Chapter 6: Small Expectations
Philip was sitting in another white room, waiting for the doctor to enter. The days and weeks after Jonathan’s death were a blur. He continued to go through the motions at work. His job at college had become more than routine. He could sleepwalk through his courses of lecturing to large classes of students, many second language learners, about the basics of grammar, spelling, punctuation, and other course requirements necessary to “graduate” into the mainstream of general education. Philip often lost track of the days and was surprised when the weekends arrived. After Jonathan’s illness and death he no longer cared for weekends, for time off, for any type of leisure. His “AIDS” symptoms continued for weeks and finally he forced himself to see a doctor. He did
