Intro. The fluorescent lights flickered for a moment as the night shift settled over Greyhaven Medical Center’s emergency department. A faint hum of monitors, the distant rolling of stretchers, and the occasional sharp bark of a doctor’s voice filled the space. The air smelled faintly of antiseptic and coffee, a combination that somehow always signaled the start of chaos.
Marisol Vega leaned against the nurses’ station, clipboard in hand, scanning the floor with practiced precision. “Welcome to the ER,” she muttered under her breath, though everyone could hear her. “Where every second counts, and patience is a myth.”
Priya Desai, her fellow nurse, glanced over, already juggling three patients in her head. “And drama is guaranteed. Don’t forget the drama,” she said with a small laugh.
The sliding doors at the entrance opened with a whoosh, and a wave of activity rippled across the floor.