Nursing Days

So here is how my day at school went. I arrived extra early in order to study for the exam I hadn't studied for the night before.While outside Jessica P (Jessica P: Dark, adventurous brunette with an air of mystery, but is surprisingly simple when explored, but nevertheless a nice, well meaning person) comes out and pauses to hug me before she runs over the Hospital. I print out my notes, spend some time studying them while eating my breakfast/lunch. I break to attempt to find a quiet place to saying the office of readings (I got up to late for Lauds). Derek (Derek: my independent christian friend; bitter and cynical. He adheres to a strict diet and workout regime. I have a feeling he struggles with many things from his past) arrives shortly after I finished. I explain to him, 1 Corinthians 7 and we spend some time going over the study guide he has made together outside, while I smoke. We then proceed inside, where I notice that Kelsey is in the atrium (Kelsey: I fell in love with her the first day I saw her, stunningly beautiful, intelligent, but ultimately not a good fit for me, but I can't seem to shake my strong feelings for her), which is odd because she attends the morning class and is not suppose to be at school anymore. Unfortunately I don't have any time to think about it because I have to go take the research exam. I tell Derek that we should sit up from near Jessica H (Jessica H: Cute blonde, committed democrate, who once told me she couldn't understand how I could be a republican and a christian. Needless to say I have this lust/hate thing for her), but the desk behind her are left handed so we shift to the right, which defeated the whole purpose (I never sit up front unless I have too). I take the exam, ace it, and press on out into the atrium to try to find someone from my research group to touch base with.

I find Hannah (Hannah: More Dereks friend than mine, nice country girl, who really doesn't fit with most of the student body) and she tells me that our topic is no good anymore, due to lack of relevant literature. I also see Courtney (Courtney: Someone I began to fall for later on in the program. A lovely, natural beauty with a sweet disposition. Very warm, good humored, and extremely kind, she unlike Kelsey is a good fit for me, but alas she turned down my offer to take her out) is she is sitting down at the same table Hannah is at. I tell her that she looks tired and ask if everything is okay. She tells me everything is fine and that she doesn't know why she is so tired. I leave things at that and proceed out for another cigarette with Derek. When we go back in Kelsey is now seated at a table set up selling baked goods for the geriatric interest group she is a member of. Derek suggests I go buy something from her, but I reject the idea. He goes up instead and I follow him.

"Good morning boys" she says. Derek ends up buying a brownie, which is ironic since he adheres to a strict diet and would never consider actually eating it.

"Who are you going to give it too?" Kelsey asks. I hold out my hand.

"You going to give it to your new friend?" Kelsey says to him. He gives it to me and I promptly turn and head back towards the main lecture hall. I head on in as quietly as I can (I should be in that lecture, but wanted to leave early to ensure I didn't get stuck in traffic with bad weather) and knowing Courtney would be in the back row slide to the right and come up behind her and place the brownie on her desk. She leans back and smiles at me as I head back towards the exit.

"Who did you give it too?" Derek asks

"Courtney" I respond

"Which one is she again?"

I sigh because I have told him a million times who she is. "the one wearing the pink, when we were talking to Hannah"

"Ohhh right, I remember now" He exclaims

We walk past Kelsey again on our way out, pause to smoke and have some light conversation before going our separate ways.

I suppose this is sort of a in media res kinda thing. I'm sure I will get around to explaining who Courtney, Kelsey, and all these other women are. They form a very large part of my social life right now, which makes sense give that the school eats up most of my time. Well all in due time, all in due time.

Will James ever confess his love for Kelsey? Will the research group find a solution to their project woes? How will Courtney react to James' gesture of affection? Will all be revealed or will the status quo be maintained? Find out what happens on the next Nursing Days post.