Chapter 17: Problems Are Difficult
When Bobby arrived, he stalked over to his desk, hung up his jacket and threw himself down in his chair ignoring everyone else. He'd been brooding about the doctor's behavior and it had put him in a bad mood. The way he'd talked to Sue had been childish and demeaning. Bobby leaned back in his chair, staring at the wall, and continuing to brood. Suddenly something broke into his thoughts. He realized that it was a hand waving in front of his face.
"What?" he snapped, looking up to see Lucy standing there, looking taken aback by his sharp response.
"Sorry." She said, looking at him funny. "I was just going to ask how Jack was, but I guess I won't."
"I'm sorry Luce." Bobby said as she started to walk off. "It's not you. And Jack's doing much better now."
"If it's not her, and it's not Jack, then what is it?" Myles asked, leaning on the corner of his desk.
"It's the doctor." Bobby told them.
"What? Isn't he doing a good job?" Dimitrius asked.
"It's not his job." Bobby said. "It's his attitude towards Sue. He was treating her like she was stupid or something. If I could have gotten my hands on that drongo…"
"What happened?" Tara asked.
"Sue dragged me out of the room. Gave me some excuse about not wanting to get Jack upset." Bobby answered.
"Then that probably means that she doesn't want you yelling at the guy. And she probably doesn't want Jack upset either." Lucy told him.
"Yeah, but that doesn't mean that she should allow him to treat her like that." Bobby grumbled.
"You know, he's got a point." Myles said. "What?" He asked at the looks he received from the girls.
"I have to agree." Dimitrius said.
"Not you too." Lucy said. "Sue will take care of it when she feels it's time."
"But this doctor could get it into his head that he can treat not only Sue, but all deaf people like they're stupid children." D said.
"How about we just leave the matter up to Sue, but be ready to back her up when she does take care of it." Tara suggested. They all agreed and then went back to their work. There had been no new cases. This almost promised to be a very un-eventful day.