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"A nurse? Why do we need one?" He raised a brow.
"Ethan made a mistake in his nurse transfer program and ended up with an extra one," I explained. "She'll be working with us for now."
"Ah, Ethan, makes sense," he sighed. "So, what department will she be working with?"
"She's an auxiliary nurse, but he mentioned that she's very good with children. So maybe the kids' ward?" I suggested.
"Makes sense to put someone at their strengths," he said as he took another sip from the cup, while I gazed at it in jealousy.
"You want some?" he offered.
“No, I was just jealous of your cup,” I admitted.
He looked at the cup and saw the inscription, “Oh, that. Well, you’re about to give it your all, aren't you?”
“I’m afraid that I might already be too late,” I sighed. “She didn’t tell me goodbye this morning. And don’t say she forgot, because she has never forgotten to. The more I try, the more I can feel us drifting further apart.”
“That’s pretty a normal feeling. But she’s still a kid, barely even a proper pre-teen,” he said. “Now if she was a teenager, I would be panicking with you. But she’s at that age where they are still weirdly understanding. You still have time. Not a lot, but still, it’s time.”
“Thanks, David,” I sighed. “It feels good having someone besides family to talk to about this.”
“It’s no problem. By the way, I don’t mean to pry but are you considering the role of a mother?” he asked. “It can be tough managing everything on your own.”
“To be honest, my mother seems to have automatically carried that role,” I said.
“Ah, yes. That isn’t so bad, but I think she’ll realize that her grandmother can’t play the role of a mother she is in need of,” he explained. “You really haven’t found anyone? There has to be at least one that caught your attention. Either by accident or something?”
I remembered Olivia. This would set a new record for how many times I had thought about her that day.
“There was one,” I replied.
“Oh… and?”
“She disappeared and I haven’t seen her since,” I replied.
“You still think about her?” he asked with a warm smile.
“Not a single day goes by that she doesn’t cross my thoughts,” I replied.
“I see,” he replied, “Love like that always has a way of coming back.”
"My mother said the same thing," I said as I turned to leave.
"You shouldn't lose hope," he said.
"I won't," I assured him.
I inspected the rest of the hospital, making sure everything was in good order. The kids' ward didn't have a lot of sick children. Well it didn't matter, the new nurse could just assist the other departments. Then again she wasn't going to be working throughout the day. So the number of sick children was perfect. As I returned to my office, my phone started to ring.
Mom…
"Hello? Ben?" she asked.
"Hi daddy!" I could hear Chloe's voice.
"Hey, Mom, hey sweetie," I greeted. "What's the matter?"
"Nothing really," Mom replied.
