i 𝑎𝑚 the attending , mom .﹙ a small , tired smile tugs at her lips , but there’s warmth in it . ﹚and relax——it’s just two patients . i’ll see them and then i’m going home , okay ?
hmm .. two days ago ? i’m not sure .﹙ she reached out to grab a piece of bacon and smiled at her mother . ﹚thanks , mom .
and , i can’t go now , i still have patients . but i’m fine .
.. when was the last time you slept, baby? ( concerned mother mode, rubbing her back before setting down the plate she fixed her first before everyone else. )
d'you wanna go home, sweetpea?