I arrived at the clinic, surprised to find a small crowd in the lobby. A frown replaced my smile at the presence of so many people. This was an animal clinic, animal.
animal.I snuck over to the group of apprentices in the corner. “What’s going on?” My eyes widened when I spotted the two directors arriving with a small group of people in tow, all in stiff suits and clipboards. That couldn’t be good.
“No idea,” Kim answered. “I wonder if it has something to do with Patricia.”
I followed her gaze to the other side of the room where a lonely figure was standing by herself.
“That’s Patricia?” I took in the other girl, not sure what I expected from the infamous sixth apprentice. She wasn’t particularly foxy or meek, not tall or short, not unique or forgettable. Just a regular person that I d
