Chapter 1
The alarm went off too early. She rolled out of bed with a grunt and started to get ready for her first day as an intern. On her way past the kitchen she poured coffee into a large travel-cup and moved along towards the car. A little maneuvering and she got all of her belongings in the correct place. Well at the hospital parking lot she parked in her assigned place and moved all of her belongings out. The main entrance opened for her with a swoosh and she was met by the Chief.
"Hi Richard" Meredith says when he bends down hugging her "or should I say Chief Webber?"
"Hi Meredith and I should say Dr Grey. It is nice seeing you again. How is your mother?"
"Fine, thank you. She is travelling."
The two makes their way towards the assembly hall and Meredith sits in the back while Dr Webber enters the stage to greet the new interns and divide them into their main specialties. He himself takes charge over the surgical interns and Meredith follows the group to the surgical floor for a first tour. When the tour is almost done she slips away into the locker room and starts changing into her light blue scrubs.
"What kind of program is this? I thought it was the second best in the states and the best on the west coast" a female voice is heard as the other interns enter the room. Meredith looks up and can see many people walking past ogling her.
"Do you know that one has Dr Ellis Grey as mother, one is a model and then we have the chick in the chair?" This is a male voice from the other side of her locker. She sighs and leaves the room tired of gossip that already started. She knew that they would talk about her as they did the last four years at Dartmouth. It was to be expected but didn't make her any happier.
"Grey, O'Malley, Stevens and Yang, conference room three."
Meredith is the first inside and chooses a place closest to the door. She watches as a guy with soft eyes and nervous smile enters followed by a pretty blonde and an Asian female. Behind them she see Dr Miranda Bailey whom she only knew by reputation. She is called the Nazi but regarded as the best resident on the surgical team.
Dr Webber looks up when he hears a quick knock on his door. His assistant Patricia pokes her head inside and announces his first visitor the new Head of Neuro, Dr Derek Shepherd.
"Welcome Derek, please come in. Have you settled in alright?"
"Yes sir, thank you sir, but I'm not used to the rain yet."
"We have a full day but I want to update you about one of our new interns. She is choosing neuro as her specialty and will therefore spend a lot of time with you.
"Isn't it to early to choose, it is only her first day."
Dr Webber continues explaining why he brought it up and Derek looks at him with a stunned face.
"It will never work" Derek states.
"You will make it work."
"No way, she should go into something easier that is not surgical."
"Meet her, let her observe and treat her as the others and you will change your mind."
"How will she be able to observe?"
"Just treat her as the rest and you will see."