Ward 17 seemed to be at it's busiest for ten o' clock in the morning. The
new receptionist had been sick for a week, nobody had a clue where Nelson
was and there was a pile up on the highway that had brought in ten
casualties. Mitch had taken the night shift and refused to go home until
their were more staff present and Charlotte had been called in early to
help with the casualties from the accident and was having trouble running
continuously up to Ward 17 to check on her other patients. Jarod and Paula
seemed to be running everything on the ward. They were too scared to ask
Terri to call for more staff because she seemed to be avoiding everyone.
They would have sent Von in after her but she was having enough trouble of
her own with missing files on a patient that was supposed to be discharged
in half an hour.
Terri sat at her desk filling out forms and signing papers that she wasn't to sure if she was supposed to read first or not. She filed them all perfectly so that they wouldn't be confusing when she got them sent to where they had to go. She looked at her watch, ten forty-six. If she had have read all the pieces of paper she had just filled out it would probably be lunch time. She reached into her handbag and pulled out two cards. As she started to write there was a knock at the door. "Come in."
"Hi Terri." Paula smiled as she walked in. "We have a problem." Terri looked up and then motioned for her to sit down.
"What's up?"
"We seem to be short staffed this morning. Nelson hasn't turned up to work." She nervously played with her watch while she spoke.
"He hasn't called in?"
"No and we haven't been able to reach him. The last we heard from Nelson was that he was on his way to work and would be here soon and that was at eight this morning."
"Keep trying to get hold of him." She started to pack up her things when there was another knock at her door and Mitch entered.
"Can I talk to you?" He asked. She quickly licked the envelopes and shoved them into her bag. Paula exited realising this might be a private conversation.
"I thought you would be too busy to talk today?" As she spoke she remembered the dream she had that night.
"I am, that's why I have to ask you this favour." When Terri didn't object Mitch continued. "Lucy was spending the day with mum today but she forgot she has a million things to do, so I was wondering if you could pick her up and bring her to the day care here."
"Yeah, sure. I had to go out anyway." She stood and walked past him. "And I'm in a hurry." She kissed his cheek and left.
Terri sat at her desk filling out forms and signing papers that she wasn't to sure if she was supposed to read first or not. She filed them all perfectly so that they wouldn't be confusing when she got them sent to where they had to go. She looked at her watch, ten forty-six. If she had have read all the pieces of paper she had just filled out it would probably be lunch time. She reached into her handbag and pulled out two cards. As she started to write there was a knock at the door. "Come in."
"Hi Terri." Paula smiled as she walked in. "We have a problem." Terri looked up and then motioned for her to sit down.
"What's up?"
"We seem to be short staffed this morning. Nelson hasn't turned up to work." She nervously played with her watch while she spoke.
"He hasn't called in?"
"No and we haven't been able to reach him. The last we heard from Nelson was that he was on his way to work and would be here soon and that was at eight this morning."
"Keep trying to get hold of him." She started to pack up her things when there was another knock at her door and Mitch entered.
"Can I talk to you?" He asked. She quickly licked the envelopes and shoved them into her bag. Paula exited realising this might be a private conversation.
"I thought you would be too busy to talk today?" As she spoke she remembered the dream she had that night.
"I am, that's why I have to ask you this favour." When Terri didn't object Mitch continued. "Lucy was spending the day with mum today but she forgot she has a million things to do, so I was wondering if you could pick her up and bring her to the day care here."
"Yeah, sure. I had to go out anyway." She stood and walked past him. "And I'm in a hurry." She kissed his cheek and left.