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look on the bright side—he knows our names already and there’s no bad in that,” she linked their arms and dragged Athena from the locker room, refusing to let the situation get to her.
    Once in the hall, they met up with the other interns that had been assigned to their resident.
    Bianca Sullivan, Richard Barton, Clarence Tucker, and Oscar Breyers were the other interns they’d been paired with, Athena had learned after glimpsing their names on the Chief’s tablet when he was lecturing them. The group of four stood impatiently waiting for Athena and Sabine to join them.  Bianca was a tall, dark-skinned beauty who had her thick black hair gathered up in a bun on top of her head.  Black rimmed glasses perched on her nose as she watched them approach. She opened her mouth to speak, but the guy to her right beat her to the punch.
    “You’re lucky we waited for you.  I didn’t want to, but she,” he hooked a thumb at Bianca, “insisted.” Bianca huffed and offered a hand to each of them.
    “Don’t listen to this idiot.  We’re all going to be working together so might as well start off on the right foot.  I’m Bianca.” Athena offered her a friendly smile in return.
    “Thanks, Bianca.  I’m Athena and this is Sabine.” Clarence and Oscar introduced themselves and Athena took an instant liking to Clarence.  With his dark hair and warm brown eyes, he instantly put her at ease with his laid-back attitude and open reception.  Oscar was the quietest of the bunch.  A little on the short and heavy side, he reminded her of the kid who was always picked last for the team which immediately endeared him to Athena.  He seemed like a sweet boy and she hoped that he’d be able to find the inner strength he’d need to survive in a surgical program.
    Richard was an all around asshole and her dislike of him was immediate.  His disposition left a bad taste in her mouth and if he leered at her chest one more time she was certain to simultaneously stomp on his foot and punch him in the nose to get him to back off.  Finally giving in and introducing himself to the group, he stepped way too close into her space, causing her to frown at him.
    “I’m Richard.  You can call me, Dick.” Sabine snickered beside her and Athena shot her a warning glance to keep quiet when she saw her mouth open to deliver what would no doubt have been a snide remark about his nickname.  Sabine sulked, but otherwise remained silent.
    “Well, Dick , it’s nice to meet you.  Sorry if we caused you any sort of inconvenience,” Athena forced a smile before giving him her back. “Not sorry at all, you bully,” she muttered under her breath.  She caught Clarence’s eye and he grinned at her, letting her know he heard her comment and approved.  With the exception of Dick, they had a good group paired up.  Now, with a little luck they’d have a decent resident and the rough start to her first day would take a turn for the better.
    “These must be my interns.” All six heads turned at the sound of someone speaking from behind them.  A pissed off red-head stood a few feet away glaring at them.  The name on her lab coat read Dr. Faye Webster, M.D .
    Shit.   This was their resident and she’d had to track them down.  There went her hopes for the first day improving.
    “I’d ask you why I had to come to you, but you’re interns which means you have rocks where your brains should be and therefore I shouldn’t be surprised that you don’t have any sense.” Her black heels clicked on the tiled floor as she closed the distance between them, showcasing her shapely legs in a slim pencil skirt and stockings.
    “Ma’am, it was these two that held us up,” Dick spoke up, pointing an accusing finger at Athena and Sabine.  “They were late to the orientation and then refused to allow us to come and meet you.”  Athena gaped at him, unable to believe that he’d thrown them under the bus like that, and added in a lie to make it