Chapter 3

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Claire entered the waiting room of San Jose AM/PM Clinic. She then walked over to the nurse at the desk and showed her ID.

"Dr. Claire Browne," Claire said. "Dr. Lim sent me."

"Yes," the nurse said. "Come on back."

Claire walked into the office and was greeted by a female Physician's Assistant.

"Hello, Claire," the Physician's Assistant said. "I'm Dr. Anna Hudson."

"Nice to meet you," Claire said, shaking Anna's hand.

"So you're the resident Audrey sent," Anna said.

"Yes, Ma'am," Claire said. "Dr. Shaun Murphy was supposed to come as well, but he's sick with the flu."

"That's not good," Anna said. "Now, I hope you enjoy working here this week. It might be a little different that Saint Bonaventure, as we don't actually operate on our patients."

"I'm happy to learn anything I can," Claire said.

"Alright," Anna said. "I'll let you take the first patient on our list."

"Thank you," Claire said. "I sure wish Shaun was here though. He would love this."

"But I'm glad he's at home resting and getting better," Anna said.

Meanwhile in Long Beach, Shaun and Clark sat on the couch doing YouTube karaoke. Shaun and Clark sang Stay (I Missed You) by Lisa Loeb and Nine Stories.

"So I, I turned the radio on!" Shaun and Clark sung horrible off key. "I turned the radio up! And this woman was singing my song! Lovers in love and the other's run away! Lover is crying 'cause the other won't stay! And some of us hover when we weep for the other, who was dying since the day they were born!"

Shaun's phone began to ring. Shaun then stopped singing and looked at his phone to see it was Dr. Melendez calling.

"Max," Shaun said. "It's Dr. Melendez. Turn it off."

Clark turned the TV off and Shaun answered his phone.

"Hello, Dr. Melendez," Shaun said in a fake sick tone.

"Hey, Shaun," Dr. Melendez said. "I'm just calling to see how you're feeling."

"I feel bad," Shaun said. "I have the flu."

"Okay," Dr. Melendez said. "So it for sure is the flu?"

"Yes," Shaun said.

"The reason why I ask is because I stopped by earlier to bring you soup and Lea said you were at the doctor to make sure it was the flu," Dr. Melendez explained.

"They said it was, for sure, the flu," Shaun said. "Now, I really don't feel good. I was asleep when you called."

"I'm sorry," Dr. Melendez said. "And be sure to drink that soup. It's not good to starve yourself."

"Okay," Shaun said. "Okay."

Shaun hung up his phone and looked at Clark.

"Can we sing Goodbye to You by Michelle Branch?" Shaun asked.

"I love that song!" Clark said.