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happen, but you couldn’t blame her for dreaming.
     
     

Chapter 4
     
    Charity headed down the side stairwell of the hospital at the end of shift Sunday afternoon. It had been a ridiculously busy weekend. Hadn’t it just been Thursday? She and Elijah had barely seen each other, having breakfast in the cafeteria this morning for the first time since the multi-vehicle accident. The driver of Peter’s vehicle had been pronounced dead at the scene and the two girls were now in recovery with broken limbs but were on the mend. They had ended up in PACU, the Post Anesthesia Care Unit or recovery room right after surgery. They were happy to be roommates and would be released tomorrow.
    The other driver had severe injuries and would hopefully be out of ICU in a few days. Elijah had to operate on him shortly after Peter had been brought up to the IC Unit. His wounds were healing nicely.
    Peter was fairing alright. His parents were worried, and Charity didn’t blame them. He had made major steps in improvement. His determination and fight made Charity want him to get better fast. She knew she shouldn’t let herself become emotionally involved in a patient’s recovery, but the spark Peter had created an intensity that lit anyone around him. They all felt it; nurses, doctors, staff. He was a medical miracle delicately woven by Elijah’s gifted hands. The two of them were like peas in a pod. Elijah was already trying to talk Peter into switching his major to pre-med.
    In all the craziness, Charity hadn’t had a chance to talk to her father. She had seen him twice in the hallway on her way to surgery. He stopped her earlier today to ask if Elijah’s mother, Margaret, had someone picking her up from the airport.
    Thankfully her father offered. Elijah hadn’t mentioned it to Charity and they had not gone over what would happen tomorrow. Also, she knew: she had rounds, patient forms to fill out, an OB/GYN appointment herself, plus a million other things to do tomorrow. Tonight she had to clean the house and somehow make the spare room appear like it had always been a guest room.
    She thrived on busy, but this was getting a little out of hand.
    “Charity! Wait!”
    She paused on the bottom step at the sound of her best friend’s voice. “Julie!”
    Julie jogged down the steps in similar medical attire as Charity, even down to the same color. Her dark brown curls were pulled back into a bun and a pair of glasses sitting on the bridge of her nose made her hazel eyes appear bright.
    “When did you start needing those?” Charity pointed to her friend’s face.
    “I’m becoming nearsighted.” She laughed and hugged Charity. “I’ve been for a while and can’t get away with no glasses anymore. It’s barely a prescription but apparently I have a slightly lazy left eye.” She rolled them. “Simon’s paranoid the eye is going to wander on its own and I’ll start looking dodgy.” Julie pushed the black frames up her nose. “How do they look?”
    “Fantastic.”
    “Don’t get too excited. I’ve already got contacts ordered. I’ll wear them until I can schedule laser eye surgery.”
    Charity smiled. “Are you becoming vain?”
    Julie touched the sides of her face by her eyes. “Do you think the sides of the glasses hide the growing crow’s lines?”
    “I’m going to ignore that question.” Julie barely looked twenty and her naturally tanned skin seemed to be oblivious to aging. “Are you finished with your shift?”
    “I’m staying tonight. On call.” She shrugged. “Simon’s working tonight as well.” Julie was a doctor, and so was her husband, Simon. “You heading home?”
    “Elijah’s mother arrives tomorrow. I managed to get tonight off. I’m in tomorrow during the day and will hopefully be off again tomorrow night. However, I’ll have to see what the schedule changes say.”
    “You enjoying it?” Julie sat down on the stairwell and patted the cement next to her.
    Charity sat down. “I am. I