Chapter 137 - 137 The first shift (Part 2)

137 The first shift (Part 2)

The horrified look on Anne’s face confirmed for Leo that she had actually never done this shared room with a man before. He walks to her and revealed a curtain on the lower bunk bed with a mini window beside it, the bunk bed that has been changed especially for her.

“We know you might feel uncomfortable to have us around, that’s why our senior, Nathan, gave a suggestion to put a curtain on your bunk bed.” Said Leo with a very wide grin on his face.

Anne was so surprised by their kind gesture, she actually felt a lot better. It means all of them thought about her well-being. She touched the curtain. It was in a soft purple color light fabric that will block people from the outside to see the inside, while the inside has the access to see the other side. Not long after, Nathan appears looking so exhausted with two other men that seem to be part of Nathan’s team.

“Oh, you see the bed, so, do you like it?” Nathan asked her while he drop into his chair, trying so hard to be awakened, while the other two men just smile at her and go to their respective bunk beds.

“Thank you so much for this… Really appreciate how considerate you all are, senior.” Anne even bows her head to Nathan.

“Oh, no need to be so formal, you are all part of my family now,” Said Nathan smiling at her, even though his eyes were trying to be close at any time, he then open one of his drawers and gave Anne a metal nameplate, “This is yours, you need to bring it at all time, it is for the access orb on the most critical and infectious patient, access to almost all the nearest facility, and also for the free three times a day meal on the main hospital canteen.”

Anne looks into the metal nameplate, her name engraved on the nameplate, with her rank being engraved on the other side. “What about my badge? Do I still have to wear it?”

Nodding at her, Nathan then explained the difference between the two items, “Yes, your badge was the main item, so you need to carry it everywhere, while the nameplate was essential for the times you will be spent inside the main hospital.”

“Alright, thank you, senior, so what’s my first duty of the day?” Anne was so eager to begin her day inside the main hospital.

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Nathan’s brushed his tired face and chuckles to her, “Relax, you’ll have your worksheet here after Leo takes you around,” He tried to calm her burst-out energy first, by giving her some instructions, “You need to know the inside of the main hospital and remember every location after he was done giving you a tour, go back here, and you will find your worksheet in my desk.”

“Don’t worry, you will soon be lost some of that energy.” Leo said to her with a grin on his face when he open the door for the two of them, “Come on, let me show you around.”

They walk around the main hospital where Leo shows Anne the way to the canteen, lounge area, and then the patient’s room, he also takes her to the newest room in the main hospital, the alchemia room, inside the room where the alchemist on duty for the main hospital, there are three alchemists working hard today, they tried to find the cure for the new disease that came haunting inside the capital.

“We can’t go any further than this. There’s a lab inside, but with so many hazardous materials and samples, so let’s continue.” Said Leo, after he waved goodbye to the alchemists.

Observing their interactions, Anne was intrigued. “You seem to know all of them very well.”

“You will, especially since one of them is a part of our team.” Said Leo with a smirk on his face. Anne tried to turn around, curious about the alchemist that is one of her teammates, but Leo pull her away gently, “You will see him when the time is right. Come on, let’s go. We have some rooms left.”

After half an hour of a quick tour, Anne and Leo go back to the team’s room and saw Nathan already fast asleep on his own bed, their worksheets laid on Nathan’s desk. Anne took hers and saw that she need to report to the alchemia room and discussed the cure with the alchemist in charge.

“Uhm… Leo, I have a question.” Said Anne while handing Leo her worksheet. “I don’t see any word about resting here.”

Leo took her worksheet and read it carefully. “This is normal.” He explained to Anne and pointed to something on her worksheet, “You see this? Observe the patient’s wards, now this is the time for us to take a rest because, after your round, you will take this time to take a quick nap or maybe eat something in between the shifts.” He then gave her some suggestions, “I’ll suggest taking food that is easy to digest and quick enough for you to take a bite.”

“Alright, thank you, Leo, you were being so helpful to me.” Anne was gratefully thankful for her newfound friendship with Leo.

“No problem, now good luck on your first day. I’ll see you around.” Leo waved at her and go away into his own shifts.

Anne saw him who walk leisurely, she heard Leo whistling and even strutting while greeting the healers around the main hospital. She could see that the man was friendly and probably popular. Anne smiles and takes and then inhales the air. If Leo could have a good mood when he is on duty, then she could also prevail on her first day.

Nervously, Anne opens the door of the alchemia room, everyone inside looking at her with frowns on their face. Her level of anxiety just keeps getting higher. She was confused about their reaction, especially when a woman came forward with her hands folded in her chest.

The woman glared at her, with the others just ignoring her, but with the tension coming from all over the room, the animosity goes to our heroine directly. Anne let out a sigh and once again, another hurdle came her way.

“What are you doing here, outcast? We don’t need any healer here!” Said the woman in her firm stance right in front of Anne.