The other day I was in town at a doctor’s appointment. As I sat in the waiting room- I noticed that I was the youngest patient by at least 25 years. As I sat there waiting, I noticed how tardy the doctor was. Nurses came calling for patients- but the same group of us just sat there.

Clearly cleaning out my contacts on my iPhone was a mistake-for had I just been sitting there and staring at the walls like the others, I may have realized the nurse kept calling my name.

It wasn’t until her third visit to the waiting room that I realized perhaps she was calling for me.

Nurse: “Rock-ell-ee? Rock-ell-ee?”

Me: Pre-sent.