Failing again. Failing better.
My parents had told me it would be a good thing to have a family friend working as a supervisor in the hospital lab. My tests might get some priority, and Mr. Jim would be sure to triple-check them. But after a week in the hospital, the lab had yet to provide us with any…
The referee entered the new stadium for the first and last time. They had asked him to arrive an hour earlier than normal, so that they could give him a brief tour of the facility. During his tour, the guide repeatedly thanked him for agreeing to work today’s game. Jim just nodded and kept walking…
“You keeping an eye on the dog?” Julie asked as she opened the front door. “He’s not going anywhere,” Ryan answered. “He’s too busy staring at the ghosts in the kitchen. Have fun at work. Love you,” he said, as he leaned forward to kiss his wife goodbye. “You too,” Julie said. “Bye, Buster,” she…
Moments after I arrived, I ran into him in the hotel lobby. I started feeling nauseous, and then I saw him. Part of me wondered if this might be a side effect, but a bigger part of me was trying to make it to the bathroom before something terrible happened. I was worried I wouldn’t…
Today is my first day. My task is to familiarize myself with the laboratory, its contents, and to organize said contents. Step 1: scan the room, beginning with the door and moving clockwise. I divide the room into quadrants: the bookshelf, the white board, the desk, and the Professor’s sitting area. Step 2: familiarize myself…