Fresh Fridays: Tired, Frozen, & Broke

My feet were hurting like crazy, but I dragged myself downstairs anyway.

Most night nurses eat around midnight or so, but my patients were pretty sick and kept me hustlin’.  When I finally had a free moment to take my ‘lunch’ break, it was already 5 a.m.

The cashier bagged my bagel and began to rang my order up.

I handed him my card.

But it didn’t work.

“Your hospital dining card was deactivated,” he said, shaking his head.

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