Page 6 of Rage

I sigh, unsurprised.“Of course he did.”

Konrad’s eyes soften.“He’s just worried, Meadow.We all are.”

I bristle.“I’m fine.I can handle my job.”

“No one’s questioning your abilities,” he says gently.“But you’re pushing yourself too hard.”

Before I can respond, my pager beeps again.I check it, thankful for the interruption.

“Gotta go,” I say, already moving.“Thanks for the case.”

As I hurry down the hall, I feel Konrad’s concerned gaze on my back.I push it aside, focusing on my next patient.

Hours blur by.Consultations, surgeries, rounds.My feet ache, but I keep moving.

Finally, a lull.I collapse into a chair at the nurses’ station, rubbing my temples.

Dr.Thompson, another resident, plops down beside me.Her smile is sickeningly sweet.

“Long day, Dr.Beckham?”she asks, voice dripping with false concern.

I nod, too tired to engage.

She leans closer, lowering her voice.“Must be nice, having connections.Makes things so much easier, doesn’t it?”

My head snaps up, fatigue forgotten.“Excuse me?”

Her smile widens.“Oh, you know.Your father.The MC.I’m sure that helped you breeze through med school.”

Anger flares in my chest.I stand, looming over her.

“I earned my place here,” I hiss.“Every sleepless night, every missed social event, every sacrifice.That was all me.Not my father.Not the MC.”

Dr.Thompson’s eyes widen, her smug expression faltering.

I lean in, voice low.“Question my skills all you want, but never doubt my dedication.”

I turn on my heel, striding away.My heart pounds, hands shaking with suppressed rage.

A nurse calls out to me, but I barely hear her.I need air.Space to breathe.

I sit down on a bench outside of the building and scroll through the test results Elle has received and I grow more pissed by the second at the way her other OB has treated her, and someone has tried to harm her by poisoning her and her baby.

Deciding to take on her case, I square my shoulders before I make my way back into the building once again.

Konrad is standing at the nurses’ station, still looking through some papers.

“I will take the case.I’m appalled by everything that has happened to her.”

Doctor Thompson has her eyes on me as I talk with Konrad, and if looks could kill I would be dead.

“Want me to go to see her now?”I ask him and he nods.

“I will show you the way.”

I see members of the MC floating around the hallway, letting me know we’re close to her room.

Konrad knocks on the door and has me enter ahead of him then walks on down the hallway when a monitor starts beeping.

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