Tori sighed as her alarm clock went off, she was only 17 and had to get up at 6:30. The reason for this was simple, it was the day she was going to apply for a job at holby city E.D. She had called there the previous night asking if she could apply. A decision was made for her to go in at 8:00.

Throwing her bag into the car, she set off at 7:30, she arrived with 15 minutes to spare but went in as there was a long queue at reception. when the line was gone she waited patiently at the desk for Louise who was on the phone to what sounded like a raging drunk. Louise slammed the phone down and looked at Tori, secretly trying to guess her age.

"Dr Hanna's office please" said Tori sweetly, Louise was surprised at how polite Tori was.
"Down there and to your right" said Louise indicating where to go.

When Tori got there she took a deep breath before knocking on the door, there was an instant reply.
"Come in" Zoe instructed.
Tori did so and took a seat opposite Zoe "You're Tori Ikezowa and you're here to apply for a job right?" Zoe was careful not to sound too annoyed as her day hadn't exactly been great.
"Yes, sorry if I'm a bit early" Tori was still nervous but didn't show it, she can be very good at hiding her emotions when she wants to be.
"Oh, it's perfectly fine" said Zoe who was now feeling more relaxed, for some reason, Tori seemed to make Zoe feel happier.

Zoe then passed Tori some forms and told her to fill them out, she did so then passed them back to Zoe who took a quick glance before putting them safely in her desk drawer.
"If you like I can show you where everything is and hopefully introduce you to some of the other staff here" said Zoe,
Tori was surprised at this and replied with "But I don't know if I got the job yet",
Zoe knew that she was going to get the job as it was her choice and she really liked Tori already, "Trust me, you will" Zoe told Tori happily.
Tori smiled at this and said "Thanks, I have to admit that this is going better than I thought it would".
"Right then, lets go" said Zoe.

They both got out of their seats and headed for the door, after Tori had been shown most of the hospital, the only place left was the staffroom. As they walked in they saw Connie just sat on a chair, staring into space.
"Are you ok?" Zoe questioned Connie, she didn't move.
Tori and Zoe went and sat by Connie, she quickly got up and stormed out.
"Was she ok?" Tori asked, even though Tori had never met Connie before, she could sense that something was wrong.

Just then Tori's phone alarm went off.
"Oh, sorry, I have to go now to get home in time to feed my dog" she explained
"Ok, do you know the way out?" Zoe asked,
"I'll be fine" replied Tori, she wasn't in that much of a rush but still needed to be home on time.
"Do you want to start work tomorrow, you can if you want or you can wait until Monday?" Zoe asked this only because she was curious to see how exited Tori was about starting her new job.
"I'll start tomorrow, what time?" Tori was really exited about starting work as she lived alone and needed something to keep her occupied apart from her dog Blu.
"Come in tomorrow at 8:00 and we can sort it out properly then" Zoe replied.
"Ok bye" Tori said half out the door already,
"Bye" Zoe called after her.

When Tori was outside, she put her bag on the nearest bench and stepped away, making sure there was enough space to do what she was about to do. Once she was satisfied that there was enough space, she did a round-off, back handspring, back layout. This was the only way she could show her excitement without screaming. Tori ignored the cheers and claps from various strangers and members of the hospital staff and took a seat on the bench next to her bag.

She decided to search for her car keys in her bag and after just 20 seconds, as if she was waiting, Connie appeared and sat next to Tori.
"I saw those flips" said Connie,
Tori jumped as she didn't notice that Connie was next to her before replying with "I was a level 10 gymnast before I had to quit to take this job"
"It must be amazing, you know, being able to do all those skills" said Connie who was now edging away from Tori as if she didn't want to scare her.
"It is" said Tori who had now found her car keys, "Well, I have to go now, bye".
Connie didn't reply and just walked back inside the E.D.

Tori started her car and began the long journey home, she was really pleased at how well her day had gone.