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Noah is a simple man, he doesn't need a lot to be happy. A bubble bath and a warm home cooked meal? This is his definition of a perfect day off. And lucky for him today was his day off. For the past few weeks, he had been working nonstop and he really needed a break. He loved his work, as a second year resident in pediatrics he was always busy. He worked in the pediatric ward upstairs and sometimes helped in the ER to make up for the staff shortage. Noah has a warm personality, a hard worker always ready to help anyone. But because of this he had the tendency to work too much.
It was rare for him to have a day off so he was determined to enjoy it. He spent his morning in his bed with Frantz, his old tabby cat. Frantz was purring softly under Noah’s caresses.
“You like this buddy ?” He chuckled and kept patting the feline.
The morning led to the afternoon and Noah finally left his bed when a delivery man knocked at the door. He tipped the delivery man and pushed the boxes in his living room. It was his new couch ! He was so excited, he waited so long for this. Since he moved to Pittsburgh a year ago he inherited his late uncle's residence. It was a little house not too far from the hospital, 15 minutes when the traffic was good. As a young resident he didn’t earn that much so he kept most of the old furniture and replaced the most damaged one by one. He worked double lately to afford a new couch. He chose a set with a big green vintage couch and two armchairs. It was past noon, so he decided to start assembling the couch before making himself something to eat.
After a good hour he finished assembling the furniture, Frantz already claimed the couch as his own. Noah cleaned the house and finally decided to cook something. He made pak choi noodles, his dad's signature dish, and some fried sweet plantains. He likes when his food tastes like globalization. Before he could sit on his brand new couch to enjoy his lunch (maybe more like a big snack since it was already 4:00 PM), Crazy In Love started playing in the kitchen. He sighed and took his phone without reading who called him.
“Who decided to disturb my sweet day off ?”
“Hey- I’m sorry Noah, we've got a situation...Are you free right now?” It was the gruff voice of Dr Robby, he seemed a bit stressed. Noah frowned.
“Is everything okay ?” He was getting a bit worried. It was unusual for Dr Robby to call him in the middle of the day.
“Can you cover for Langdon? He needed to go home earlier. You just need to finish his shift so it’s just for a couple hours-”
“Is Frank okay? I can be here in 20 minutes.” Noah already started to put his food in a lunchbox.
“Yes…Don’t worry, just a personal matter but he will be fine. Thank you for coming and sorry, I know you don’t have a lot of days off” The older physician sounded embarrassed.
“Hey it’s fine Mike, just let me dress in decent clothes and grab my bag” Robby smiled, Noah was the only one calling him Mike.
“See you there Bear”
Noah knew it was going to be a long day… He patted the little head of Frantz and put food in his cat’s bowl.
At least you can enjoy the new couch, you lucky boy