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Kelly's adventuresInside, a waiter quickly guided us to a small but comfortable booth. I ordered a beer, while Kelly and Marlyn both settled on a Coke. The waiter had the drinks on our table in short order, and Marlyn chatted with him for a moment before he left. When he was gone, she told us "I just told him that we were waiting to eat. The drinks will be added to the meal." After we'd all had a sip of our drinks, Kelly turned to Marlyn and said "I don't want to insult you or anything, but I'm curious to know where you learned English – you speak it very well; better than I do most of the time!", with a grin. Marlyn smiled back, and said "I graduated nursing school here, and worked at a hospital in Houston, Texas for almost two years. It was there that I learned English so well." Kelly stared at her, and asked "You're a nurse?" "Yes, I was. A Registered Nurse, working in the emergency room at the hospital." "You said 'was'. You're not a nurse any more?" "No, not now. There was a problem at the hospital, and I had to come back here." "If you don't mind my asking, what happened?" Marlyn got a sad look on her face, and told us "I was working one night when we were very busy ...» |
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