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Joanna Jimbuku is a nurse. She lives and works in north Australia.

Her boss is
Bob Mills - a Flying Doctor. He and Joanna go everywhere in The Bluebird,
Bob's plane. One morning in August, Joanna answers the phone. "Hello," she
says. "Doctor Mills' office." Then... "A baby? Yes, I see. And you're in Woomara.
OK - we can be there in half an hour."
Five minutes later, Joanna and Bob are in The Bluebird. "How old is this baby?"
asks Bob. "Eighteen months," says Joanna. After a moment Bob looks at her.
"Woomara's near your home town, isn't it?"
"Yes, that's right." Joanna smiles. "It's a very small place." She looks out of the
window. "There it is," she says. "Can you see? Between those trees and the
river."
Down on the ground, eight or nine people are waiting for the Flying Doctor.
They take him and Joanna to a small house. The baby's mother - Jane - is
inside it. Bob looks at the little girl for twenty minutes. Then he says, "I'm sorry,
but Mary is very, very ill. It's her heart. She must go to a hospital in Sydney."
"Sydney!" says Jane.
"Yes." Bob puts his hand on the woman's arm. "But it's OK - you can go with
her." Jane looks sad. "How? I've got six other children. I can't just leave them."
Suddenly Joanna has an idea. "Wait a minute!" she says. "Why don't I go to
Sydney with Mary? After all, I'm on holiday for two weeks after today."
"Good idea," says the Flying Doctor. They look at Jane. "OK," she says.
Twenty-four hours later, Joanna arrives in Sydney for the first time. Two nurses
are waiting at the airport. They drive her and Mary very fast to a big hospital.
Then they take Mary into Room 308. A doctor is waiting there. "Hello," he says.
"My name's Paul Griffin." Joanna smiles at him. "Hello." Then she asks the
nurses, "Can I help?"
Joanna spends all day at the hospital. But after eight hours she is very tired.
Paul Griffin sees this. "Why don't you stay with me and my wife tonight?" he
asks. "Thanks," says Joanna. "That's really nice of you."
At six o'clock she and Paul drive to his house. There, Joanna meets Paul's wife,
Fran. She meets their daughter, too. Her name is Polly.
After dinner, Paul shows Joanna to her room. Joanna sits on the bed. "Is Mary
going to be OK?" she asks. "I don't know," Paul replies. Then he says, "But
we're going to do everything we can."
After that, Joanna goes to the hospital every day. She helps the nurses and sits
beside Mary's bed. For three days nothing happens.
Then one afternoon, Joanna is reading a book in Room 308. Suddenly she
hears a noise. "What's that?" she thinks. Then she hears it again: "Mama!" She
stands up and walks to Mary's bed. "Mary, it's you! You're sitting up. You're
talking."
She runs out of the room and finds Paul. "Quick, Doctor Griffin," she says. "It's
Mary. Come and see."
Later that day Joanna telephones Bob Mills. "Yes - that's right. Mary's going to
be OK," she says with a big smile. "I can bring her home next week."
That evening the Griffins take Joanna to an expensive restaurant. Joanna sits
next to the window. Outside, she can see the lights of Sydney. "This is
beautiful," she says.
Next morning at breakfast Paul says, "Joanna, you can stay here at home
today. After all, Mary's OK now."
"No, thanks," says Joanna, "... I want to be with her." At the hospital, Paul sees
Sister Clark. "One of my girls is leaving next week and we need someone new,"
she says. "What about Joanna Jimbuku? She's a very good nurse. Do you think
she wants a job here?"
"Me?!" says Joanna that evening. She looks at Paul. "Why not?" he says. "After
all, Sister Clark's right... you're a very good nurse." Joanna is quiet.
"Don't say anything now," Paul tells her. "Just think about it. That's all I'm
asking." He walks away, then turns. "But not for too long, OK?"
The next day is Saturday. Joanna goes to the hospital and sees Mary. "Hello,
little one," she says. "You're going home on Monday." Then she thinks, "Or are
we going home?"
Two hours later, Fran and Polly meet Joanna for lunch. "Oh Joanna, you are
going to stay in Sydney, aren't you?" says Polly. "I don't know," says Joanna.
Later in the afternoon Joanna goes for a long walk. The weather is hot. She
watches the people in the streets. She looks at all the shops, cinemas,
museums and theatres, too.
"Sydney's great," she thinks. "It's very beautiful, and there's a lot to see and do.
But do I really want to live here - that's the question."
Across the street there is a shop window. Joanna turns and looks in it. She can
see a big painting of some red hills. "Wait a minute," she thinks. "I know that
place. It's near Woomara."
Ten minutes later a man comes out of the shop. "Are you ok," he asks. Joanna
smiles. Her eyes are wet. "Yes," she says. "I'm fine. Really - I'm fine."
Two days later Bob gets into The Bluebird. Joanna is with him. She waves
goodbye to Jane and Mary. Bob starts the plane and pushes his hat back.
"Listen - thanks for everything, Joanna," he says. "In Sydney, I mean. It's a
beautiful city, isn't it?"
Joanna looks at the red hills of Woomara. Then she smiles, too. "Yes," she
says. "But it's good to be home."
- THE END -

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