When the official reassignment list came out — and her and Henry's names were still on it — Irene finally couldn’t sit still.
When the call connected, her voice was already shaking with fury.
“How long are you planning to drag this out? Are you really going to push it until the entire hospital is in chaos before you’re satisfied? Do you have any idea how many surgeries are scheduled today? How are the doctors on that list supposed to work in peace?”
“This is a hospital — a place where lives are saved — not somewhere for you to throw tantrums and vent your anger.”
“Take down the announcement immediately. Come to the hospital immediately and apologize to everyone! Compensate everyone on the list with an extra year’s worth of performance bonuses!”
I replied calmly, “They signed the sponsorship contracts back then — agreed to obey any aid reassignment order from the hospital. Now that the orders are issued and they can’t do their jobs properly, it just proves they’re unfit to be doctors.”
On the other end of the line, her breathing grew heavy. Then came a string of curses.
“You’re insane! Fine — since you won’t listen to reason, don’t blame me for what comes next.”