I have to make this stop. Even if I will not meet or at least know the anonymous sender of the fruits, it doesn't matter. It must be put to an end soonest before the hospital administration hear about this. I might be in trouble if I can't find ways to stop whoever is sending me this fruits. This job is very important to me because this is my first as a licensed nurse. I'd been dreaming of this since young and I don't want to have an issue with my first employer just because of this generous anonymous human. Little by little, employees are talking about me and the fruits, it slowly draws attention and definitely I don't like it.
I have to come early so I will know what time fruits are delivered at the guard house near the entrance of the hospital. I have to talk to the guards and ask them not to receive any gift from anybody if it's for me.
At 9pm, the guards on duty greeted enthusiastically as I approached them. Just as I thought, fruit basket tied with a red ribbon is already there at their table. With politeness, I responded their greetings with a smile. "Good evening guards. Is that basket for me?" It has oranges in it. I inspected the ribbon for notes or whatsoever, it doesn't have. It only has a small tag with my name written on it. A guard of middle age, who I think is their head, handed the basket to me but changed his mind and said that he would just bring it in the nurse station after his duty. I think his hesitance is because of the weight of the oranges. I took the opportunity by saying thank you first for his kindness then my purpose of coming early tonight.... "Guard, do you know where these fruits are from? Who comes to deliver all these goodies for three consecutive nights now? I don't have any idea who would do this to me anonymously."
I see him as a respectful man who would not necessarily lie in the favor of a stranger against me who is also an employee of the hospital where he is employed. "Sorry mam but it is delivered by same delivery company but different delivery boy. I asked last night who the sender is but he said their company withholds the name of the sender as requested. The company is receiving more pay for the secrecy of the transaction and those information are not divulge to them". I sigh in resentment but still optimistic of putting it to an end. If that is the case, may I ask a favor from you not to accept any gift from anybody in my behalf, I understand that personal deliveries like this are not allowed to go inside the hospital. I will report it to the police as a threat if this will continue tomorrow night."
The guard agreed and asked me to write my request in their log book to make the request official so that other guards will also know.
I signed under my name and said to them "Please take all the oranges, divide them among yourselves because I have lots of oranges at home. I can not consume them all and would just be wasted if I will bring them home. " With sincerity, I thank them all and headed back to the hospital with high hopes that this fruit deliveries are ending tonight.