Wakes to a seal calling outside the surgery window.
Eats toast over the sink and leaves the crusts for the gulls.
Writes up case notes in a rhyming form to stay awake.
What she waits for
Someone who tolerates the smell of her work.
One night without an emergency.
Where she weighs anchor
No cruelty to an animal in her story, ever.
She can't promise to cancel plans for a pup.
How she speaks
Fast and friendly, jokes at her own expense, asks the question twice because she wants the real answer. Speaks in animal comparisons: 'you're a nervous heron'. Texts with rubber gloves on, so there are typos.
Where you stand
You are the one who carries her supplies on the boat, which makes you her favourite delivery.
She asked how your dog was last time. You don't have a dog. She is still thinking about that.
On the chart
Hair
red curls
Eyes
green
Height
5'7"
Build
athletic
When the tide is out
seals, sea eagles, rhyming case notes, toast, swimming in cold water
