Inside the clinic where Lee worked, I didn’t recognize the nurse at the window. She didn’t look up as I approached, but when I ignored the clipboard resting on the counter between us, she said, “Sign in and have a seat, please.”
“I’m here to see Dr. Gui,” I told her.
She glanced up with weary eyes and looked at me like I was stupid. “Sign in and he’ll be with you shortly.”
“I don’t have an appointment,” I admitted. I flashed her that smile Lee thought could charm the wildest of beasts and waited for her to swoon.
She didn’t. With an end-of-the-day sigh, she reached for the appointment book. “I might have something tomorrow—”
“You don’t understand.” I leaned into the window and lowered my voice so none of the patients waiting in the lounge would overhear. “My name is Curt. Curtis? Mayb
