CHAPTER 6
Serena was getting rather worried about Zosia as she hadn't said anything for a while. But before she could voice her concerns, she heard the cubicle door open and watched as Zosia walked out as if nothing had happened. Before Serena could talk to her, Zosia walked straight past her and out onto the ward.
Zosia all but ran to her locker. She wanted to get rid of her first aid kit and her bloody top before she dealt with Serena. She finally got to her locker, practically slamming the door of the changing room shut behind her. She wrenched open her locker and deposited her top and the contents of her pockets in it, swinging it shut just as Serena walked through the door.
Serena closed the door gently behind her. She considered locking it, so that Zosia had to talk to her, but she didn't want the young doctor to feel trapped. She heard a bang as Zosia's locker closed. "Dr March, go you think you could tell me why it was necessary for you to run through the ward instead of just answering my questions? I don't know if you're aware, but it isn't easy running after someone whilst you're wearing heels like these."
"I didn't ask you to follow me," Zosia mumbled as she sat down on a bench. Serena sighed and went to sit next to her. "I know, but I'm worried about you Zosia, I want to help."
Zosia smirked and huffed out a small, sarcastic laugh. "I've heard that enough times to know that it isn't true." She looked down at the floor, missing the sad shake of Serena's head at her words. "Trust me, Zosia, I want to help you. And I will, no matter what." Serena reached out and laid a hand on Zosia's arm in what was supposed to be a comforting gesture. However, she had managed to place it on top of one of the deeper cuts. Zosia winced, then quickly pulled her arm away and held it against her body.
Serena wasn't sure what had happened at first, but then she remembered how the large patch of blood on Zosia's arm seemed to be growing earlier. She looked down at her hand to see her fingers coated in a thin later of blood. She drew in a sharp breath. "Zosia, you're bleeding."