Chapter ten

Chapter 10

The scorching sun was high up inside bathing the pedestrians in its harsh rays.

My ride pulled up at the hospital, there I came down. I paid for a bouquet of flowers, that was the least I could do.

I headed into the hospital, the cold breeze Washing me.

“Am I late? ” I asked the receptionist, a warm smile plastering on my face.

“6 minutes late, sir. ” she said, fixing her gaze on the laptop." But, I'll let it slide. ”

" Thank you. ” I replied, rushing into the elevator.

The elevator door closed, sealing me in its metallic box. I pressed the button to the third floor and the elevator ascended slowly.

I stepped out of the elevator, the air was damp with the smell of antiseptics and the cloying odor of the hospital food. Nurses and doctors moved in the hallway, each busy to notice the other.

I opened the door, my eyes darted round the corner of the room in search of him.

The room was quite a spacious one, silence dreading in. The silence of the room was occasionally punctu