Hey everyone! This is my first time actually putting my thoughts to paper
so please don't be too harsh. Thanks for any commentary that is given.
Peace!
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As Bella Fairfax stared at herself in the mirror she was reminded of her mother. Although she looked nothing like the overweight woman who had always stifled her ambitions when she was a child, Bella was quite used to thinking that her body was not quite what it should be. Bella was one of those people who would never think much of herself, no matter how many people gave her compliments.
Truthfully, Bella was quite the contrary to the selfish, snobby, overweight person that she thought she was. Bella was a very beautiful woman of 29 with natural blond hair, blue eyes, the perfect shape, high intelligence, and a great personality. She had spent the last 3 years getting her degree in medicine at Dartmouth. It had taken her two years to get her degree in medicine and a whole year in residency at a hospital in Boston. Now she was a real doctor, as she had always wanted to be. It hadn't taken Bella very long to get her degree in medicine because her first time through medical school she had become a nurse because of her father and mother's opinion that it was a "more feminine" position. So she had taken most of the classes that she needed for being a doctor in her trivial struggle to become a nurse. This is why it didn't take quite so long to get through school the second time around.
Bella was getting ready for her first day at the hospital where she had been hired a week after her residency was over. It was called County Hospital and it was in the middle of Chicago. Sure, Dr. Fairfax had been offered better jobs at private practices where she would work shorter hours for more money but she had declined. County Hospital had seemed like a place where her medical skills would be put to practice and it definitely seemed like a challenge. Besides, Bella had already done the private practice bit as a nurse; the money and stifling atmosphere did not interest her.
Money was never a very big issue for Bella for the soul reason that her family was one of the richest in Illinois. Her father had been nominated for the position of the richest man alive the past year and she always knew that if she needed a net to catch her when she fell he would be there. She was doing all right by herself though and for the first time in her life she felt free of all restraints and control her father had always exercised over her. Bella felt a confidence in her future, which seemed very promising.
Bella grabbed her keys and her purse and took one last look at herself in the mirror. As she opened her apartment door to leave she glanced around and thought, "this is the last time I'm going to see this place for about 16 hours." She smiled to herself and shut the door. She took a momentary gaze at her wristwatch and realizing how late it was ran to catch the train the people in this city called "The El."
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As Bella Fairfax stared at herself in the mirror she was reminded of her mother. Although she looked nothing like the overweight woman who had always stifled her ambitions when she was a child, Bella was quite used to thinking that her body was not quite what it should be. Bella was one of those people who would never think much of herself, no matter how many people gave her compliments.
Truthfully, Bella was quite the contrary to the selfish, snobby, overweight person that she thought she was. Bella was a very beautiful woman of 29 with natural blond hair, blue eyes, the perfect shape, high intelligence, and a great personality. She had spent the last 3 years getting her degree in medicine at Dartmouth. It had taken her two years to get her degree in medicine and a whole year in residency at a hospital in Boston. Now she was a real doctor, as she had always wanted to be. It hadn't taken Bella very long to get her degree in medicine because her first time through medical school she had become a nurse because of her father and mother's opinion that it was a "more feminine" position. So she had taken most of the classes that she needed for being a doctor in her trivial struggle to become a nurse. This is why it didn't take quite so long to get through school the second time around.
Bella was getting ready for her first day at the hospital where she had been hired a week after her residency was over. It was called County Hospital and it was in the middle of Chicago. Sure, Dr. Fairfax had been offered better jobs at private practices where she would work shorter hours for more money but she had declined. County Hospital had seemed like a place where her medical skills would be put to practice and it definitely seemed like a challenge. Besides, Bella had already done the private practice bit as a nurse; the money and stifling atmosphere did not interest her.
Money was never a very big issue for Bella for the soul reason that her family was one of the richest in Illinois. Her father had been nominated for the position of the richest man alive the past year and she always knew that if she needed a net to catch her when she fell he would be there. She was doing all right by herself though and for the first time in her life she felt free of all restraints and control her father had always exercised over her. Bella felt a confidence in her future, which seemed very promising.
Bella grabbed her keys and her purse and took one last look at herself in the mirror. As she opened her apartment door to leave she glanced around and thought, "this is the last time I'm going to see this place for about 16 hours." She smiled to herself and shut the door. She took a momentary gaze at her wristwatch and realizing how late it was ran to catch the train the people in this city called "The El."