FULL CIRCLE
Chapter 9
Miles sighed and rubbed his forehead, looking at the clock. It read 11:00pm but his body was telling him that it was at least three hours later. That was the problem with traveling from the East to the West coast, trying to adjust to the missing hours.
He had barely noticed the fact that Eva had left several hours ago, presumably to turn in for the night. Just as he turned his attention back to the charts, his cell phone rang and he quickly answered it. "Dr. McCabe."
"Miles, I was just checking in to see if anymore have gotten sick where you're at," Natalie said.
"No. Nobody new. I'm just going over the charts to see if anything was missed," he replied.
"You sound beat."
"I'm okay," he assured her, rubbing his tired eyes.
"Miles, go get some sleep, okay. The charts can wait until the morning," Natalie said patiently.
"What about you?"
She laughed lightly. "I'll grab some sleep if it'll make you happy."
"Okay. I'll let you know if I have anymore patients."
"Good night, Miles," Natalie said, hanging up her cell phone and going back to work. She hoped that her you colleague would take her advice. After the rough plane trip he'd had, he could certainly use the rest.
Miles returned his attention to the chart, blinking his eyes as the words started to blur and go out of focus. It was a sure sign to call a halt. Trying to concentrate now would only give him another headache. The was a couch in one corner of the room and he made his way over to collapse on it, asleep almost as soon as his head hit the cushions.