Monday was a busy day for the hospital. It seemed that they scheduled everyone for their CAT scans, MRIs, and chemotherapy sessions on a Monday. Tom hoped that they could get in before their scheduled time and arrived an hour early. Two hours later, a nurse finally called Tiffany in for her treatment. Tom was not a happy camper.

He sat alone in a lounge on the main floor doing a USA Today crossword that someone left behind. As per his usual, he avoided actually reading any news articles. While he tried to figure out a five-letter word for brighter than bright, he heard Melissa’s familiar laugh from the hallway. Tom looked and saw her talking to another woman in blue scrubs. Melissa held a clipboard close to her chest and she wore green scrubs this time. They were a bright, lime g...

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