| The One That Got Away |
[Apr. 24th, 2014|06:00 pm] |
Preferences: Het
Warnings: None
Taking a deep breath, Chaé tossed the wet and crumpled paper towel she had just used to wipe her hands clean. Leaning against the sink, she ran her fingers through her hair. A million and one thoughts were running through her mind. This had been one busy shift. Seemed like so much had happened in the last 12 hours. But it was over now and she could look forward to a few days off. There was just a few things left to do before she could really consider herself free. Chaé always liked to check on her patients one last time before she left for the day. It gave her peace of mind knowing that she had done everything that she could to make sure that they were comfortable and cared for during her shifts. Chaé also wanted to say goodbye to each one. There was always a big chance that they would be discharged by the time she came in for her next shift. Once she did her last round, all that was left was to give the shift change report.
Sitting on one of the benches in the locker room, Chaé took a second before finally deciding that she didn't really feel like changing out of her scrubs. Working 12 hours straight had it's benefits, but it always took a lot out of her. She just wanted to get home, shower, and have something good to eat. She'd later be hanging out with Kyle and didn't want to be in a cranky mood. Grabbing her bags, Chaé walked out of the room. Saying goodbye to her friend and co-workers, Chaé walked down the short hall from the nurses station to the elevators. Pressing the down button, Chaé took off her name badge and tossed it into her oversized bag. It would probably get lost in there and she'd spend all morning looking for it before coming into work next time.
The few minutes the elevator doors took to open, Chaé got lost in her thoughts. She was feeling mixed emotions. Kyle was the longest relationship she had really had since him. Kyle was a nice guy and things were going okay, but things just... they didn't feel 100% right. There were just times where she felt as though he didn't fully understand her and would push more than he should. Take tonight for instance. Getting off of a 12 hour shift Chaé didn't want to dress up and go anywhere. All she wanted was to kick back and relax at home. Yawning, she walked into the elevator and pressed the main lobby button before she went into one of the corners and leaned against it. It was funny how fast her energy level fell as soon as she got of the floor. There was always so much adrenaline running through her veins when she was working. Things could change in a moments notice on the floor and she wanted to be prepared. Shutting her eyes for a second, she felt the elevator door open on another floor. She knew she should open her eyes, but this just felt so good!
The ride down to the lobby of the hospital felt like it took seconds. Chaé was sure that she had fallen asleep standing up during that short elevator ride. The doors opened on the main floor and she waited patiently as the other riders walked off. She was too tired to be rush. Looking at the feet of the guy standing in front of her and watched as he walked out of the elevator. It wasn't until she took the first step out of the hospital's main doors that she really looked up and in front of herself. But by then it was too late. She'd bumped into someone and instantly felt horrible. "I'm so sorry sir, I should have been watching where I..." Looking into his eyes, Chaé instantly froze. He was back and he was standing right in front of her.
Chaé stood there frozen. All the emotions that she had worked so hard to bury keep inside of her self came bubbling back to the surface. Images of the amazing moments from their high school relationship came to mind. Then came the sting of pain as she remembered how he'd ended things. She had been so in love with him and would have done anything to make it work, but he broke her heart and ended things because he was leaving how. Now he was back and standing right there in front of her. The words she had wanted to say to him for so long were trapped in her throat like a huge ball. Chaé felt stupid standing there not saying anything, but she couldn't move and couldn't speak. |
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