elt good to finally not stay up thinking. The sun was shining, the wing was blowing my curt

ng from college for spring break. I planned to spend t

sick and they were understaffed. They needed someone to come in for just a few hours to cover. I wanted

, a certain Mr. Reed was rushed into the building after suffering a heart

nded me a file. "We need all hands on deck. Can you please go to the ICU? Mr Reed is st

section of the hospital. When I opened the door, I saw an old man resting

t was his son. He was holding the old man's hand, looking e

d tired from stress and lack of sleep. He stoo

he shook my hand. "Are yo

y pen and notepad out of my pocket to

access to the monitors. "He is my dad, it happened so f

worry in his voice. I tri

check the blood pressure machine and also h

thing else in the world. As I worked, we ended up talking quietly. He told me he lived just a few blocks

n my life, speaking to Daniel felt like a breath of fresh air. By the time my shift ended, his fath

rubbed his palms together, looking a little shy. "I know this isn't exactly perfect

tside my messy work life. "I'd love that," I replied. W

he hallway without looking back. To everyone else, we were doctor

eed, to ensure everything was okay. My shift ended around 7pm. I checked out and le

ally arrived home, I rushed inside, ready to spend the rest of my evening with my s

ooking up with a sm

while dropping my keys on the dining ta

Oh and by the way, Adrian dr

d to open the fridge door. "Adrian? He k

you forgot in his car," Zara shrugged. "He d

lf in? The front door was locked, Zara. I

I was. "He came right in with a spare key. He was actually quite surprise

d. My mind went back to the other night when he mag

or where we hung our spare house keys. The ext

k like you've just see

my bag and headed upstairs to take

bing to me and it made me uneasy. The s

get a spare k