Chapter 19 - Eccentric hobby (1/2)

It's another weekend. Since she started working, her weekend isn't the same as everyone else. This weekend she spend almost 13 hours inside the OT to perform a complicated brain surgery that requires meticulous care. This is her last operation before she have a day off. Still wearing her scrub, she drag herself towards the locker room.

”Yo, what are you going to do after this?” Farrah asked because she too finally had her day off.

”Want to go and have lunch?” Rachel added. It's very rare for the three of them to have a day off together. Although Alicia was feeling tired but her stomach needs food.Then she can have her peaceful sleep.

”Yeah, sure. I'm hungry.” She said as she change into her long sleeves T-shirt and loose trousers. She never like wearing tight and revealing clothing just like other people who are the same age as she is. She never found it comfortable. And the same goes with Rachel and Farrah. The only difference was they can wear short sleeve or sleeveless whenever they want. For Alicia, she doesn't have much of a choice.

”Hurmmm,,, i seem to be forgetting something.” Alicia said as they head out for the closest restaurant they could find. She had a feeling that there's something important that she forgot.

”Better filled your stomach first. Then you can think.” Farrah stated. Rachel nodded her head and she decided to do just that.

It wasn't long before the important thing she forgot start to reveal itself. It's in the form of her brother's bodyguard. With her brother smirking at her as he leaned his body on his car. Her mind start became sharp all of sudden. It's the dinner party. His company dinner party. Crap. Without thinking, she grabbed onto Farrah and Rachel's hand and made a run for it. All of her exhaustion just went away as she dragged her blurry friends to an alley that only she knows. Of course she knows. It's her shortcut to go to the inner place where the homeless people are and are guarded by another gangster that happen to know her as well. Her phone keep on ringing and she just ignore it. She doesn't have to look to know who. It's Ralph. He must be fuming when she ran away.

”Are we going to keep on running?” Rachel asked as she pant in between. They're doctors. And they don't really do exercise. Just a simple run will do but not this much of a run.

”I'm hungry. I can't take it anymore. Can we stop? I don't think anyone is chasing us now that we're here.” Farrah cried.

”Just one more block to go. We'll take our rest there. And i can promise you that the food there taste better than the place that we're going.” Alicia said as she forced her two friends to keep on running.

Finally they arrive at the destination that she told them. It was almost like an abandoned town. Where you could see gun shots ruining part of the building and there's not much of living person roaming around like they do. Farrah and Rachel couldn't help but feel scared. As for Alicia, she took it as a stroll in the park as she guide them to a building that sells pizza. She casually walked in as they followed them inside despite their doubtful stare.

”Don't worry. They have the best pizza ever. And i suggest you taste their soup as well. Pumpkin soup to be exact.” Alicia sat down and explain it to them.

”But, there's no one here. We're not in a haunted building right?” Farrah pointed out.

”What are you thinking? Of course...” Alicia didn't manage to finish her sentence when a chubby woman came out from the back of the restaurant.

”Well,well,,,what do we have here? Early visit this time doctor?” Anna, the owner as well as the waitress stood by the table smiling widely when she saw Alicia sitting on the table along with her two friends.

”You brought your friends with you. And here i thought you don't have any friend at all considering your eccentric hobby.”

Rachel and Farrah burst out laughing after they heard what Anna said.

”Anna...how many times have i told you. I do have friends and saving someone is not a weird job. This is Rachel and Farrah. They're doctors as well.” Alicia pouted her lips. Anna snorted as she nodded towards her friends.

”No doctor would be crazy enough to walk freely in this part of town like you do. Heck, even the hooligans gave way to you if they ever saw you here.” Anna just had to mentioned something that she doesn't wished to know.

”Anna, we're here for food. Do you have my favourite pizza? As well as garlic bread and hot creamy soup.” She decided it's best to change the topic. Otherwise she'll just die of hunger from all that running.