Riverview's Chief of Staff exited the operating theatre. Weariness clung to her body like the bloody latex gloves still on her hands. Each step that she took on the path to the women's side of the surgical locker room seemed as if she trudged through rapidly hardening cement.
"Doctor Valkonan' We need to talk."
Maranya slowly turned to face the uniformed Watch officer.
Her words were shaded with fatigue when she spoke, "Officer, I have just assisted on a facial and hand reconstruction on a five year old girl who was mauled by a bear who attacked both her and her father on a camping trip. Unless you have a summons for my arrest that must be delivered immediately, you can wait until I have at least showered and changed first." She turned her back on the officer and took another step on the path.
"But this can't wait, Doctor. It's about your husband"."
A chill ran down her spine with those words and her steps halted again. Both of her husbands currently were away on business trips. Neither told her about anything dangerous that might occur on them to her before they left, but that was their way, to minimize her worrying needlessly while they were away.
Before she could speak, the officer continued, "According to the news report, there was an explosion on the plane that he was traveling on in Ankara, Turkey, and there were no survivors."
Ankara, Turkey. No survivors. Those words echoed in Maranya's mind as she stood there, the blood draining from her face.
Nyet! We just talked the other day, and he said that as soon as his business was concluded, he would be home" he missed me and Ayden" he loved me and his son....he had presents for the both of us" this can't be pravilno! It can't!
"I appreciate you informing me," the Chief of Staff stated in a flat, oddly calm voice that sounded foreign to her own ears. "Now, if you will excuse me." Without another word, she turned and soon disappeared inside the sanctuary of the surgical locker room.
Once the heavy door closed behind her, Maranya stripped off her bloody surgical garments and gloves by force of habit, and discarded them in the proper bins. Blindly, she made it to one of the shower stalls and somehow managed to turn on the water after she stepped inside. Her knees buckled. She sank to the cool tile floor while the warm spray hit her numb body.
Moans and screams tore from her throat until it was raw, and the water that struck her trembling huddled form was as icy cold as her world was now without her leaf green eyed Lyev in it.
This post was inspired by the one made here: http://rdi.dragonsmark.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=159107#159107
"Doctor Valkonan' We need to talk."
Maranya slowly turned to face the uniformed Watch officer.
Her words were shaded with fatigue when she spoke, "Officer, I have just assisted on a facial and hand reconstruction on a five year old girl who was mauled by a bear who attacked both her and her father on a camping trip. Unless you have a summons for my arrest that must be delivered immediately, you can wait until I have at least showered and changed first." She turned her back on the officer and took another step on the path.
"But this can't wait, Doctor. It's about your husband"."
A chill ran down her spine with those words and her steps halted again. Both of her husbands currently were away on business trips. Neither told her about anything dangerous that might occur on them to her before they left, but that was their way, to minimize her worrying needlessly while they were away.
Before she could speak, the officer continued, "According to the news report, there was an explosion on the plane that he was traveling on in Ankara, Turkey, and there were no survivors."
Ankara, Turkey. No survivors. Those words echoed in Maranya's mind as she stood there, the blood draining from her face.
Nyet! We just talked the other day, and he said that as soon as his business was concluded, he would be home" he missed me and Ayden" he loved me and his son....he had presents for the both of us" this can't be pravilno! It can't!
"I appreciate you informing me," the Chief of Staff stated in a flat, oddly calm voice that sounded foreign to her own ears. "Now, if you will excuse me." Without another word, she turned and soon disappeared inside the sanctuary of the surgical locker room.
Once the heavy door closed behind her, Maranya stripped off her bloody surgical garments and gloves by force of habit, and discarded them in the proper bins. Blindly, she made it to one of the shower stalls and somehow managed to turn on the water after she stepped inside. Her knees buckled. She sank to the cool tile floor while the warm spray hit her numb body.
Moans and screams tore from her throat until it was raw, and the water that struck her trembling huddled form was as icy cold as her world was now without her leaf green eyed Lyev in it.
This post was inspired by the one made here: http://rdi.dragonsmark.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=159107#159107