Clara Kate woke up early, for once. It was 6:30 and the air was perfectly still. The thickness of the air weighed her down as she struggled with the damp covers. The dead silence of the old house made the still morning seem even more eerie.
From the beginning of the day at the clinic Clara Kate knew it was going to be an interesting day. It all started with Taunya Phat’s invitation. Taunya was one of those people who loved to hear the sound of her own voice. She was one of Clara Kate’s special patients. A patient who required lots of patience. Somehow Taunya got into her head that Clara Kate and she were to be friends.
Taunya approached Clara Kate in a way that made Clara Kate cringe. Clara Kate knew Taunya was going to try to start a friendship, but she never expected the way in which Taunya was going to start this friendship. But that was Taunya for you, always doing the unexpected. Taunya wanted to go sky diving, an activity that Clara Kate had dreamed of doing since she was a little girl. On her eighteenth birthday she had asked her aunt to pay for one lesson. Grudgingly, her aunt had agreed, knowing that soon she would have to break the news to Clara Kate about her lost fortune. Clara Kate had loved the feeling of the free fall. When you fall that fast, you have the illusion that you are flying. She loved that feeling of flight, the pure freedom. Clara Kate felt like herself in that free fall for the first time. She longed to feel that sense of freedom and peace once again, so she jumped at the chance to go parachuting again. While she was discussing the details of the jump with Taunya, a woman marched up to her and stuck out her hand saying, “Hi my name is November Murphy and I am looking for a job as a doctor.” Clara Kate was not prepared for this. Only in her dreams would someone ask to be doctor at a free clinic. Clara Kate’s workload would lighten and she might actually be able to take a vacation. Clara Kate felt like she was floating above the city as she replied with a simple, “I would have to look at your application, but if you come in tomorrow I will be happy to talk to you further.” With that simple sentence the deal was closed.
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