H A I L E Y It was Monday again, meaning my little weekend peace was gone. It feels like weekends these days just blow past like the wind, and weekdays take years to end. But like always, I loved my job and the prospect of saving people's lives, so here I was again in the hospital that drains 90% of my energy. At least, Valerie was back now so it was going to be more bearable to be around my colleagues who hated my guts for no good reason. Valerie and I met at the parking lot, thankfully arriving at the same time. I had dropped Liam off at school and barely had time to breathe before pulling into the hospital’s lot. Seeing Valerie’s familiar car pulling in at the same time felt like a small blessing. She rolled her window down with a tired smile, and I found myself mirroring it despi

