MY NEW NEIGHBOR IS THE NEW RESIDENT DOCTOR

ON'S

creen, then at the thick p

e is a da

ent histories were neatly logged into the system, and others were handwritten in barely legible doctor's scrawl on stained manila

, tapping my pen

no frantic paper searches, no nurses flipping through five different b

t me here. To frustrate me int

, my thoughts to

eigh

door in my face now walked these hall

ate caregiver' energy. I could only imagine her bedside manner-proba

the thought when the doo

ir

as Dr. Williams, the medica

eted, his expres

ledged, keeping

around my office, probably trying to

Sir,"

ded. "

s thin frame. Why do older doctors always wear coats that look li

pital and your family's hospital," he continued.

y old hospital functioned like a well-oiled machine, wh

the most senior resident doctors here," Dr. Williams added. "Of co

e options for gu

ything else-anything at all-you can tell me." He paused, then s

here

reason he

palm against the desk. The shar

's more like report

e really couldn't he

al -out of the environment I was comfortable in-but he'd also made sur

n boy, Albert, to take over? Because I wa

et them

dn't

wasn't my fault that his precious fiancée wanted to fuck me. It wa

as I the one bein

hand through my hair. This was

ASIA'

in walked him-Doctor Newton Bradford, the arrogant, and undeniably infuriating new resident doctor. His white coat draped perfectly over him, and

glasses perched on her nose as she tried to make sense of the mountain of paper files-paper, because she wa

led out warmly, and I heard the shuffle of

their conversation was so distracting, i

oduced himself, his tone smooth and a

laced with recognition. "Wait..

e replied, not

huff of frustration that e

Abigail continued, her voice almost reverent. "Ta

'd once had a crush on his father, I would've believed it witho

e warm with nostalgia. "I trained under him during my nursing program. H

aked women? I struggled to keep my frustration under wraps. It felt li

ly audible snort, which seemed to

eel both of them turn their attention in my direction.

d me to meet Nurse Cole for an orientation," he said, the words slippi

ed, clearly pleased. "Nurse Cole will be

rs. Abigail-far from it. She had been nothing but supportive of me since I joined this ward. But th

alled out, her voic

had to focus on the repor

t was louder, unmistakable

infuriating smirk was still there, like

d, my voice polite but

ernal turmoil. "Go ahead and show Doctor Bradford around the g

was clearly bubbling under the surface. "I'm still updating the patient reviews, m

oncerns with a wave of her hand. "Your colleagues

to mask my annoya

who was still standing there, loo

e?" he said, that sm

in check. There was no way I was going to le

oice tight as I turned t