"You bet." I mumble and head for the stuffy waiting room. I pick a relatively undamaged chair, as far from the woman with the baby as possible. My phone vibrates. I really hate that thing.
WHERE ARE YOU? Lena. Lena is my closest friend, I guess. We grew up together, a block apart, and she was there when I needed somebody, but I wasn't going to tell her where I was. No need to worry her.
LIBRARY. she wasn't likely to go looking for me there. She didn't reply, so I turned the cursed thing off and tucked it into my pocket again.
"Flora?" A nurse pokes her head bravely into the overheated waiting room. I stand and head for the door. As I pass through, she unexcitedly asks, "How are you?" she's said it a milliontrillion times today alone.
"Fine, thanks." I say quietly, even though I am clearly not since I am seeking medical attention. In the offices in the back it smells like doctor's office. There are scalpels and needles and all manner of things made to intimidate and remind you where you are and why you are here. It is because you are human and you are breakable, and you need a doctor to fix you.
WHERE ARE YOU? Lena. Lena is my closest friend, I guess. We grew up together, a block apart, and she was there when I needed somebody, but I wasn't going to tell her where I was. No need to worry her.
LIBRARY. she wasn't likely to go looking for me there. She didn't reply, so I turned the cursed thing off and tucked it into my pocket again.
"Flora?" A nurse pokes her head bravely into the overheated waiting room. I stand and head for the door. As I pass through, she unexcitedly asks, "How are you?" she's said it a milliontrillion times today alone.
"Fine, thanks." I say quietly, even though I am clearly not since I am seeking medical attention. In the offices in the back it smells like doctor's office. There are scalpels and needles and all manner of things made to intimidate and remind you where you are and why you are here. It is because you are human and you are breakable, and you need a doctor to fix you.
