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Tripp is silent for a minute… something that's out of character for him. You can always count on him for a witty remark or inappropriate joke, but I guess he can tell how serious this is.
"Well?" I ask him, hoping that he can give me some advice that can take this god awful feeling away.
"Damn man, I'm sorry, truly. I didn't suggest this so you can get hurt. I was confident that she was interested in you. Women don't look at men the way Nyla was looking at you without wanting them."
He says, and that does nothing to stop the ache building inside my chest.
"Yeah, well, I guess she looks at everyone that way. Fuck man. I'm never doing this shit again." I say and stand up straight, trying to get myself back under control. I'm at work. My personal issues should not be affecting me here.
"Come on, man. You're going to get through this. You on call tonight?" He asks and I shake my head no.
"Good, then we can go have a drink. Tell me about all your women problems." He says and claps me on my back, squeezing my shoulder once before I walk out the door to go back to the front and grab my next patient.
Nyla is at the nurses station talking to Ardi and the minute she sees me walking up with Tripp she turns to walk away.
Even though I'd just composed myself in the back room, seeing her try to leave like that short circuits something in my mind.
She's the one hurting me, and it seems like she's enjoying making me squirm. I'm not to be fucking played with.
"Nurse Thimble, I'm not sure what your issue is this morning, but you need to address it because your behavior is causing a great deal of stress for everyone around you." I say loud enough and it gets everyone around me attention.
I've never seen a woman get so mad so fast. She turns slowly, her eyes narrowing in on me.
"Me! Are you crazy? If there's anyone in here that needs to reveal something, it's you. I can't believe you have the nerve." She snarls.
In my mind, I go over everything that happened yesterday, trying to pinpoint what it is she could be talking about.
I haven't been keeping anything away from her besides my true feelings, and I'm glad that I have. Not when it's clear that she doesn't feel the same way about me.
"I have no idea what you're talking about." I glare at her and clench my jaw, doing everything in my power to keep from flying off the handle.
"Don't worry about it, man. Not here." Tripp says, putting a hand on my chest. He knows how close to the edge I am.
"That's right. We don't need to do this. I don't want to have this conversation here." Nyla hisses out and my eyes go wide as I see the group of people coming in the front door.
Did she tell him to come for her? She's trying to wound me. How could I ever think I could be with a woman like her?
"Don't worry, your boo is here to save the day." I snarl right back at her and this time instead of the anger, her face falls into a mask of confusion.
When she turns around and sees what I see, she squeals, drops the chart in her hand and her mouth opens wide.
I don't know who he is, but it's obviously the same man, Boo3, from her phone.
A man in a bright pink sweater and black and white hair comes strolling through the front door with five other people behind him. One of them is a little older than the rest.
Nyla's face goes pale, and I see her hands start to shake.
I guess that's what it looks like to get caught in the act.
26
nyla
I'm dead.
I've died and this is hell. It has to be.
I didn't know what he was talking about when Nic said my boo had shown up to save the day, but never in my wildest dreams did I expect to not only see all five of my brothers, but my father walking into the hospital.
