ANNA'S POV

I stopped at the entrance to my office where my first patients waited, my hand resting briefly on the door handle. I took a slow breath, then quickly put on a face mask and adjusted my hair, making sure every strand sat perfectly in place. I straightened my lab dress too, smoothing out imaginary wrinkles like I needed the extra confidence.

Then I walked into the room.

“Good morning. I’m going to be the person administering this medication to you today. What are your names?” I said, my tone calm and professional, not even giving them a glance as my full focus stayed on the neatly arranged shelf...