Interns. Every surgeon was an intern once. But once you stop being an intern and start being resident, you see how truly annoying you once were. And each year, the interns keep coming and the residents have to deal with them. And being a resident wasn't easy! If anything went wrong with one of your interns, it was on your back. It means that YOU weren't doing your job propperly. Each resident was assigned certain interns to mentor, but sometimes they would be shared randomly, depending on what help was needed around the OR. And today, was going to be a tough one.
"Alright gang we've got a trauma coming in now, about 5 minutes away. A 4 car pileup caused multiple injuries, and no doubt a lot of surgery will be required. LETS GO!" Bailey instructed to her residents and their interns. Each intern went to their assigned resident to find out their tasks for the day.
"1 and 2, you are running labs for this morning, 3, 4 come and help with the injuries." Cristina shouted, as she was half way down the corridor to the ambulance bay. Lexie Grey ran up to her resident and tapped her on the shoulder.
"D-doctor Yang?" she quivered.
"What is it 3?" Cristina said distantly as she flicked through the chart she was holding.
"Is-is Meredith going to be down at the bay? I need-"
"Look," Cristina lectured, "if you can't be professional enough to put your family feuds aside to see to real life trauma, then you certainly are not fit to last here, got it?"
"Oh yes, I am professional enough, I just need to talk to her." Stuttered Lexie.
"Well, I'm sure whatever you have to say to her can wait until lunch or some other free time because I'm sure doctor Grey won't have time." With that the ambulance doors opened. "Alright, what have we got?"
"Darren Lee, 38, driver of the first car. Obvious injuries to the side and face, possible breaks of bones on the right side of the body." the paramedic explained, having to shout over the other ambulance that just turned up.
"4, get him inside and page Doctor Torres stat, 3, get over to the next bay and tell who ever is there that I sent you to help."
Without hesitation, Lexie nodded, and ran over to the next bay, where her half sister, Meredith stood with two of her interns. Lexie walked over Meredith and stood by her side, eyes flicking back and forward from her and the floor. "Um, hey. Doctor Yang sent me to help, is-is that ok?" Lexie said, staring at the floor.
"Yeah, that's ok." Meredith said with a half smile. When she looked at her sisters eyes, she could see sadness. But she had no time to worry about that, because with that, the ambulance was opening, revealing another accident.
"Meredith, can I talk to you about something?" Lexie asked, fiddling with the latex gloves on her hands.
"Not right how Lexie, we have a job to do!" she replied, annoyed.
"19 year old female, passenger of the second car, multiple injuries to the head and back." the paramedic shouted to all the people attending.
"Hello, I'm Meredith, whats your name?" she asks she walks aside the moving gernie.
The girl strugles to answer, but finally is able to speak "Bella..Trate" she mumbles, wincing in pain.
"Hey Bella, how are you feeling on a scale of 1-10?" said one of the interns.
"um, 8" she manages to say.
"Right then, le'ts get started." Meredith says with a smile, trying to calm down the girl. "Lexie, can you page Doctor Shephard for me?" Lexie didn't answer, she stood, dazed into the corner. "Lexie, wake up! Page Derek NOW!" Meredith snapped, breaking Lexie out of her daze.
Later on that day, in the cafeteria, the new residents sat at their table with their lunch. "Anything interesting happen to you guys in the OR this morning?" Cristina asked, as she stuffed a handful of chips in her mouth.
"Nope." Izzie sighed, flipping the page on her US weekly magazine.
"Facial construction, nothing exciting" Alex said, showing the world the sandwich in his mouth.
Cristina sighed. "I've had nothing, but I'm going to try and scrub in on something cardio related this afternoon, if I can shift them stupid interns that is." she said, nodding to the table where they all sat.
"Talking about your interns, how is Lexie?" Meredith spoke up, looking over at her sister, who seemed to be pushing food around with her fork, ignoring all the jokes on her table.
Cristina looked confused. "You care about Lexie? I thought you hated her."
"I don't hate her, I just don't talk to her. Ever.. And anyway, she wanted to talk to me this morning, she seemed pretty out of it." Meredith said, still staring across the room at her sister, beginning to worry.
"Oh yes, she did ask about you this morning actually." Cristina replied, opening a chocolate bar.
"hmm," Meredith shrugged. "If it was that important, she would come and get me. Right, gotta go guys, got patients to check."
THe afternoon was even more hectic than the morning. More stupid people with stupid injuries pilled through the doors of Seattle Grace, and luckily for all the interns, more they could scrub in with the big guys. Meredith, however, was stuck running between the clinic, and running labs that various interns didn't finish.
Meredith was on the way to the nurses' station to pick up some papers when she saw Lexie. She was standing at a linen rack, trying to find the right size that Sloan was asking for. Meredith was about to ignore her sister when she suddenly dropped the sheet she was holding and ran into the closet close by. Meredith frowned, and slowly made her way to find out what was wrong.
"Hello? Lexie?" Meredith sang as she tapped on the door. She suddenly heard the girl throw up. "Lexie, I'm coming in." She said firmly, opening the door.
"No, don't, I'm fi-" Lexie started, but was too late because before she knew it, her older sister was stood in front of her, worry taking over her face.
"What's up?" Meredith asks, helping her sister to her feet. Lexies face was full of worry too.
"I..got sick..in the mop bucket." She said wiping her mouth.
"Do you have a virus or something? I can excuse you for today if you'd like."
Lexie sighed and looked down. "No, thankyou, I- I don't have a virus." She said, trying to fight the tears in her eyes.
Meredith automatically saw the hurt in the girls eyes, and realised they were exactly the same as hers. "Lexie, what is it? Is this about what you wanted to talk to me about this morning? Is it about Dad?!" Meredith panicked.
"No, it's not about Dad." She said, her hands visibly shaking. With that, she began to sob, tears staining her cheeks.
"Hey hey don't cry it's ok," said Meredith as she rubbed Lexies arm. "Come on, lets go to the on call room and sit and have a chat, yeah?" She put her arm round the sobbing girl and led her out the small closet.
As the two girls walked down the corridor to the on call room, they bumped into Cristina. "Lexie there you are! Where have you be-" Cristina snapped, before realising what a state her intern was in. "Mer, whats going on?"
"I'll talk to you later ok?" Meredith smiled, nudging her sister through the door.
As soon as the door was closed behind her, Lexie burst into tears, about to collapse on the floor. Meredith sees this and quickly grabs the shaking figure.
"Aw Lex! Shhh, come here." She whispers, sitting down the girl. "Now, why are you crying? Look, I know I've been a bit weary of you lately and I'm sorry about that. Right now, I just want to know you're ok. You are my sister remember?" She nudged her, trying to get a smile out of her. "I can try to help you?"
Lexie tried to calm her sniffles before she spoke. When she finally was able to talk, she wished she didn't have to "I-I'm pregnant." Another sob escaped from her throat, and she put her hands over her face.
Meredith was shocked. Why didn't she notice? "Oh Lexie, why are you crying? You and Alex have been together for a while now, you are happy together, right?" she sighed, wiping a bit of hair out of her sisters bloodshot eyes.
"Ye-yeah," She sniffled "but what am I going to do?! I'm only an intern. And what if Alex hates the idea?! And what with Cristina do?! She'll kick me off the course!"
"Your internship is over in a couple of months, and you will become a resident. My resident was pregnant when I was an intern. And Alex, why do you think he is working in the vagina squad? He LOVES kids! He gave up plastics to work with them babies. And as for Cristina, she won't care! You will be out of her hands come June, and anyway, I'm her best friend, the most she will be is happy for you." Meredith said, rubbing circles on the sobbing girls back.
"You really think so?" Lexie half smiled, her tears receding.
"I know so. Don't be so worried ok? And I'm always here to look after you you know? Like I said, I know we got off to a shaky start, but if you are willing to be friends then so am I."
Lexie smiled, "Thank you so much Meredith, I really appreciate it."
Meredith pulled her into a hug, "It's nothing, really. I'm always here if you need it." she smiled, happy that what they had is behind them "Right, have you been to an OBGYN yet? I can get you in with Addison Montgomery, she is the best."
"Oh would you? That would be great!"
"Sure, I'll page her right now actually, she may be free! Listen, you go back to Cristina, and get on with work, and I'll page you as soon as I have an appointment from Addison." Lexie nodded a smile and started out the room. "Lex, everything will be fine, don't worry." she added before the door was shut.