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Weekly Contest #276
In late October of 2019, I sat in the ER waiting room with a white plastic bracelet dangling around my wrist. I was two months into my first-ever migraine and I was waiting to be seen. I was also waiting for the arrival of someone I barely knew.The waiting room was much smaller than I’d imagined for serving San Francisco’s largest research hospital, with just enough space for a vending machine, a reception desk encased in glass, and a couple dozen chairs. Between the chairs and the desk was a swinging, screeching door that led back into the ...
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