internal_medicine
raze
sonny's
been
a
nurse
for
almost
as
long
as
i've
been
alive
.
he
told
a
story
about
one
ancient
bedridden
woman
who
was
always
pressing
the
call
button
.
no
one
would
check
on
her
.
they
thought
she
was
a
nuisance.
one
day
sonny
asked
her
what
the
problem
was
.
all
she
wanted
was
a
glass
of
water
.
the
other
nurses
don't
like
muffins
.
they
love
boston
cream
and
double
chocolate
donuts,
though
they'll
tell
you
they
hate
those
too
. sonny bought
them
a
dozen
of
each
.
they
wrapped
their
gratitude
in
feigned
indifference
and
said
they
wouldn't
touch
the
treats.
both
boxes
were
empty
by
the
day's
end
.
there's
a
doctor
in
the
hospital
who's
from
another_country
.
most
of
the
staff members
keep
him
at
arm's length.
call
it
referred racism.
sonny
found
out
what
his
favourite
drink
was
.
he
got
him
a
bottle
.
"
why
would
you
do
this
for
me
?"
the
doctor
asked
him
.
"
because
i
respect
you
," sonny
said
. "
and
i
think
you're
an
excellent
doctor
of
internal medicine."
the
doctor
wrote
something
on
a
slip
of
paper
and
pressed
it
into
sonny's
palm
.
"
this
is
my
cell
number
,"
he
said
. "
if
you
ever
have
a
patient
who
needs
to
be
seen
right
away
,
you
call
me
."
the
stomach
might
not
always
offer
an
undisturbed
portal
to
the
heart
.
but
as
points
of
entry
go
,
you
could
do
worse
.
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