February
Student Nurse
Rosario Conceicao resided in a flat in Caxton Court which she shared with her
older sister Sophie in Pepperstock Green.
She was 25
years old, four years younger than her sister, with short mousy hair, which was
appropriate as she was a bit of a timid mouse, unlike Sophie who was a real “burning
the candle at both ends” type of girl and was a “tox her socks off” kind of
party girl, she was also taller and slimmer than her sister as Rosario was five
foot two in her stocking feet, and possessed a fuller figure than she would
have liked.
She worked at
the Pepperstock and District Hospital in Pipershaven, and because she was a student
she was being rotated through different department to gain as much practical
experience as possible, and at the end of February she started a short stint in
the pharmacy where she was to shadow one of the experienced Nurses, Margaret
Beck, who was bold and brash and from the first moment she met mousy little
Rosario she was determined to bring her out of herself.
“What do you
want me to do first Margaret?”
“Well first of
all you can call me Maggie, only my mum calls me Margaret, and only when I’m naughty.”
“Sorry”
“That’s ok, my
advice to you is, be bright, be cheerful and be confident” Maggie said and
opened the shutter to find a porter stood waiting.
“Morning Mark”
Maggie said brightly and then realized he was not alone; there was someone else
with him who had also caught Rosario’s attention.
“This is….”
Mark began.
“Calum Paul”
Rosario exclaimed.
She hadn’t seen
Calum for five years, which was when her sister Sophie dumped him.
Rosario was
heartbroken because she had it bad for him, but she was too timid to let him
know.
“Rosario!”
Calum said, “Wow it’s great to see you again.”
“For the
benefit of those who haven’t met before.”
Mark said, “My
new colleague Calum Paul, Nurse Maggie Beck.”
“Pleased to
meet you” Calum said.
“Likewise,” she
responded and shook his hand.
When they had
finished for the morning they closed the shutter and made their way down the
stairs to get some lunch to where the crowd formed into a queue.
“Rosario!” a
voice called, and she recognized it immediately as it was like sweet music to
her ears, so she stopped and turned to face Calum Paul.
“Yes” she squeaked.
“I was
wondering if you might like to go to the St Patrick’s Day Party next month.”
“Me?” she asked
in surprise.
“Yes, if you’re
free” he said.
The
conversation wasn’t really progressing as fast as Maggie would have liked as
they were holding up the queue, so she interceded.
“Unlock your
phone and give it to me” she instructed Calum.
“Um ok” he
responded hesitantly but handed it over anyway because he thought she had the
look of someone you didn’t say no to.
Maggie took the
phone and handed it to Rosario.
“Put your
number in there.”
Rosario said
nothing but did as she was asked and handed it back, Maggie then gave the phone
to Calum and said.
“Right now, you
have her number, call her tonight, after 7.”
The queue began
to move again, and Rosario gave Calum a wave as they moved forward.
“So, tell me
all about Calum” Maggie demanded “Particularly why he makes your voice go squeaky.”
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