Chapter 313 - Thank God you are not my teacher. (1/2)
”You didn't answer how my interns are?”
Assistant Long went behind the wheelchair. ”For that, you have to come with me.”
”Me too, me too,” Honey joined, walking by her side.
They stopped in the hospital's porch from where she could see rows of tents covering the hospital compound, leaving just enough to let pass emergency vehicles.
But the biggest surprise that awaited her was her interns. Some sitting behind the desk, doing desk work; some running around with walkie-talkies, and most of them serving the ones wounded. She saw Revon and recognized people from his army helping her interns as well.
”Assistant Long--”
He sighs. ”They ate half my brain by continuously asking about your whereabouts. So I made a request to Miss. Fei Hong if she could help me connect to Mr. Feng and get an update about you.”
”And I did,” Fei Hong joined out of nowhere. ”When they came to know you got injured, and a plane was about to fly from Cheyna with doctors on board, they plead to let them join.”
”And you did?” Suyin glared at the two. ”Their internship is over; they were supposed to be in college. Do you know how risky it is? What will I answer to their parents if something happened to them? They are my interns, how dare you make decision without my permission?”
Assistant Long secretly pinged the interns on their WhatsApp group before a certain angry momma butcher him. ”But mam--”
”Shut up. Send them back to Cheyna. NOW--”
In no time, the group of youngsters gathered around her, everyone looking at her fondly. Assistant Long exhaled in relief.
”How are you feeling, mam?” someone asked.
She put on her usual cold expression, ”Fools. Idiots. Reckless kids. Why did you all come here?”
The group leader, Yu Mixi, stepped forward. ”Social services is the art of listening and science of hope. We learned it from you, mam,”
”Be someone's light when they are hopeless.”
”There is no bigger religion than servicing the needy. There lies the biggest happiness,”
”People from social services do not necessarily have to have time, but they necessarily have to have the heart.”
”Your internship is over. You should be attending lectures in college.” She narrowed her eyes at the group. This was the first time they were standing with their heads facing up instead of looking at their shoes. And she could tell every one of them was beaming with inner happiness one gets in this job. Proud momma she was. ”Send them back,”
A panic rose. ”NOOOOO!” Everyone sang in sync.
Yu Mixi pointed at the people undergoing treatment. ”No class will teach us this. And, we are here to help our teacher. We know you would have done the same.”
”Yes, mam,”
”Please, mam,”
”Please, mam,”
And Assistant Long, of course. He ran to stand in front of the group and joined in pleading. A strange expression covering Suyin's face. She could feel her cold demeanor melting. These kids were her best interns ever. Truly.
”Revon,” she called. Revon looked at her. ”Can you make sure of their safety? And see none of them exhaust themselves.” he gave a thumbs-up.
”YAYYYYYY!”
”Minus twenty points.” Everyone stepped away from her. ”Assistant Long, send a letter to their universities and inform them they are with me on a project.” it was to mark their attendance in university. ”Everyone dismiss. Go back to your jobs.”
They hurried away, smiling from ear to ear, celebrating.