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"Yeah you can," I replied. "You doing okay?"
"Yeah," she replied and fumbled through her bag, handing me some wrapped cookies. "I made them as payment for letting me use your bathroom."
"Thank you," I said as I accepted the treat. "I'm sorry for what I did."
"Don't apologize. We're adults. Things like that tend to happen," she said as she placed her bag on the table and made her way to the bathroom. "Let me know what you think about the cookies."
She was going to act like nothing happened. I don't know why I was relieved and upset at the same time.
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During our break, I found her sitting outside. I made a garden area for patients to sit and relax in. Served as a good place for people to talk too.
"Is the seat taken?" I asked as I pointed next to her.
"No, help yourself," she said as she moved aside. She had a carton of Greek yogurt in hand along with the cookies she made.
Purely coincidental, but I was also with her cookies.
"You didn't get any drinks to go with that?" she asked.
"Didn't think about it," I replied as I sat next to her.
I opened the wrapping and took a bite of the cookie. The deep chocolate flavor got me instantly.
"You really made these yourself?" I asked.
"Yes I did," she replied. "You like them?"
"How many things do you know how to do exactly?" I asked as I stared at the cookie.
"Well, I can play the piano, ride a horse, cook, bake, and I know how to mix drinks. I'm a certified woman of high ethical standards. In medicine, I basically have a knowledge of every field that concerns the five senses and gynecology," she replied.
"Natasha of all trades, master of baking?" I raised a brow as I took another bite, causing my vision to dim as I relished the taste.
"Not quite," she said as she chuckled softly. "My parents made sure I was grounded in almost everything."
"How did you end up making friends?" I asked.
"They selected friends for me," she replied.
"That actually sucks."
"Well in a way, everything they did, turned out to be for my own good," she defended.
"Doesn't give them an excuse to dictate your entire life for you," I said as I took another bite, "Even if things turned out okay, that was only because you decided to hang in there and be strong. What if you broke in the process? Or what if one day, you'd finally snap and let them have it? That's not turning out for your own good then. You were just lucky."
I stopped talking. I had completely forgotten why people generally tended to avoid me. My harshness and brutality. Here I was thinking that I was going to be able to start all over again with her, but there I was talking ill about parents she took pride in.
I needed to apologize. "I…"
"You understand…" she said softly, surprising me as I turned to look at her.
Her eyes seemed glad.
"Pardon?" I raise a brow and she hugged me.
"God, they were so wrong about you," she whispered.
