Not long after ending the call, Emily was pulled into surgery.
The procedure was complicated.
What should have been routine turned into something much longer.
Hours passed.
By the time Emily finally stepped out of the operating theatre, she felt exhausted.
She removed her surgical cap as she walked down the hallway.
Her shoulders ached. Her feet hurt. And all she wanted was water and somewhere to sit down.
She had barely taken ten steps when a nurse walking towards her smiled brightly at her.
"Doctor Emily!"
Emily blinked. "Yes?"
"Thank you!"
Emily frowned. "For what?"
But the nurse only laughed and lifted a beautifully packaged meal box. Then she hurried away.
Emily stared after her.
What was that about?
A few moments later, another doctor walked past carrying two identical meal boxes.
"Thanks, Emily."
Emily stopped him. "For what exactly?"
The doctor laughed. "You're kidding, right?"
Then he walked away before she could ask anything else.
Emily frowned harder.
