On Monday morning, the hospital where Elisa worked woke up in an uproar.
Copies of a scandalous article circulated through the corridors, spreading like wildfire.
"Renowned doctor caught in love affair with hospital director... Career and medical ethics at stake!"
The headline was sensationalist. The photo, distorted. A deliberate angle showing Elisa laughing with the hospital director, in an informal conversation at a medical event, taken completely out of context.
Below, anonymous comments questioned her professional conduct, her ethics, her relationship with patients.
Elisa, upon entering the hospital, was greeted with suspicious looks.
Good morning... she said, hesitantly, greeting colleagues who now avoided her gaze.
In the hallway, she picked up a printed copy of the article left on the reception desk. Her eyes scanned the lines with a feeling of nausea in her stomach.
She recognized that trap.
Sophia.
She knew it was her doing.
