FOURTY ONE

Alisha

I groaned as I sat down. My feet were killing me; I had been moving about attending to patients since morning.

Given that there were a lot of paediatrics cases of flu in the pack this week, it was bound to be a busy time for the foreseeable future.

Still I didn’t expect to be on my feet for practically all morning and afternoon.

Thank goddess the last patient had been seen off.

“You okay?” I turned as I heard Simon exit his office, and I gave him a wan smile.

“I’m fine, Simon,” I said to him. “You look super exhausted yourself.”

“Ah, I’m used to it,” he responded just as he grabbed a pitcher of water and poured sole into a glass to drink. “It’s nearly time for dinner. What do you say to-“

“Alisha.”

I stiffened, looking over my shoulder to see Derek standing there. What was he doing here?

Just seeing him brought back the feeling of unease and anxiousness into me. It had been over two days now since I left his home, just like he wanted. I had no intentions of disturbing his life