SEVENTEEN

Alisha

It was a madhouse, for the first time since I had come here.

“Bring more bandages and sterilize the other equipment. I need the sutures ready,” Simon was instructing me and I moved as quickly as I could, weaving through be a occupied by warriors in various states of injury.

It was only an hour ago that I was contemplating going inside for a quick nap before dinner and then, all at once, we heard screams of ‘Doctor!’ and ‘We need help!’ among other things. I had been shocked to find the men and women who claimed to be from the patrol team injured.

This was the first big test as Simon’s apprentice that I had ever faced and I was so far, doing okay at it.

As I was tending to a warrior, applying ointment on the already sterile dressing, I heard footsteps coming from the front of e clinic.

I turned my head slightly, a little curious as to who it was.

It was the voice of the same guard who had been screaming for help that now spoke to Simon.

“Is everything alright, Doctor?”

The guard