CHAPTER 3
The month of May was well under way when Nicole walked through the door at the clinic to start another day of work. “Good morning, Sherrie.”
“Good morning, Nicole. Girl, you look tired today. Are you feeling alright?”
“Yeah, I’m okay. Just didn’t sleep well.”
“Again?” asked Sherrie in concern.
“I’m fine, I promise. I’ve just had a lot of things on my mind, that’s all.”
Nicole hadn’t told anyone at work about her experience with Josh in college, and she didn’t want to. “So, how’s today look?” she asked Sherrie, trying to change the subject.
“Oh, pretty good. Busy but not too busy, if you know what I mean.” She looked down at the book, using her index finger to scroll the page. “Looks like Mrs. King will be in today with her cats. That should be interesting,” she said, addin
