At the Doctor

Adam Fisher was staring intently at his shoes but he didn’t think they were going to do anything interesting. He just knew he didn’t want to make eye contact with anyone. It seemed impolite when you had nothing to say anyways. And he never really had anything to say. And this is not his story.
Sitting awkwardly next to him was Gerry Blake, trying really hard not to scratch his crotch. I could tell you about Gerry but, in truth, you don’t want to hear it. So this is not about him either.
Rachel Corner did want to know about Gerry. Of course she didn’t know he had crabs, but even if she did it wouldn’t have mattered much to her. Rachel was kind of insane. And who wants to hear about a freak?
Chris Davis was sitting across from Rachel, trying to hide the fact that he was peeping at her breasts. You couldn’t blame the guy. They were nice breasts. But he had terrible acne and was therefore terrified to engage Rachel in conversation. It wasn’t really about the acne though. Chris just had horrible self-esteem. I won’t waste your time on Chris.
Mike Radshaw did want to waste his time on Chris. He didn’t know why. In fact he never knew why, but he wanted to beat the living shit out of him. Mike was gay, you see. He just wouldn’t admit it - which was why he was so angry all the time. So fuck Mike right?
Elspeth Smith had fallen asleep in her plastic chair. She couldn’t help it. She was old and tired but she had led an interesting life. She just couldn’t remember any of it. Which was a shame. I would tell you her story though. But she’s going to die in a few minutes so what's the point?
Lisa Bennett was texting on her cell phone. She did that a lot. She was a nice girl and all - just a little stupid. She had an eating disorder, which doesn’t necessarily make a person dumb or anything. But she was. And this is not her story. Because she’s stupid.
Ah Danny Stewart!  Here was an interesting fellow. He was the only one in the room who actually had respect for life. He was also the only one smiling and the only one who wanted to talk to people. Danny was a good chap and, truly, his story is a fantastic tale of love and beauty and trial! But he has cancer. And I wouldn’t want to bum you out.
Ray McDowell’s mouth was a hard line as he was regarding Danny’s bald head. He thought Danny was a Nazi you see. Ray always thought everyone was something and it was always something he didn’t approve of. So Ray was a miserable old man. And I won’t tell you about him.
In fact I won’t tell you about any of them. Nothing interesting ever happens in a waiting room.