The next morning, Anne went to her locker to put her coat away. When she opened the door, she was startled to see a necklace hanging from the coat hook. Who'd been in her locker? She'd locked it when she left the night before. Taking it off the hook, Anne examined it closely. It was a beautiful silver locket with flowers engraved on the front. It was kept on a silver chain that would fit over her head easily. Curiously, Anne opened the locket to see if anything was in it. A small piece of paper was folded up many times and put inside it. Taking it out and delicately opening it, Anne read the words "I love you," on it. Her heart fluttered as she folded the paper and put it back inside. Anne slipped the necklace on and put her things away.
As she shut the locker door, Anne saw the picture she had hanging on it. Lucy, how could she have forgotten? She'd been so self-absorbed lately she had totally forgotten about Lucy's death almost exactly 3 years ago. Guiltily, Anne said a little prayer for Lucy and asked forgiveness for not remembering.
Randi let Anne know Robert had left a message for her to come up to his office as she approached the Admit desk.
Anne ran swiftly to Robert's office and knocked on the door. When she came in, she saw Elizabeth sitting in a chair. Anne wondered what was going on as she greeted both of them.
Robert had decided it was time for the next phase of Anne's education to begin. He was going to train her to be the best surgeon in the world. After all, she'd have the best teacher in the world to learn from.
Anne was excited and nervous to hear this. Third year med students did not get to do this, ever.
Elizabeth took her to the women's locker room and showed Anne her new locker and gave her new blue surgeon's scrubs to change into. After she'd finished, Elizabeth tied Anne's hair back and helped put the surgical cap on.
Walking out together, they found Robert waiting outside the door.
"Well, what do you think? How do I look?" Anne asked Robert.
Robert looked at Anne. The blue scrubs looked great on her. He could see how nervous she was and wanted to take her in his arms and reassure her, but he couldn't. He noticed his necklace for the first time. His heart was in that locket. As long as she wore it, he couldn't feel it breaking, but he had to keep it hidden. He walked up to Anne and gently touched the locket with his fingers. Then, picking it up, he lifted it to the top of her shirt and slipped it behind the cloth. Tracing the chain around her neck with his fingertips, caressing her smooth skin, he whispered, "You look perfect."
Robert thanked Elizabeth for her help as she left for a consult in the ER.
*****
Robert began Anne's training with the basics. He taught her the proper way to scrub in. Anne felt like it took forever, but Robert assured her that she'd get used to it. Of course he wouldn't let her do anything on her first day, but he did let her go into an empty OR and showed her all the equipment, taught her the names and functions of everything. Later in the afternoon, they observed a splenectomy, which fascinated Anne.
Robert could see the excitement in Anne's beautiful eyes and knew she would be a great surgeon some day. Perhaps, even better than he had been.
From that day on, Anne wore her blue scrubs, even in the ER. Robert wanted her to be set apart from the others and was pleased to see that she was so willing to do this.
Together once again, they worked, both learning from each other. While they got along, it was with a great, underlying sadness that their days passed.
As she shut the locker door, Anne saw the picture she had hanging on it. Lucy, how could she have forgotten? She'd been so self-absorbed lately she had totally forgotten about Lucy's death almost exactly 3 years ago. Guiltily, Anne said a little prayer for Lucy and asked forgiveness for not remembering.
Randi let Anne know Robert had left a message for her to come up to his office as she approached the Admit desk.
Anne ran swiftly to Robert's office and knocked on the door. When she came in, she saw Elizabeth sitting in a chair. Anne wondered what was going on as she greeted both of them.
Robert had decided it was time for the next phase of Anne's education to begin. He was going to train her to be the best surgeon in the world. After all, she'd have the best teacher in the world to learn from.
Anne was excited and nervous to hear this. Third year med students did not get to do this, ever.
Elizabeth took her to the women's locker room and showed Anne her new locker and gave her new blue surgeon's scrubs to change into. After she'd finished, Elizabeth tied Anne's hair back and helped put the surgical cap on.
Walking out together, they found Robert waiting outside the door.
"Well, what do you think? How do I look?" Anne asked Robert.
Robert looked at Anne. The blue scrubs looked great on her. He could see how nervous she was and wanted to take her in his arms and reassure her, but he couldn't. He noticed his necklace for the first time. His heart was in that locket. As long as she wore it, he couldn't feel it breaking, but he had to keep it hidden. He walked up to Anne and gently touched the locket with his fingers. Then, picking it up, he lifted it to the top of her shirt and slipped it behind the cloth. Tracing the chain around her neck with his fingertips, caressing her smooth skin, he whispered, "You look perfect."
Robert thanked Elizabeth for her help as she left for a consult in the ER.
*****
Robert began Anne's training with the basics. He taught her the proper way to scrub in. Anne felt like it took forever, but Robert assured her that she'd get used to it. Of course he wouldn't let her do anything on her first day, but he did let her go into an empty OR and showed her all the equipment, taught her the names and functions of everything. Later in the afternoon, they observed a splenectomy, which fascinated Anne.
Robert could see the excitement in Anne's beautiful eyes and knew she would be a great surgeon some day. Perhaps, even better than he had been.
From that day on, Anne wore her blue scrubs, even in the ER. Robert wanted her to be set apart from the others and was pleased to see that she was so willing to do this.
Together once again, they worked, both learning from each other. While they got along, it was with a great, underlying sadness that their days passed.