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?”

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

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 the form.

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

and I exited her office. Jessica

“What

said no,” I replied. “She wants me to

toward the cafeteria for lunch. ” I know it’s not exactly what you wanted, but look

My voice sounded

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

I wanted to tell her that I didn’t want

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

the living

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

Chapter 10. The Internship

that’s because you’re high all the time

but laugh

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

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

said, standing up from her desk and coming around to greet me.

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

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, so it’s always nice to

that I actually didn’t want this internship or if

though, because she looked at me with concern on her face. “Are you alright? You seem depressed. You know, I’m

up with my response. For some reason, I felt comfortable being

say this, but… I was

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