'Jac' shouted Mo across the ward to where the Consultant was stood analysing some patients notes
'What?' she questioned, not even looking up from the information she was taking in
'Can you take a look at a patient in bay five please'
'Do I look as if I'm made of time or something?'
'Do you really want me to answer that' joked Effanga before she carried on 'his symptoms are a little worrying and you'd be better suited than me. Thanks!' she quickly walked off not giving her colleague a chance to reply
'Typical!' hissed Jac under her breathe. She closed the file and slammed it on the Nurse's station before heading off in the different of bay five. At seven months pregnant, her bump was slowly taking over but her walking was unbelievably maintained; a sense of authority in each step she took.
...
'Mr Thompson, Ms Effanga had asked me to take a look at you' explained Naylor sharply to the middle aged man lying in the bed
Eyeing up her bump and the blue scrub shirt drapped over it the man rudely questioned her ability 'Are you sure you're capable of looking after me?'
Sorry?'
'In your condition'
'I'll have you know I'm one of the best cardiothoracic surgeons in the building. If you'd lie still and be quiet then I can get on with my job' the female stated abruptly as she listened to the patient's chest using her personal stethoscope. Several minutes later she broke the silence
'I'm going to order a CT scan and blood tests then we'll have a better idea of what's going on' Jac turned on her heel and walked off, before giving orders to a wary nurse several feet away. Whilst doing it the same thought ran through her mind, 'How dare a patient question her competence! She was pregnant, not dying' just as Jonny entered her view
'Alright darling?' asked the nurse as he leaned in a kissed his Wife's cheek
'Do you mind? Signs of public affection on the ward are banned' but she still kissed him back briefly, ensuring nobody saw them
'I'll be in the cafe waiting for you once you've finished work' Maconie echoed behind him as he went about his work. The male had softened his wife's heart, and their marriage was going smoother than anything ever had in Jac's life. Although of course the Consultant was adamant on asserting her authority as always. Something's just couldn't be changed.