7.

The past month has been a roller coaster ride for April. Not only has she had to deal with the competition for the Chief Resident position, but on top of that, she's made attempts to talk to Robert, but he managed to keep his distance. Also, the African children project that Karev managed to acquire for the hospital definitely added to the pressure for the Chief Residency and she has grown attached to Asha, the ten year old who suffered from AIDS and advanced TB, who had unfortunately passed away before any type of surgery. One thing she was most proud of was that she was able to make her eat during her last moments. She fed her with the staple food from her country. She lashed out at Robert at the process of making it due to her frustration; her frustration about Asha's condition, her frustration on Robert, and her frustration on herself. There was nothing that she could've done to change Asha's fate, but there's still something she can do about her and Robert's situation, although, she can't manage to get the courage to do so.

With things going bad, she strongly believed that something good will come out of it. And she was right. She found herself staring at a piece of paper on the bulletin board that had her name on it, naming her Chief Resident. April Kepner, the country girl from Columbus, Ohio is Chief Resident at Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital. She was ecstatic about this wonderful news; her heart soared. She felt tears trickling down her face, but she quickly brushed it off. She wasn't really worried about what the other residents were thinking; she was just filled with such joy to care about what other people felt. The first person she wanted to see was the one that gave her the position, Dr. Hunt.

"Knock, knock," she said as she entered Dr. Hunt's office with a smile on her face.

"Ah, Dr. Kepner, come in," Hunt gestured for her to have a seat. "What can I do for you, Chief Resident?" He smiled, and she blushed.

"I just wanted to say thank you for giving me the position. I am truly grateful of the fact that you have trusted in me to carry on with the position."

"Well, Dr. Kepner, you deserve the job and we are honored to have you. But-" he paused.

"You see, I'm not entirely responsible for giving you the job."

"I don't understand," she said in a confused tone.

"You should really be thanking Dr. Stark. He spoke very highly of you," Hunt admitted.

"Really?"

Now, she was really confused. Dr. Stark, the man that's been avoiding her for weeks, a month, even, had 'spoken very highly' of her?

"Yeah, in fact, you were the only resident that got a recommendation from an attending for the position. Dr. Stark didn't even write a letter of recommendation; he came directly to me-"

April could not believe what she was hearing. She was about to cry but managed to hold it in.

"Well, congratulations, Dr. Kepner," Dr. Hunt held out his hand, but April was so overcome with joy that she hugged him. Hunt was surprised, but he eventually hugged her in return.