King's College
Chapter 12 - Share the Wealth
Ellingham was spectacular. Everything about this tutorial undertaking was below the "radar" of the powers that be. Chris hoped there was no way that any of this activity could get back to Mr. Christopher Ellingham, Chief of Surgery.
Martin repeated the lecture of the day, almost verbatim. He did, however, slow down at particularly difficult concepts and took questions if they were intelligently couched. Chris found his understanding of Biochemistry expanding and Rosemary was able to perceive new concepts in an an intelligent way. The hour took the place of struggling alone with the textbook, which would have been the case otherwise. Going to "Tea and Tutorial" replaced lonely time alone staring at Lehninger.
News spread of the study group and one evening Edith Montgomery turned up. Chis's mate Gary complained of his frustration in trying to woo her. It seemed she would pick and choose lovers as easily as one decided what type of crisps to buy. Apparently, Gary wasn't her "flavor of the month" and they spent most of their time dissecting their poor cadaver.
Edith walked in at 6 o'clock one evening, rhinestones on her shoes, and sat distractingly close to Martin. Rosemary pointed it out to Chris and he directed Martin to another chair. Martin began discussing the lecture that had been given that day and breaking it down into understandable "factoids" that made so much more sense. Every student that took part in "Tea and Tutorial" had an incredible rise in their Biochemistry grade. They were actually understanding what was going on. Most of the Med students still complained that Biochemistry was much too in depth and detailed for their purpose, but nothing was going to be done back then. It was seen as a "rite of passage"' just like anatomy.
Chris and Rosemary continued their affair in a lazy way. Chris told Rosemary that his girlfriend, Christina, was visiting for the weekend. Rosemary gave him a friendly kiss and informed him she had been seeing a third year student named "Wyatt" for a number of weeks. Neither of them suffered from their loss of intimacy. They had a bond of friendship that would persist
through any circumstance.
They both watched diligently for their friend Ellingham who was nothing else but a babe in the woods. He presented a facade of control and intelligence, but in reality, had no clue what was going on around him. Chris was always able to look after him in anatomy lab.
That next Wednesday it was time to lift the cadavers and put them chest up for further dissection. With Martin and Chris and Carson they were able to lift their cadaver easily. A table two spaces down consisted of three women and Chris's mate Gary. Ellingham offered his help openly. He was a big man, and strong as well. He and Gary were able to flip the body without much difficulty. "Thank you for helping with that, Ellingham," Edith Montgomery cooed. "I really didn't know how we were going to do it." "You are welcome," Martin answered, focusing on her shoes.
The dissecting team had determined by this time that their cadaver had been a sturdy little old lady. She had strong and well defined leg muscles which lead to the assumption that she was active and strong until the very end. Many of the older male cadavers had poor musculature so students came to study their cadaver for its legs. She had large and pendulous breasts and her bladder had herniated into her vagina where there was no uterus to be seen. Rosemary figured she had given birth to many children as her urogenital triangle was basically shredded. It had gotten lots of wear and tear. It was clear that this woman had lived a full life.
Edith Montgomery approached Ellingham and continued to thank him profusely for helping turn over her cadaver. He said, "You're welcome." while she continued about wanting to meet with him outside of lab. Rosemary found herself on "red alert" while Chris just figured his lab partner might just get lucky. She had to let her opinion be heard.
"Ellingham….listen to me...that girl will sleep with any bloke that will advance her station in this medical school. Carson, have you slept with her?" Rosemary would spare no victim.
"Aye, I nailed her at the end of a football party...kind of a boney thing but quite enthusiastic. I don't have any desire to go back. I like my women more soft and fleshy….kind of like you Rosemary"…..Carson continued.
"Sod off Carson...but Ellingham, Martin….don't go there. She is a shark and will devour you. Don't let her into your life, no matter how nice it may seem. I love you, friend...don't let her in," Rosemary pleaded. Martin heard her plea but physical reality interfered. He couldn't turn Edith down.
