Nurse Bella grabbed Nurse Jessica’s wrist, her grip tight and unyielding. “What do you think you’re doing? You want to slap me?”

Smack!

Before Jessica could respond, Nurse Bella’s palm struck her cheek with a sharp, echoing slap.

Jessica gasped, her eyes widening in disbelief as she touched her stinging cheek. “What! You slapped me? You actually dare to slap me?”

“Stop repeating yourself,” Nurse Bella scoffed, tapping Jessica lightly on the forehead with her finger. “It’s reality. I slapped you because you deserved it.”

“Bella, let her go. She’s not worth your energy,” Nurse Alice said calmly, placing a hand on Bella’s arm to ease her anger. “It’s a...