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Karina heard Harley's parting word, but she didn't stop walking. She already had someone like Wilfred who dared to stand up against authority. She wasn't alone in her fight. When she returned, Yvette bombarded her with questions about her visit to the association.

Karina chose to gloss over certain details, recounting only the less controversial parts. Even that left Yvette in awe.

"You actually turned them down? You really did? Gosh, I admire you!" Yvette exclaimed.

Karina swatted Yvette's exaggerated thumbs-up. "Cut it out. I'm barely holding it together. I was so nervous."

Yvette's face twisted in mock disappointment. "You? Nervous? Where's all that boss energy you walked in here with?"

"Boss energy? More like trembling cowardice," Karina retorted with a wry smile. "I was barely holding my knees steady in there."

"No wonder people used to bow down to authority back in the day," she thought. Standing her ground in front of someone like Professor Zeller had been nearly impossible. Despite the calm facade she maintained, she had felt moments away from collapsing. The road to becoming the person she aspired to be still stretched long ahead.

*

evening, Wilfred called, his timing impeccable, just as Karina finished her

Wilfred started the conversation with this straightforward

between her ear and shoulder as she tidied her desk. "Busy, as usual. You know how hospitals are. Constant stream of

shortage of surgeons meant Karina was often pulled into the OR whenever they discovered she could manage both internal medicine

drifted through the line, so faint she thought she imagined

paused, confused. "Wait... Did you

do. She was ready to chalk it up to someone on his end of

again a low laugh. This time, Wilfred spoke, his tone carrying a

Karina's cheeks instantly flushed.

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him, phone hand, smiling

today. Professor Zeller invited me to join, but I

was walking through the hospital; a white coat draped over his shoulders and a file under his arm. His typically composed expression tightened, taking on

colleague passed by and greeted him. "Good evening,