The Guard chapter two

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Introduction part two

A pov:

I slammed my palms on the cool wood of my desk, my paper work went flying everywhere, sprawling all over the tiles of my office floor. One of my hands flew up to my head and griped the side of my hair. My face scrunched up in anger. We had lost another patient. My eyes burned with the tears I refused to shed as I sat back in my chair, taking deep breaths to calm myself. My throat was tight and I struggled to breath. I could of done more, I should of done more!

A soft tap was heard on my door and I stood up, wiping the tears that stained my cheeks with on the sleeve on my doctor's coat and straightend myself up. '' Come in.'' I said in a raspy voice and in stepped my Co worker Maria. The dark strands of curls from her work bun fell into her eyes, she stood in the doorway for a second. " You okay?" She asked in her thick Italian accent and I nodded, trying to convince myself that I truly was okay even if it didn't feel like it. After a few seconds she spoke " He was an old dog, he was going to die anyway. " She tried to reassure but I averted my eyes away from her beautiful dark orbs. " I know. It would still of been nice if he could still live. Everything has the right to live. That's why I am what I am, to give every animal a chance. " I said. She gazed at me with sad eyes and walked to my table.

" How's the owner?" I questioned and she sighed, brushing the loose strands of hair out of her eyes. "Upset naturally, she had her dog since she was in high school. " She said and I nodded. " Grace said that the owner dropped this off a few minutes ago." She handed me a silver collar that belonged to their dog Max. The cool metal made contact with my cool skin as she dropped it into my hand. I shivered. "She wanted you to have that as a thanks for trying. " My eyes burned again and my throat was crawling with a burning pain. "Thank you. " I managed to choke out. Maria gave me a small smile and exited my office, leaving me alone again.

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The engine of my Lexus roared to life as I backed out of the parking. The silver collar of Max rested on the passenger seat. I would spare it a glance every now and again. My grip tightened on the steering weel. If I was the owner I would be extremely angry and would demand answers but I wasn't and I knew what it felt to be hopeless. You can't save them all. I felt another chill so I turned up the heat. After a few minutes the air was nice and warm and my shivering ceased.

I never really had a lot going on in my life. After Tristan, I decided to shut myself off from the world especially away from men. Every time a man would come near me or simply walk past me in the grocery store , my skin would crawl and I would flinch as if I was going to be struck and they would always look at me oddly before being on their way.

The driveway to my house was visible and I pressed the button for the gate. It opened and so did the garage. I pulled in and safely parked my car in the large garage. I climbed out and walked to the back of my car, placing my foot under the boot, it opened and I grabbed my bags. I shut it closed and walked through the door that led to my house, pressing the button over my shoulder and it shut the garage door. I then walled through the living room to the kitchen and placed the bags on the table. After doing so, I shrugged off my coat and hung it up on the coat hanger.

I then made my way back into the kitchen, my hand rubbing the back of my neck as I opened my fridge. I took out some tamato, cucumber, feta cheese and lettuce with some olives and salad dressing. I made myself a quick salad and grabbed a red fruits iced tea. "Tori!"I cried as I came walking up the stairs and my American Pink Nose pitbul came out of no where, she jumped at my legs. " Hey girl. " I smiled and bent down low. I kissed her on the head and walked to my room. Tori followed me and jumped on the bed as I sat down. " Do you want a treat?" I asked and opened the drawer of my bedside table.

I pulled out a box of dog treats and opened them. I threw some out on the bed for her. When she started eating, I turned to my salad and also started to devour my supper. Once I had finished, I placed my empty bowl on my bedside stand and opened my bottle of iced tea to wash down the food I just ate. After I drained the last drops of the bottle I crushed it and chucked it into a trash can beside my bed. Tori was still munching on her treats. I smiled and picked up my empty bowl, making my way out the room and back to the kitchen.

I placed the bowl and the other dishes in the dishwasher and pressed the button. The machine started up. I dried my hands on a kitchen towel and walked back up stairs. I made my way to my bathroom to wash the day's dirt off.

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