Today was just another standard day at the hospital – it was actually rather quiet because it was mid-day, and fortunately, there had seemed to be a rather low influx of patients today. That was a blessing to be glad for because it meant that Selene was free to take her time to check up on patients, both long- and short-term, who she’d come to know during their tenure at the hospital. The past few weeks had been particularly busy, so she hadn’t had the opportunity to look in on and chat with the patients – something which had always been a habit of hers ever since she started working in the business of medicine. As far as she was concerned, it was all about the people, and considering they were already in the hospital to begin with, she figured the least she could do was make sure that they were comfortable and make their stay just a little more enjoyable.
She’d already treated all the patients to whom she was assigned today, among which included giving a few children their booster shots (which involved a few tears which she quickly banished), administering prescriptions to the patients who needed them, and persuading a man that the boil on his neck wasn’t really his twin brother’s head growing in, and that he honestly really ought to get it removed. That was life at the hospital; just when you thought you’d seen it all, someone would always come along and prove just how wrong you could possibly be. However, now that she was done with her assigned rounds, she was free to roam the halls and socialize with her patients and coworkers.
Selene was currently sitting at the bedside of a young girl around the age of 10 who had been spending the past two months in this ward, fighting for her life against leukemia. However, under the close eye and diligent care of the nurses and Selene, she was doing well, and the doctor had come in today to deliver the news that the new treatment they’d started was turning up promising results. The radiant, beaming smile that she’d received from her young patient was more than enough reward for the days and weeks spent laboring over finding a possible solution for her ailment, and she would have done it all again without hesitation in a heartbeat.
The girl’s parents had bought Selene a bouquet of flowers to express their gratitude, but she’d placed them in a vase on the girl’s bedside table instead, arguing that the celebration should be for their daughter, and that she was merely doing her job. However, the girl had plucked a small, deep pink lily from the bouquet and handed it to her, indicating that she should tuck it behind one ear. With a smile, Selene had obligated, and for the rest of the day, she decided to wander the halls with the blossom tucked in her dark hair. Leaving the happy family to have some time alone with their daughter, she’d taken her leave, resolving to walk around the entire hospital and make sure that there wasn’t anyone she was missing. After all, today was too beautiful day for anyone to be forgotten.