i never knew
i never knew that everything was falling through
that everyone i knew was waiting on a cue
to turn and run
when all i needed was the truth

over my head, the fray


my office is overlooking the hotel plaza on the second floor of the business building. three of the walls in the office are regular, but there is one that is all windows. as nice as it sounds, it's kind of creepy because anyone can look in and see us working.

last week a nurse came in at 3 in the morning. she didn't have a key, and she didn't have a cell phone. there are signs all over the doors and windows requesting that people not bang on the windows, but ring the doorbell instead.

so she banged on the window for someone to let her in. after cleaning up the pee that got on my chair after 30 full seconds of her knocking, i went over and let her in.

she had to be over 70. i mean, this lady was old. and she was grouchy. she flung a couple of folders into my arms and ordered me to take them into the office. just because she gave me attitude (at 3 in the morning) i put them back into her arms and told her that it was her responsibility to get those charts back to the medical records office. besides, i have calls to answer. she stood there glaring at me for a good 2 minutes, and then proceeded to slam the charts on the medical records counter, utter several four letter words that she was too old to know, storm out and slam the door.

tonight, she came back into the office.

and she told me all about the bitch that was here last week that wouldn't help her out.