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?”

the real situation to the dean.

first few sessions,” she said as she filled in a portion

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

and I exited her office. Jessica was

asked. “What did she

“She

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

sounded anything but

with her elbow. “How could you not

I replied. I wanted to tell her that I didn’t want to be near Enzo either, but kept it to

was happening between Enzo and I was getting weird. I wondered if he

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

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

Chapter 10. The Internship

because you’re high all the

but laugh

time for me to 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

pretty woman

be Nina!” she said, standing up from her desk and coming around to greet me. Much to my surprise, she hugged me.

a person who would deal with sweaty, whiny athletes all day. In fact, even though she was middle-aged, her bubbly personality made her appear ten years

when she finally pulled away from hugging me. I’m so happy to see another young woman working in sports medicine! We

didn’t want this

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

I tried to come up with my response. For some reason, I felt comfortable being candid with Tiffany even though I was usually

to say this, but… I was actually hoping for a

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