#astrid001

“So the rumors are true.” Ollie said in lieu of a greeting from where he leaned against the Library wall, looking for all the world like he belonged there. The evening breeze couldn’t quite chase away the summer heat, but he still had a coffee in each hand. He’d been waiting for her - and had debated leaving a million times like the coward he was - when he’d caught sight of her leaving for the day.

Simba thanked his wife’s colleague with a smile before dismissing the small class, a set of five students piling out of the OR on their way to lunch. Simba followed a little while later, smiling to himself as he recalled what lessons were learned this way. He moved about the hallways of the hospital remembering when he used to work there, when he noticed a familiar face on their way to the cafeteria. “Astrid, hi, are you working here?”