‘If you need us to see, inform me at least a week ahead, Alpha Maximus.’
Sage replied to the text, hoping that he'd get the mild mockery. She slipped the phone back in her pocket.
It beeped again.
‘Good thing it's your day off tomorrow, else, I'd have to shut down the hospital.’
Sage rolled her eyes and sighed. She paused in the hallway and started punching her keys aggressively.
‘Unlike you, I have to rest. Thanks.’
Done, she switched off her phone and headed back to her work station.
*** ***
A knock on the door woke Sage up.
“Argh,” she sighed and pressed her ears with the pillow. “Just go away.” She whimpered like a kid.
The knock persisted.
Left with no choice, she tossed off the pillow and crawled out of bed to get to the door. The back of her hand lazily rubbed h
