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Chapter 44: Office Gossip Chapter 44: Office Gossip Realizing Nurse Courage didn’t want to talk about her pain, Nnenna decided to let it slide, for now.

But before leaving, she leaned in and whispered softly, her voice laced with care, “Mommy Courage, if someone truly loves you, they wouldn’t shout at you or make you cry like this.” The words hung in the air as Nurse Courage blinked at her, startled.

Her lips parted as if to respond, but no words came out.

Instead, a shadow of doubt flickered in her eyes, and Nnenna knew she had planted another seed.

Nnenna paused mid step and decided to press on.

She turned to Nurse Courage and said with a sincere tone, “Mommy Courage, your fiancé scares me.

He doesn’t seem to respect you.

And like I said before, I don’t think that’s how someone who truly loves you should behave.

Please, be careful.” Nurse Courage let out a soft laugh, though it lacked its usual warmth.

“What do you know about relationships and love?

You’re just 15.” But her voice wavered slightly, betraying her doubt.

She added, “But okay, I’ve heard you.

Let’s go back inside now.

We need to check on your ankle.” They held hands as they made their way back into the hospital, though Nurse Courage’s mind seemed far away.

Her absent minded demeanor only worsened when they passed a group of orderlies and nurses clustered together, deep in discussion.

“Did you see what happened in the cafeteria?” one of the younger nurses said, her voice low but audible enough to reach them.

“I used to have so much respect for Nurse Courage.

She works so hard and seemed like such a strong woman.

But after today?

disrespect her

worth much respect after all.” The words hit like a physical

as she struggled to hold

her fists, anger surging at

glanced up at Nurse Courage, whose eyes brimmed with unshed tears The gossip in the hospital continued to spread like wildfire, each whisper sharpening the wound already festering in

of the middle aged nurses shook her head with

praises of her fiancé, making

let’s just say I know my fiancé is

Courage had become the subject of endless chatter over the

passionately talk about Reuben with a glow in her

had grown tired of hearing her own words echo back at her, tired

me about it,” another voice chimed in, an intern nurse who wore a wedding

gesture, “I started growing tired of my husband after months of hearing Nurse

took me there,’ ‘He cooked lunch for me.’ All that gibberish,” she said

gossip continued to swirl, with opinions flying fast and

a really good liar to deceive all of

like such an honest person,” a male nurse added, shaking

to defend Nurse Courage’s

maybe he really

person pretending to

like a really great person after all, and her pay is

you guys are the ones that usually ask her about those

them to show us that true love

I had a man like that in my life,

that she has seen

all I can say.” The intern nurse’s words had barely left her mouth when the sharp glares from her colleagues made her shrink back, a wave

quickly turned around to walk away, only to collide with Nurse Courage and Nnenna, who had been standing just

older woman, her face

tell that Nurse