"Well I think you've dislocated both of your shoulders. Maggie what do you think?" turning round,
Guppy saw Maggie leaning on the wall, dozing off, "Maggie, Maggie!"
"What?" she yawned, rubbing her eyes.
"What do you think?"
"I think I should run away and hide but that's probably not what your on about. Think what about what?" she replied, sleepily, attempting to focus her eyes on the patient.
Guppy sighed, "What do you think about John's shoulders, are they both dislocated?"
"Yeah, lets see." Maggie checked the young lads shoulders over, gently pressing on them with her hands, "Yeah, there definitely brok- er, dislocated." yawning she stepped back and leant against the wall again, her eyes almost immediately closing.
"Okay." Guppy spoke to the patient, "We're going to get you up to X-Ray then we'll have a better idea, okay?" the lad nodded. "Right, Maggie can I have a word, MAGGIE!"
Maggie jumped from her slumber, "What?" she looked like she was barely managing to keep her eyes open
"A word, outside please." Guppy pulled back the curtain and Maggie followed him over to the nurses station. "Are you sure you okay?"
"I'm fine honest, just" a yawn interrupted, "Just a bit tired that's all." she yawned again, propping herself up against the board.
"Yep, I can see that your more than tired. I think you should go home." spotting Charlie he called him over. "Does Maggie look tired to you?"
"Yeah, Maggie you do. How long have you been here!" he looked at Maggie. Her eyes looked heavy and had lost their normal sparkle.
Glancing at her watch, that was going in and out of focus slowly. "Um, what's eight plus twelve?" her brain couldn't be bothered to calculate at the moment.
"Oh, you haven't been working for twenty hours, have you?" Charlie looked at his friend pityingly.
"Try adding another three. I was covering for Harry this morning and I'm doing my shift now." rubbing her eyes once again, Maggie couldn't help herself yawn.
Charlie's pity had turned to horror, "You mean you've been here for twenty three hours, oh Maggie! Go home!"
"Yeah, come on your dead on your feet!" added Guppy, he thought he had it bad working a 14 hour shift.
"I can't, I've still got 2 hours to go. I'll get a coffee and I'll be fine!" she replied lethargically, reaching for some patient files,
"Not anymore you don't, come on lets get you a cab!" Charlie put his arm round Maggie and directed her towards the staffroom to get her things. She didn't have the strength to argue.