J Wallace

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“Sometimes I Regret It All” by J Wallace

Submitted to Contest #289

The room is unfamiliar. I don’t know how I got here. The day started ok. I wasn’t even late. It was my last day on service, last day before vacation, and it should have ended gently. The admission pager went off at 0632, exactly two minutes after I had taken over from the night team, and that should have been my warning. The night resident Allison, always a team player, offered to take it, but I waved her off. That was our culture - she had to offer, and I had to refuse the offer. I went down to the Emergency Department to meet the...

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