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I flip my curly brown hair over my shoulder and head towards the entrance of Grey-Sloan Memorial Hospital. I stop just short of the entrance and take a deep breath. This is the moment I have waited for my whole life. Calming myself down, I go in and make my way into the intern locker room.
After changing and meeting my new resident, I am told to find Dr. Shepherd, Head of Neurosurgery. This is it. But when instead of finding the male doctor that I am expecting to see, I find a woman with the same name and title waiting at the nurse's station.
"Excuse me, I'm looking for Dr. Shepherd." I tell a nurse hoping she would point me to the male doctor. "Yes, that's me. Are you my intern?" The female doctor answered. "Uhh, yes I am Eleanor Rhett." I tell her sticking my hand out to shake hers. Instead she just looks at it and tells me to follow her.
Following her around and checking on patients isn't nearly as fun as the doctors on TV make it out to be but this is my life now. I studied eight years for this and I may as well make the most of it.
It isn't until the end of the day that I work up the courage to act about the other Dr. Shepherd, the one I really want to meet.
"Dr. Shepherd, would you happen to know if Dr. DEREK Shepherd is working today?" The Head of Neurosurgery's step halter as we walk down the hall.
"Why would you ask about him? You're on my service and there isn't any reason as to why you would need him." She says as she looks at me with wide eyes and pale skin. It seems like she's seen a ghost.
"Oh, well I was just wondering, um, not really for any reason in particular. I'm sorry if I have offended you." I quickly apologize but it does little to fix her mood.
"Well, don't bring him up again. I'm Dr. Shepherd in this hospital and any other Shepherds do not concern you."
"Of course. Good night Dr. Shepherd." I say as I quickly walk away and hope that the rest of my shift goes smoothly.