This Ain't A Good Time
Liam turned around seeing a boy dressed in dark clothing cross the street. Boy is he fit! Liam stop thinking like that you're supposed to be driving to work.
He pulled into the car park looking around through the dense rain for any sign of life. There! A stream of light hit Liam and he was momentarily blinded. "HEY! ARE YOU LIAM PAYNE" a deep voice called out from behind the light. "Y-yah" Liam stuttered trying to calm his nerves. First day working at Clear Shore Institute he didn't want to look unsure of himself. "COME OVER HERE THEN WE HAVE A FULL DAY PLANNED" the voice shouted again. Oh god Liam could tell that things in this re-habilitation center were going to be hectic. He reached for his umbrella and stepped out of his car locking it behind him.
The deep voice belonged to none other than Harry Styles. "Hey mate sorry for yelling just the rain makes it hard to hear." Harry said in a surprisingly calm voice. "I-it's okay" Liam stuttered surprised at how calm Harry was. He didn't know what to expect from his co-worker but it wasn't what he was seeing. Harry was thin almost worryingly so, with extremely curly hair, he was tall with light skin and shockingly intense green eyes. With those eyes it was no surprise that Harry was a physiatrist it almost felt like he was staring into Liam's' soul and he gave an involuntary shudder. "Why don't we step inside and I'll show you to your office" Harry said smiling. "Okay" said Liam. Having an office was something that Liam had always been excited about. It made the whole "work" experience seem somehow professional.
"So why'd you become a physiatrist in the first place?" Harry asked
Wow for someone with a slow voice this boy really liked to talk. "Um well I guess I really liked the idea of helping people when they need it most. You know? I think that everyone should be able to feel good about who they truly are. Also as a child I was bullied so I kind of understand how other people's actions can make you feel like your nothing and-" Liam cut off once he realized that Harry was probably only looking for a one sentence answer. "Umm… what about you?"
"Why'd I decide to be a physiatrist?" Harry said taking a deep breath. "Well some would say it's because I like to fix problems but I would say because I'm a generally nosy person and I like to figure people out." Liam was surprised to say the least. He had expected a little more detail behind Harry's explanation. "That's cool" Liam said when he realized that Harry was waiting for some kind of response.
"No it's not. But it's true. I think you'll find that most of the staff here are very blunt to say the least. We don't sugar coat it." Harry said looking into Liam's eyes. "When you are trying to save people from their darkest thoughts sparing time to 'beat around the bush' is not really an option we have"
"I get it completely," Liam said with a nod. And really he did. The doctors aren't here to make him feel good about himself. No it was their job to make their patients feel nice and co-worker relationships would all take a backseat.
With a smile Harry turned to a light washed wooden door and held out a pair of keys "Well here you are Dr. Payne." "Thanks" Liam said turning to his open his door for the first time.
"Well here you have it" Harry's voice rang out. Liam spun around. Why is Harry still here doesn't he have work to do or something, Liam asked himself.
"If you're wondering why I'm still here it's because you still have many things to do before you get your first patient."
How did he know that? Is he a mind reader? Can he read my thoughts now? As Liam freaked out in his mind Harry went around the small room collecting files from drawers in Liam's desk. "Um okay" was all Liam was able to say. Harry chuckled.
"Alright Liam you see this stack of files?" Liam nodded "These are all files of patients that may be joining us" Liam's eyes widened. "Wow this place must be very popular"
"Not very these files were brought from the state. We have to chose which problems we feel our staff will best be able to handle and then send the rest back to be reassigned" Harry said while stacking up the files. "Now your job is to read through these files. You must pick two patients for your sessions. You must always be available for BOTH of your patients. You understand?"
"Yes of course I do" Liam started as he scurried toward the pile. "I will start looking at them now."
"Okay your decision must be complete by the end of today come to me with the two files. Give the rest to Jill at the front desk."
"Okay I'll make sure to do that." "Oh and Harry."
"Yah Li."
"Thanks for showing me to my room and being so nice to me even if you don't have to it's nice to know that I'm not going to be alone at this job"
Liam saw Harry really smile for the first time that day and noticed a multitude of dimples on Harry's face.
"It's nice to have you here Liam I get the feeling that we are going to be really good friends"
"Me too."
"Well I'll see you at the end of the day I have to get to Lou."
"Lou? Who's that?"
"Oh he's one of my patients" Spoke Harry, eyes lighting up.
Liam could tell that despite what Harry had said about 'just being nosy' he really did care about his patients and that he wanted them to get better "Okay I'll see you at the end of the day" said Liam as he turned to his large stack of files. Harry had been right this was going to be a full day.