Yes.
They'd known each other for a few days.
They weren't even in a 'relationship' where it would make sense for her to stop by.
As a friend? Maybe.
It just felt like she was coming up with excuses, but there was still something... off.
The other door leading to the courtyard opened up and Lexie turned her head.
"Thuy!"
The nurse who had come to their class just a few days before the exam stepped out into the courtyard with a warm cup cradled in her hands. "Lexie? What are you..."
Thuy turned her head to look at the other door and nodded. "The exam! How did it go?"
Lexie hesitated for a moment. She wasn't sure what to say.
Thuy smiled at her, her shoulders shaking slightly with laughter. "I don't want you to jinx it either, but I'm sure you did great."
"I hope so."
"You've worked so hard for this." Thuy took a sip from her cup. "Everything will be fine and soon," she sighed a soft, indulgent sigh, "you'll be working here with us and enjoying all the excitement."
Lexie nodded and lifted her phone so she could see the screen.
No notifications for calls or texts.
"Something wrong?"
Lexie looked up at the nurse and hesitated again. "I'm feeling... like I'm missing something. I had this... feeling..."
Lexie lifted her hand and pressed it to the center of her chest. "I know it probably sounds crazy, but earlier I saw an ambulance drive past the windows-"
"Ah... That makes sense. You were busy with the exam. They had a shooting over at the firehouse."
Firehouse?
Lexie reached out and grabbed Thuy's arm. "A shooting? At Twenty-nine?"
Thuy nodded. "Kennedy Heart, the reporter? She was shot in a drive-by. Or at least what everyone is saying."
She shook her head.
"You know how that goes."
Lexie was struggling to calm herself down. "Telephone."
Thuy smiled. "You start with a sentence and by the time a few people pass on the message, it's something different."
Lexie nodded. "Is... Is Miss Heart okay?"
That's when Thuy's expression darkened a little. "She will be. They're looking for the shooter now."
"So..." Lexie was feeling more like herself. Her ears were working better. Or maybe it was her brain that was. Either way, she felt like she had to have the situation confirmed before she could let her worries go. "None of the firefighters were hurt."
Thuy nodded, a slow, pointed drop of her chin. "They're all good."
