Nurse Rempel: A Short Story

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It is after midnight, and the corridors are empty as usual with only the sounds of an occasional telephone breaking the peaceful silence. The ICU is dedicated to people unfortunate enough to need serious medical attention, those poor souls are the ones that occupy these room.
Which brings us to Nurse Rempel, the head nurse, and a good one at that. Her bedside manner is considered second to none. Her personality is to die for, overshadowed only by her concern for her patient, which has gained her praise throughout the medical field, including her colleagues, patient and their families.

In addition, to sum it up, Nurse Rempel is at the top of her field and like always, she is making her rounds, stopping at each room to analyze the patient’s …show more content…
“I know you're not afraid of those punks Freddie. I feel ya. But this is no joke, this is real, whoever takes you out, moves up the ranks. Your chances are thin at best.”
Walking in circles Freddie waits for a moment as he ponders over the detectives last statement.
“So you say I got a chance,” In the light of that comment, with all things considered, she and the detective has to agree, this patient requires some serious psychological help.
“Freddie doesn’t run from nobody…
“Freddie ain’t afraid of nobody…
“Freddie doesn’t give a shit.”
The declaration confirms it, and Nurse Rempel is persuaded Freddie will not last a week if he goes back to the streets, and attempts to convince Freddie to leave Los Angeles. Yet Freddie says nothing to the nurse, instead he stares at the floor and trances out, paying neither one of them any mind. Despite the fact, they both ramble on about his safety. With everything on the table, Detective White reaches his final conclusion when it comes to Freddie. The jury is in. This guy is not at home, he thinks, the lights are on but the batteries are dead. What he’s trying to say is Freddie needs to come back to reality quickly because in a short while he is going to be released. With one more trick up his sleve he is hoping the homeless jughead will take the
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