BELLA
“Lying?” she repeated as if she was offended by the accusation.
“I contaminated the larger samples and my assistant got confused and destroyed them all.”
Niyah nodded. “I know. This shit is crazy. No more mistakes, friend. I promise.”
“Gotcha.”
“No more mistakes,” Bella reiterated.
The sound of someone clearing their throat turned their attention toward the door.
A woman that Bella didn’t recognize wearing a doctor’s coat was standing in the doorway holding a clipboard. “The body has arrived,” she announced.
She must’ve have been Niyah’s new intern and sadly, the replacement for the intern that had been murdered. Her presence was Bella’s cue to leave. She was clearly in the way.
“I’ll leave you to it, Doc.”
Niyah nodded. “I’ll see you later.”
“Yes, later.” Bella left Niyah’s office, saying hello to her new intern on the way out. She didn’t know whether her friend was telling the truth or not, but one thing was certain: she’d be paying better attention moving forward.