Incongruous

It was the most dreaded doctor’s appointment she would ever have to attend.

She squirmed a little with pain. She knew she had cancer, that was a given. It had been well documented, medically. There had been tests and scans and all sorts over the previous weeks. She had lost count of the number of times she had gone back and forth. The only positive aspect was that it had been diagnosed. At least it was being looked at. There would be a report ready for her to hear just how bad it really was. She had booked the earliest possible time available. There were so many questions going through her head, but she decided that she would let the doctor read the results first.

She drove into town and arrived early. She sat in the surgery carpark for several minutes, psyching herself up. When she finally went in, the receptionist cordially greeted her and asked her to take a seat. If she knew anything, she wasn’t giving anything away. Moments later she was called.

The first thing she noticed when she sat down was the brown stains around his fingertips, as he shuffled his paperwork, looking for the report. He grunted as he found it and began to read. After turning the first page, he dipped into his pocket and produced a cigarette case. She sat, mesmerised! Opening the case, he took out a cigarette and lit it with a lighter. He went back to reading, taking occasional puffs and blowing smoke at the ceiling. From time to time, he coughed…

She squirmed a little with pain. With a great effort, she climbed out of bed. She slowly and nervously made herself ready to leave.

It was the most dreaded doctor’s appointment she would ever have to attend.

15 thoughts on “Incongruous”

  1. An fascinating dialogue is value comment. I believe that you must write more on this topic, it won’t be a taboo subject however generally individuals are not sufficient to talk on such topics. To the next. Cheers

  2. Hello! I’ve been reading your web site for a long time now and finally got the bravery to go ahead and give you a shout out from Porter Texas! Just wanted to mention keep up the great job!

  3. Hi! Quick question that’s entirely off topic. Do you know how to make your site mobile friendly? My website looks weird when viewing from my iphone4. I’m trying to find a template or plugin that might be able to fix this problem. If you have any recommendations, please share. With thanks!

  4. Hey There. I found your blog using msn. This is an extremely well written article. I will make sure to bookmark it and return to read more of your useful info. Thanks for the post. I’ll certainly comeback.

  5. Unquestionably believe that which you said. Your favorite reason seemed to be on the internet the easiest thing to be aware of. I say to you, I definitely get annoyed while people consider worries that they just don’t know about. You managed to hit the nail upon the top and defined out the whole thing without having side effect , people could take a signal. Will likely be back to get more. Thanks

  6. Woah! I’m really digging the template/theme of this site. It’s simple, yet effective. A lot of times it’s tough to get that “perfect balance” between usability and appearance. I must say you have done a excellent job with this. In addition, the blog loads super fast for me on Chrome. Excellent Blog!

  7. Hello! I could have sworn I’ve been to this blog before but after browsing through some of the post I realized it’s new to me. Anyways, I’m definitely happy I found it and I’ll be book-marking and checking back frequently!

  8. Thank you for every other fantastic post. The place else may just anyone get that kind of information in such an ideal way of writing? I have a presentation next week, and I am at the look for such information.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *