, she hugged me. I was a bit taken

vitality and 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

away from hugging me. I’m so happy to see another young woman working in sports medicine! We don’t usually get

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

face. “Are you alright? You seem depressed. You know, I’m not just your mentor with this internship; I’m

lip as I tried to come up with my response. For some reason, I felt comfortable being candid with Tiffany even though I was usually not the type of person

to say this, but… I was

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