Sam felt nervous as he entered the hospital, though there was no reason to be. Still, he’d been surprised when, after he’d called the clinic with his symptoms, the appointment was made not with his usual doctor but at the hospital. Unusual, but nothing to get too alarmed about.
Everything was automated, but that was normal. He booked himself in then followed the indicators which took him down several corridors and, eventually, to the right room. He saw no one else during his walk which again was unusual without being overly worrying.
He stepped through the door then stopped in confusion. Instead of the desk, chairs and doctor he’d been expecting he found himself in a small, drab room. A single chair was fixed to the floor facing a window set into the back wall.
Now he knew somethi
