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My adrenaline runs high all day, throughout the chaos It helps keep h everyone in my roster in a steady rotation It feels like h, as patients request everything from more painkillers or medical attention to waters and toothbrushes By the ti rolls around, the balls of my feet actually throb with every step I take I’m pretty sure if I checked my phone, it would tell me I’d run the equivalent steps to a marathon around these halls today

I’h the central nurses’ hub to pick up a chart for a doctor visiting a young couple when I run sain, we all do today It’s one of those days

“I need you with me up on the top floor,” he says

My face blanches The top floor is where the private rooe to be treated in “Is it bad?” I ask, reaching around him for the clipboard I’d been after in the first place

“Just some scrapes and bruises But it’s one of our board members herself I need you to make sure she’s comfortable I talked to your supervisor already They’ll let you go early from here to handle her”

I scowl and cross my arms “You can’t be serious Dad, we need all hands on deck down here”

“I need someone I can trust to watch over her”

My chest tightens He trusts h It can’t be “If you trust ht where I am”

Dad takes another step closer towhere the rest of the nurses flooding around us won’t be able to overhear “Maggie, most of these people don’t even have healthcare You need to focus on the people who matter, the ones who can further your place in the world How else are you going to get your na to help you here, to ensure that the right people notice the hard work you’re doing”

I take a step back froht I can’t let my father dictate my life for me anymore I need to stand up for what I believe in

I need to stopexcuses