Marianne has been in with the doctors a long time. That’s what Marianne’s husband, Joseph, was thinking as he sat in the hospital waiting room. He noticed the flowers. Pretty. He hated hospitals. He’d just focus on the flowers while he waited on Marianne.
“Excuse me. Mr. Hayworth?”
Joseph jumped. He’d nodded off, staring at those flowers.
“I’m sorry, Mr. Hayworth. Your wife has a collapsed lung. We accidentally caused it to collapse at the end of the procedure. She has to stay until it resolves. She’s in Room 412.”
Joseph was still trying to wake up. He jumped up, thanked the doctor, and shook his hand. The doctor left and walked quickly down the hall.
“Now what?” Joseph thought.
He walked over to the flowers, snatched them out of the pots, and started walking quickly to Room 412 to see Marianne.
140 words
Photo Credit Shivamt25
The Write Scribe 
The picture does give the feel of a hospital. You struck the right note.
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As you would I think in a state of anxiety. Good response Rosemary.
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Hopefully she will recover – if not the hospital might have a claim heading their way!
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Hope she gets better. No wonder Joseph hates hospitals, eh. Great story Rosemary
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Hahahaha! Instant flowers for his wife! Cute story Rosemary!
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I’m pretty sure the hospital staff wouldn’t have so casually admitted to having collapsed the poor woman’s lung. I sense lawsuit.
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True story. They did!
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Oh wow! Lawsuit.
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Saved him paying out for flowers, after all, they might be wasted if her other lung goes pop! Nice one.
My story is called Potty Pete!
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