Nope I am not dead. Not yet. I am so sorry for being away like this. I know how annoying this is, me disappearing all the time. But I was caught up in some stuff (personal), I am sorry..

I really hope that I have not lost my readers.

Chapter 4:

Sam Harold's surgery was scheduled for the same afternoon. Cristina had talked to the parents and everything was right on track. She had assigned the young eager Dr. Kent to her service and she was now watching Sam Harold like a hawk.

Cristina was standing in the middle of the Surgical Wing of GSM. It was after so long that she was last here; she had missed this place. This is where Dr. Cristina Yang was born, the Surgical Wing of GSM. Although she was always more fond of the Cardio Wing but still this was among her favorite places. A lot of things were different, it was a bit more spacious, the hallways were much brighter, the color of the walls was changed, but still it felt like home. Her home. A lot of memories came rushing back to her.

"Yang?"

"Evil-spawn" Cristina was lost in her thoughts when Alex spotted her.

"What are you doing here?" Alex gave Cristina a tight hug. "You look good"

"Thanx Alex, you seem well too. And to answer your question, a patient of mine got admitted here, a day ago. Maybe you know him. Sam Harold, 21 years old, he got into a car accident,"

"Yeah, I think I have heard of him. I think he is Bailey's patient. But why did they call you"

"Because he is my patient, he has a serious heart condition. His parents are cautious, he is their only son and they are always worried. Anyways they called my last night to inform me about his accident; they wanted me to come, so here I am. Besides it is a good thing that they called me, because his valve is now leaking and he needs a valve replacement. So now I can tend to him myself ".

"Sensitivity, nice"

"Shut up Alex. "

"Anyways, I was just going to grab a cup of coffee. Would you like to join me".

"Sure, I can really use some coffee right now"

"Does anyone else know that you are here? Does Mer know?"

"No, but it all happened so fast. I didn't get a chance to inform anyone".

"Mer is going to kill you"

"Yeah" Cristina let out a sigh.

"I would love to be there, when that happens", Alex said with a chuckle. And just then his pager went off, "Crap, I have to go; means that I won't be witnessing the encounter between you and Meredith. So I'll see you later then" Alex turned to leave.

"Hey, Yang, it's really good to see you" Cristina was headed towards the cafeteria when Alex called after her

"You too Alex", Cristina smiled happily.

It was just a regular lunch hour at GSM and the cafeteria was packed with intern and junior residents. Cristina decided to head towards the attending's lounge and meet up with her friends.

As she neared the attending's lounge she could hear Callie's pissed voice, which immediately brought a smile on her face.

"I am so sick of this cafeteria food. Can't they make something, anything worth eating anymore" Callie complained in an annoyed voice.

"I have pasta, Dr. Torres would you like some", it was April Kepner who made that humble offer to a very clearly pissed off Callie.

"No, Kepner I do not want your pasta", Cristina smiled and quietly entered the room.

"Maybe you should order in some pizza Callie" Cristina suggested.

"You know, I think that is a good idea. Maybe I should order in pizza. Thanx Yang". Callie replied not really registering Cristina's presence.

"Wait a minute, Yang. Oh my God". Callie literally jumped towards her.

"Hey, Callie" Cristina let out a chuckle and hugged Callie. "How are you?"

"How are you? How is Ohio? What brings you here? Oh my God, it is so good to see you" Callie hugged her once again.

"I am good. And it's good to see you too" Cristina smiled.

"Hi Cristina" April said excitedly, in her typical perky manner.

"Kepner" Cristina gave her a little hug which even surprised her own self.

Cristina spent the rest of the time with her friends in the attending's lounge catching up with them, till it was time for Sam's surgery. She had met almost everyone except Meredith and Owen. The two people she desperately needed to see.

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