CHAPTER I – The New Intern
*beep beep* - Dr. Eva Zambrano's pager interrupted her lunch.
She had been the chief of surgery in RonaldReaganUCLAMedicalCenter since 2009 and everyone respected her. She worked in trauma 1, the most active division. In her 35 years she had performed more than 2500 surgeries and most of them were a matter of life or death. She had spent her whole life studying and doing internships, if not working as a well-known surgeon, so she never had the time for a relationship. Little did she see her family or her friends; she was always in the hospital.
"And again… bye lunch" Eva turned to walk through the door when accidentally bumped into someone in a blue uniform and a ponytail.
"Oh, I'm sorry, fuck, lord, excuse my mouth. Are you ok?" said the stranger.
"Yeah, you're forgiven dear but… who are you?" the brunette replied.
"Allison Cameron, the resident, I guess that's a thing. You must be Dr. Zambrano, I'm your apprentice. They told me I may find you here. Nice to meet you" the blonde answered, not even thinking. Her boss was gorgeous and her overstrung nerves had failed her.
"Like wise. We have no time to talk though, come with me, we have a surgery to attend to" Eva grinned as they quickly walked the empty halls of the hospital. She had noticed her new partner's nervousness.
"So tell me, where do you come from, Dr. Cameron?" the chief asked while getting on the elevator.
"I was born in New Jersey, I worked at Hospital Princeton-Plainsboro for five years and then I quit. My boss was a pain in the ass" the blonde replied.
"Well, I hope you don't feel the same way about me, right?" joked the brunette.
"No, I…you…I like you" faltered the other.
"It's ok, I don't like apple polishers" Dr. Zambrano said firmly. "As long as you're efficient" She chuckled.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean… I'm being an asshole" the younger woman admitted.
"No, you're not" The elevator doors opened "and please stop cursing". Eva led the way to the operating room. The resident blushed and followed.
"So? What do we have here?" Eva asked rushing to put on her surgical gown.
"Karen Wright, 19, car crash, vital signs stable. As you can see she has pieces of glass from the windshield embedded in her face, a broken arm, and a lung puncture" Ruby said. Ruby was a paramedic that often worked for the LA Fire Department. She was thin, pretty, had dark brown hair with red streaks and green eyes. She was only 25 but she was one of the best paramedics in California.
"Ok, quickly, Dr. Cameron we need to intubate. Ruby, remove the glasses and take care of that. We'll deal with the broken arm later" Eva stated seriously. "Do you need help with that?" She said to the blonde after seeing her struggle with the tube.
The EKG monitor started beeping faster and faster until there was just one long beep.
"She's dropping! MOVE!" yelled Dr. Zambrano as she carried the defibrillator. She rubbed the paddles together. "Clear!" Nothing happened. "Again, come on, clear!" The heart monitor started beeping again showing stable signs. "Ruby, go tell Dr. Humbert we need him to take care of this patient, NOW!" Graham Humbert had graduated from med school at the same time as Eva, but spent half his life working as an officer in his father's police station.
"Come with me Dr. Cameron, we need to talk". As required, Allison followed the brunette to the cold and moist locker room.