I stood up and picked up the signed agreement. "Whether anyone wants me or not doesn't matter anymore. What matters is that I don't want you." My position at the hospital was restored. But instead of returning to my old, comfortable nursing station, I applied for intensive critical care training in the ICU, the most demanding department in the hospital. Many colleagues thought I had lost my mind. The ICU was exhausting, high-pressure, and unforgiving. Most nurses hoped to transfer out as soon as they could. But for years, I had wanted to improve my skills and become a better nurse. Beckett had always discouraged me. "A nurse only needs to give injections and change dressings. Why waste time learning things beyond that?" I used to listen to him. I stayed within the narrow boundari

