A Bitter Awakening

Desmond waited until after 11 p.m. that night, but Coralie never came out. He stopped a young nurse and asked, "Is Dr. Rowe from the obstetrics and gynecology department still here?"

The nurse was taken aback for a moment. "Dr. Rowe has already left a while ago."

"Didn't you guys call her back for overtime duty for an emergency?"

"Oh, you mean the patient who had a miscarriage," the nurse said, "h