The Nurse
820 Words
Veronica and Alice walked through the gently falling snow toward the main office building. Veronica’s mood had significantly shifted, and she was giggling along with Alice through the damp, dark night. The two girls approached the old, well-lit building; the architecture was even more beautiful in the glowing lights. Alice opened the door for Veronica, then followed her inside. The two girls stomped the snow off of their boots and took their coats off. Alice then led Veronica to an elevator and took her to the top floor. When the doors opened, a neon sign reading “Infirmary” and an older woman at a desk greeted them. Alice gestured Veronica toward the desk.
“Good evening, how can I help you?”, asked the desk worker.
Veronica blushed. She didn’t know what to say.
“I uh... I need uhm... Something...”, stuttered Veronica, her face turning an even deeper shade of red. She had never had to worry about this sort of thing before and she was not at all prepared.
“Pardon my friend here. She’s a new student and she hasn’t been to any classes yet, so she has ever been seen by the clinic. She will be on Monday, but she’s had a few partners and needs Plan B,” said Alice, calmly.
“Name?”, asked the desk worker.
“Veronica Winf-... I mean, Veronica Vixen,” answered Veronica.
Veronica felt like her face was on fire. She was embarrassed about the desk worker knowing about her s****l activities and for forgetting her own name, but she tried to let it go. After all, this was her life now, and she needed to be more confident. She looked to Alice, admiring her strength. The desk worker walked away for a moment and returned with two cups. She set them down on the desk in front of Veronica.
“Here’s the pill and a glass of water. Take it,” said the worker. Veronica swallowed the pill and drank the water. The desk worked checked her mouth to ensure she had swallowed the pill, before letting her go. The two girls thanked the woman as they walked back into the elevator and headed back downstairs. Veronica and Alice put their coats back on, and Alice checked her phone.
“It’s only 8:15, so we can take our time heading back home!”, exclaimed Alice.
The two girls walked outside and saw that the snow was still gently falling and accumulating more on the ground. Veronica giggled and jumped around in the snow, pausing the catch snowflakes on her tongue. They made their way back toward their dorm hall, pausing a few feet away from the entrance.
“Hey, lets do something funny!”, said Alice to Veronica. She stepped off of the sidewalk and into the snow-covered grass. She made a snowball and started rolling it around to increase the size.
“You do one too!”, said Alice to Veronica. Veronica started working on hers, and soon had a large ball of snow the same size as Alice’s. The two girls the constructed a shaft and head of a c*ck out of snow, and arranged it with the two balls. The girls laughed and high-fived.
“Wow, a real work of art. I call it “Hey, Check out my Snow-Balls”, by V and A!”, said Alice, laughing. The two girls ran back into the hall, just in time for their 9PM curfew. The made it back to their room, changed back into their matching cozy pajamas, and sat down on their beds. Veronica read through her schedule over and over, working to finish memorizing it. Alice wrote in a journal. When the girls were both tired, they turned out the lights and got under their covers.
Veronica tried to go to sleep, but she was struggling. She was exhausted, but the day was the most exciting she’d ever had. She tossed and turned and could hardly relax, she was so excited to begin a new day.
“Alice, are you awake?”, whispered Veronica.
“Yeah Vee, what’s up?”, answered Alice, groggily.
“I can’t sleep,” Veronica whispered.
“Come sleep in my bed then, maybe that will help,” said Alice, scooting over in her bed to make room for Veronica. Veronica crawled into Alice’s bed and cuddled up next to her. She immediately felt more relaxed and at ease with Alice close by.
“That’s better,” said Veronica, with a yawn.
“Great. Goodnight Vee,” whispered Alice, cuddling Veronica a bit closer.
“Goodnight Alice,” said Veronica, before closing her eyes and drifting off into a restful sleep.
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