The smile on the receptionists face was one of a trained customer service professional. Empty and yet somehow vaguely judgmental. Dr. Hart apparently had a visitor named Anita on the same day that he’d announced that he’d been dumped. The gossip beat was on fire that day.
“Of course.” Her voice was that of the perfect drone of the service industry as she picked up the phone at her desk and punched some numbers. “Dr. Hart you have a visitor in the lobby. Dr. Hart a visitor in the lobby.” Her voice resounded over the hospital intercom.
A few seconds later her line was ringing. The receptionist’s face scrunched up in one of those awful fake smiles people usually use on children. “I bet that’s his assistant.” She said as she picked up the line.“This is Candice,” she greeted. “Hey Indigo! Is he busy? Okay well, do you wanna come get her?” She paused and then glanced at Anita and laughed, “No girl. Relax. It’s not her." There was no question based on the intonation as to who the 'her' was that Indigo was inquiring about. Cain's ex. "This one’s name is Anita.” Another pause followed by another laugh and then that awful corporate ‘mbye’ instead of simply ‘bye.’
Cain’s heart felt like it skipped a beat when he heard the announcement over the intercom. He had a brief moment to hope it was Akiko coming to get back together with him already. Running back to him before lunch. A boy could dream.
“Cain, someone by Anita is here to see you.”
Talk about dashed hopes.
“Are you serious.” Cain’s voice was flat and a touch on the angry sounding side.
“Is there a problem? Should we have security escort her?” Indigo felt a pang of jealousy. When she’d learned of the news of Cain’s failed relationship she felt confident she had been the main factor. For a split second she doubted her skills upon hearing another woman was already calling on him. She wondered whether this Anita chick was the one who’d come between. Well if Cain didn’t want the little slut around Indigo could have her forcibly removed.
The irony of these thoughts was completely lost on Indigo who had convinced herself that working on breaking up Cain and his girlfriend was a noble cause. Because she’d concluded, with zero evidence, that Cain’s girlfriend was the root of all of his misery.
“No. No security. It’s my little sister.” The frustration was clear in Cain’s voice but his hands were poised as he administered anesthesia to the python on the table. He hadn’t been scheduled for procedures that day but the snake needed a heart monitor placed for suspect arrhythmia and nobody else was available to do it. “Will you just -”
Indigo brightened and was already opening the door before Cain could finish his instructions. “I’ll go greet her for you! I’ll show her around a little bit. You don’t need me for this!”
“Sure fine whatever.” He muttered something about how his day couldn’t get any worse under his breath.
Indigo rushed down the hall making a pit stop at her locker to apply more red lipstick and check her hair. She felt the need to be cute for Anita already imagining herself as Cain’s little sister’s new bestie. She was planning the Instagram poses and hashtags. When she was ready, she threw open the door to the lobby and found her mark. There was no question as to who was Cain’s sister as there was only one girl with a feline tail like his in the lobby.
She crossed the room in a hurry her owl-print scrubs swishing with the motion of her legs. She wore a huge smile and held her arms out as if to greet a long lost relative at the airport. “Hey girl! I’m Indigo, Cain’s assistant.”
“I’m so excited to finally meet you!” The words came tumbling out of her mouth as if she’d known for longer than 1 minute that Cain even had a sister. She pulled Anita into a familiar hug.
“I just love your sunglasses, hun, where didja get ‘em?” She said backing away holding Anita at arm’s length and looking her over appreciatively.
Indigo was determined to be Anita’s new best friend. To know everything about Anita. To get closer to Cain of whom she knew next to nothing. This is how she could win the painfully handsome and painfully aloof vet over.
She was very proud of her plan.
Very proud.
“Of course.” Her voice was that of the perfect drone of the service industry as she picked up the phone at her desk and punched some numbers. “Dr. Hart you have a visitor in the lobby. Dr. Hart a visitor in the lobby.” Her voice resounded over the hospital intercom.
A few seconds later her line was ringing. The receptionist’s face scrunched up in one of those awful fake smiles people usually use on children. “I bet that’s his assistant.” She said as she picked up the line.“This is Candice,” she greeted. “Hey Indigo! Is he busy? Okay well, do you wanna come get her?” She paused and then glanced at Anita and laughed, “No girl. Relax. It’s not her." There was no question based on the intonation as to who the 'her' was that Indigo was inquiring about. Cain's ex. "This one’s name is Anita.” Another pause followed by another laugh and then that awful corporate ‘mbye’ instead of simply ‘bye.’
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Cain’s heart felt like it skipped a beat when he heard the announcement over the intercom. He had a brief moment to hope it was Akiko coming to get back together with him already. Running back to him before lunch. A boy could dream.
“Cain, someone by Anita is here to see you.”
Talk about dashed hopes.
“Are you serious.” Cain’s voice was flat and a touch on the angry sounding side.
“Is there a problem? Should we have security escort her?” Indigo felt a pang of jealousy. When she’d learned of the news of Cain’s failed relationship she felt confident she had been the main factor. For a split second she doubted her skills upon hearing another woman was already calling on him. She wondered whether this Anita chick was the one who’d come between. Well if Cain didn’t want the little slut around Indigo could have her forcibly removed.
The irony of these thoughts was completely lost on Indigo who had convinced herself that working on breaking up Cain and his girlfriend was a noble cause. Because she’d concluded, with zero evidence, that Cain’s girlfriend was the root of all of his misery.
“No. No security. It’s my little sister.” The frustration was clear in Cain’s voice but his hands were poised as he administered anesthesia to the python on the table. He hadn’t been scheduled for procedures that day but the snake needed a heart monitor placed for suspect arrhythmia and nobody else was available to do it. “Will you just -”
Indigo brightened and was already opening the door before Cain could finish his instructions. “I’ll go greet her for you! I’ll show her around a little bit. You don’t need me for this!”
“Sure fine whatever.” He muttered something about how his day couldn’t get any worse under his breath.
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Indigo rushed down the hall making a pit stop at her locker to apply more red lipstick and check her hair. She felt the need to be cute for Anita already imagining herself as Cain’s little sister’s new bestie. She was planning the Instagram poses and hashtags. When she was ready, she threw open the door to the lobby and found her mark. There was no question as to who was Cain’s sister as there was only one girl with a feline tail like his in the lobby.
She crossed the room in a hurry her owl-print scrubs swishing with the motion of her legs. She wore a huge smile and held her arms out as if to greet a long lost relative at the airport. “Hey girl! I’m Indigo, Cain’s assistant.”
“I’m so excited to finally meet you!” The words came tumbling out of her mouth as if she’d known for longer than 1 minute that Cain even had a sister. She pulled Anita into a familiar hug.
“I just love your sunglasses, hun, where didja get ‘em?” She said backing away holding Anita at arm’s length and looking her over appreciatively.
Indigo was determined to be Anita’s new best friend. To know everything about Anita. To get closer to Cain of whom she knew next to nothing. This is how she could win the painfully handsome and painfully aloof vet over.
She was very proud of her plan.
Very proud.
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