A young man stood blocking the door.
“I want to see your license,” he said.
I showed him. He examined it suspiciously and
didn’t move.
“Get out of the way!” said a voice inside.
Reluctantly, he let me pass. I approached the patient, apparently the man’s girl friend, who had phoned me because of an earache. As she described her problem, he glowered from the doorway.
Reluctantly, he let me pass. I approached the patient, apparently the man’s girl friend, who had phoned me because of an earache. As she described her problem, he glowered from the doorway.
“I don’t think you’re a doctor,” he said, interrupting. “Where’s your white coat?”
“Shut up, asshole!” she shouted before
turning back to me. “He’s being a jerk. He’s probably a little high. Don’t
worry.”
“You should leave,” he said a few minutes
later. Approaching, he delivered a gentle shove to my shoulder. The girl friend
cursed and pushed him violently.
“Sorry, but I’m not feeling safe here,” I
said. I walked out and went down to the lobby. The woman appeared a minute
later, full of apologies, and we finished the consultation.