Before the words were finished, an expression of surprise appeared: "Hey, what happened to your chin?"
"It's nothing, a razor nicked it."
Koa Jackson reached out to touch the band-aid, answered with a faint smile, and after walking a couple steps, ran into Lia Chester, who had parked the car and was heading upstairs. Similarly, she had just greeted him when she exclaimed in surprise, "What happened to your chin?"
"The razor cut a little nick."
Koa Jackson replied in a bland voice, and instinctively touched the band-aid again.
He entered the office.
By eleven in the morning, he had uttered this same phrase countless times.
So much so that—
Mia Ginger came to the hospital to find him and, as she entered the corridor of the department, heard two female nurses ahead chatting as they walked.
"It's the first time I've seen Dr. Jackson come to the hospital like this."
"Hey, how could someone as meticulous as him end up nicking his chin with a razor?"
