War of the Heart — Chapter 2
Enjoy a novella of love, culture, and inner-reflection. Chapter 1 can be found here.
Suzanne rushed into the hospital as she glanced at her watch. She was barely going to make it on time. Stupid drivers who couldn’t maneuver through construction had gotten in her way.
She shoved her purse in her locker and grabbed her badge and stethoscope. Heading out to the nurses’ desk, she ran into the nurse she would be relieving.
“Hey, Suzanne. It’s been a busy night.” Agnes stood up from the computer she had been working on.
“What happened?” Suzanne reached in a drawer under the counter and pulled out surgical tape as well as a pen and sticky notes. Sliding them into her pocket, she clipped on her badge.
“Three gunshot wounds, four knives, and three heart attacks though technically only one was real. The rest was angina. Also, there was a broken arm of a three year old who fell down the stairs playing with his sister.” Agnes handed Suzanne a chart. “Two are still here, waiting on rooms to open up to move them to.”
Suzanne nodded as her eyes scanned the summary sheet. “Hopefully, it will not be as crazy this morning.”
“I do envy you on these shifts. Seems the morning is quiet until the fools wake up and start trying to kill each other.” Agnes pulled the…
