SURPRISES “How do you know so much about how to treat wounds and to look for signs of infection?” Roman asked, breathing through the pain he was experiencing, she hoped the pain killers would kick in soon.  “I did a military-grade first aid course when I was in college.” It was something she’d done both for fun and to understand a little more about the danger responses of the body while she was writing her paper on the Phenomenon of life, but she kept that information to herself.  “That’s pretty dope.” He nodded, impressed.  “It was a very enlightening time of my life.” She agre

HOPE(LESS) Sierra arrived home with a sense of lightness in her heavy heart. The plane ride was short and uneventful and by the time she arrived home, she felt almost jet-lagged.  “You look worse for wear, what did they do to you on that trip?” Macy asked, helping her with her bags. Macy was the one to pick her up from the airport since her folks were helping friends of theirs move to a new apartment.  “It was great actually, I got to spread awareness about the new treatment and see some of the facilities we’ll be sponsoring. It’s nothing like staring down a microscope, But I appreciated the experience.” Macy stared at her while she described her trip, there was an air of wistfulness that su

A PERFECT MATCH Sierra went to place her laptop down on the nightstand when a familiar box caught her attention.  The little square box that Karisa gave her when she left it lying unopened, she slipped the box into her handbag when she got in the car and completely forgot to open it when she arrived home.  Pulling on the blue ribbon, she felt nerves bubble inside her before she lifted the lip. On top was a folded note with her name scrawled on it, unfolding the note, Sierra’s eyes fell on Karisa’s handwriting. Dear Sierra 

A LITTLE MORE EACH TIME Roman strolled into her office like it was something he did every day, his tall, athletic build, attracting the attention of her whole team who was gathered around her side table. "Excuse me, I'm looking for Dr. Brightly's office." He smirked. The grey suit he wore fitted his physique perfectly, it was only the second time she saw him in a suit and it was still her favorite look on him. "Who may I say is asking?" she challenged, loving his bravado. "Only her favorite MD." Sierra threw her head back laughing and pretended to look around as she rounded the table. 

CONFESSIONS   “Six years ago I met a woman named Cara, I treated her sister in the ER and we hit it off. At the time my friends- everyone you saw at my parent’s house in LA that day, and I was inseparable. When I met Cara, naturally I introduced her to them first and according to me, they hit it off but little did I know, behind the scenes they hated her. We were dating for almost a year when we all planned to go on a trip, Cara couldn’t come so it was just the rest of us.” He sucked in a deep breath and continued.   “Cara had mentioned on and off a few times things that my friends said to her, sly comments which I wrote off as jokes, but that trip is what changed things. I was laying on a pool chair out in the yard that day when Amelia suddenly sat in my lap and started talking. I had every intention of pushing her off