Dr. No

I had read every months old magazine in the room from cover to cover when a nurse finally gave me an update, which basically boiled down to “still operating”.

I had watched as the 24 hour news channel had gone from initial report to first report to initial analysis to in-depth analysis to blaming the president all the way to half-assed retraction, when another nurse came in and gave me another update, which basically boiled down to “we have to wait”.

I had hopes when the Doctor came in. Then I saw his face, and all my hopes boiled away…