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But she stood in the dooraiting for me to ith her God, I wish I could rehtest scrubs The happy kind with rainbows and kittens Oh right, she was Sonny

I followed her through the corridor to where the nurses were huddled together All I could see were tufts of cellophane through the circle The whispers stopped as soon as I appeared

“She’s here” They giggled “Looks like you have an admirer, Dr Ashworth”

They stepped back, and I took a look at the contents through the clear wrapping “What is this?”

Sonny piped up “It’s frolers memorabilia there is” She tapped at the basket “Cups, koozies, a signed football, and it looks like that’s his jersey number”

“You’ve got to be kidding” I hovered over the monstrosity of football crap

“Read the card Read it,” they urged

This wasn’t hoanted to receive a gift Not with everyone gawking aroundon so many levels

Sonny shoved the envelope into my hands Cautiously, I pulled the card from inside

Thanks, Doc

WB

That was all it said I pushed the note back inside I wasn’t going to read it aloud

“You all can get back to work now” I tried to shoo them from the basket as I wrestled it into my arms

“It is fro to faint right there “Oh ift You knohat that ht?”

I looked at the He’s a patient Of course I’ in the basket”