Mount Sinai Hospital. smelled exactly how Aria remembered...antiseptic, coffee, and that indefinable scent of controlled chaos that came with emergency medicine. She walked through the familiar corridors, nodding at nurses and doctors she recognized, feeling a strange sense of homecoming mixed with nervousness.
She'd left this place months ago to become Damien's assistant. Had walked away from the career she'd trained for, the calling she'd felt since she was young. And now she was coming back, hoping they'd welcome her return.
"Aria?" A familiar voice called out, and Aria turned to see Nurse Patricia hurrying toward her, her face breaking into a wide smile. "Oh my god, it really is you! We heard you might be coming back!"
"Patricia!" Aria hugged the older woman warmly. "It's so good to see you. How have you been?"
