Queen of the Stars by Haley R Lawson

Author:Haley R Lawson [Lawson, Haley R]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781711311647
Published: 2019-11-26T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 27

Alien Taxonomy

Iwas woken up by Jackson after the light came on and most of our coworkers left. Five hours of sleep was not enough for me to face this day bravely. Jackson was feeling it too but was better at hiding it. We got dressed and headed to the supply room. I got our bag ready and he got our paperwork. We were assigned to the clinic closest to the boiler room, so it was about to be a long day. Jackson actually sent me back to the supply room for more burn cream after our first hour.

When I returned to the supply room, Tommy was in there straightening the shelves and doing inventory. It was clear other clinics were running low on supplies because I had to climb up on a shelf to find the stuff. There were only a few jars left, so I took about a third of them. I picked up and organized everything I had to move in order to find what I needed. Tommy looked like he was in way over his head. I wanted to help him, but Jackson needed me more. I told Tommy good luck and headed towards the door, but the man behind the desk heard me and said, “Thomas go with this doctor. Those numbers don’t ever add up anyway.”

I said, “Sir, I’m not a doctor. Jackson sent me for more supplies. We are working near the boiler room today.”

“I don’t care. Just take him with you. I don’t want him sitting here doing nothing.”

I invited Tommy to come with me. He carried the bag for me. I said, “So, you have more medical training than I do. Jackson’s probably really going to appreciate your help. It’s so chaotic in these clinics. Did you have a specialization in med school?”

“I had just started interning and was with the trauma center. I haven’t really picked a thing yet.”

“Well, we can use a trauma doctor.”

He laughed. “So, what were you before this?”

“A marine biologist… I just graduated when the ship landed. I like this job though.”

He seemed pretty happy to be doing something in his field. We got back to the clinic and I took the burn cream and Tommy into Jackson. Alex was on the examination bed. A security officer yelled at Jackson about privacy and pushed us out.

Jackson said, “Those are my assistants. I need them to do my job.” He let us in, and Alex was getting violently sick. I held the bucket for him.

He said, “So, I think I have food poisoning.”

Jackson said, “Oh, you do. Um… Tommy go into the hall and get me a new bed pan and bucket.”

Alex looked at me and said, “You two are feeling okay, though right?”

I said, “Yeah. I feel fine.”

Jackson interjected, “But, we only ate half of the food. Rose, do you remember any of the normal vitals for Alex?”

Tommy was back and rambled off a list of normal male vitals.

Jackson said, “Thank you Tommy, but I was asking Rose.

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