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Millie had recently completed her residency and passed her exams, officially becoming a certified sports medicine and rehabilitation veterinarian. It had been a long process and now she found herself searching for a place to go. The place she had completed her residency was great, but didn’t have any room to take on another employee and there were no openings anywhere close that were looking for what she wanted to do. She was sick of hearing the words “over qualified” and feeling like she’d wasted years. She closed her eyes, breathing in and out and pushing all those negative thoughts out with each breath. She hadn’t wasted anything - she just had to keep looking.

When she opened here eyes again, something grabbed her attention and she clicked on it. Race horses, exactly what she wanted to work with. She read down through it, taking in the good and the bad of it. There would be multiple horses for her to care for and treat. It wasn’t just dealing with the injured, by the sounds of it - but managing the barn as well. The biggest down side was that it was a race track. It wasn’t a barn where the horses were trained and competed against other barns in big races, which was what she really wanted to work with. That seemed to be the only thing wrong with the placement, and it was relatively minor. It would be good experience, though, for when she was able to move on to what she really wanted. Or, maybe she’d really love it? Or, maybe she wouldn’t even get the job. She closed her eyes again, breathing in and out until the negativity left her.

She scrolled down until she found some contact information. There was an e-mail, so she quickly copied it and entered it into her more professional e-mail system.

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Dear Mr. Vaugh,

I am interested in the job opening that you have for your stables. I am a licensed veterinarian certified in sports medicine and rehabilitation. I completed my residency learning how to care for various different types of athletic horses, although I focused mostly on race horses.

I have attached my school transcripts and proof of my credentials as well as my CV. I do not live in Harper Rock, though would be willing to look into relocating depending on future conversations. I can be reached here, as well as by phone to arrange an interview or if you have any questions.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Sincerely,

Millicent Kaiser DVM, DACVSMR

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Millie looked over the email quickly before hitting send and sitting back in her chair. Mr Vaughn would either reply back to her or not. It was now in the hands of fate - she had done her part and now had to wait.

She was out gardening when her phone went off. She didn’t like to do it during the day, her skin so easily susceptible to the harmful rays of the sun. She had no plans on getting skin cancer. That stuff was nasty. But she loved to garden, be around flowers and just be out in nature in general. She had an affinity for it, which was helpful considering what she was. She didn’t keep any of those plants out here in the open, these ones were purely for decoration.

Millie ignored the beep at first, not wanting to interrupt her thought process, but once she was done tending to that section she leaned back onto her heals and slipped her gloves off, laying them on her lap as she dug in her pockets for the phone. She looked at the notification and her breath stopped for a moment. She hadn’t been expecting to hear back so soon, or at all really. Everyone wanted someone with more experience post-residency. They said they liked her, but she was young and inexperienced and just thinking of all the things people had said made her want to roll her eyes. Instead, she breathed in, held it for a moment and then breathed out, pushing all those negative thoughts out.

She wasn’t about to reply to an important email like this on her phone, so she ran inside, forgetting her gloves in the grass, and booted up her laptop. It was old, the same one that her Mom had bought her when she made it into the Veterinary program. Luckily, Millie was good with computers and had it still working fine, but she was ready to upgrade to something better. Maybe if this job worked out she’d finally be able to.

They wanted to fly her out for an interview? Paid expenses. Just to see if they wanted her? She read it over a few times, trying to see if there was anything she might be misreading. There wasn’t. She grabbed a pencil and paper and started jotting down all of the questions she had.

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• Fare for two? Ailbhe
• How long/what days?

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She looked at it and realized that was really all she needed to know for now. There were more questions, of course, that she would have with her during the interview itself. She’d have to brainstorm with Ailbhe later, but as he wasn’t in just yet she was going to just make the call and get the ball rolling.

She dialed the number that Mr. Vaughn had given her, and was pleasantly surprised when the guy gave no backlash at all about wanting to have her twin accompany her. He gave her some dates and, after double checking their shared calendar, she confirmed the dates and left him to setting everything up, which he promised he would e-mail her the details within the hour. Very efficient. She marked it on the calendar and then called her twin, grinning from ear to ear.