Deb is visiting me. We are at the clinic. I find out I need a Pap smear, but a more thorough exam. I am waiting and waiting to have it. I have another appointment at 1:30 and I don’t want to miss it. The clinic is downtown. I go to this waiting room. Deb seems to be in charge of it. There is a large tree in the middle of the room with large branches coming down to the floor. I duck under branches and get to the trunk. Deb has built a fire in the trunk near the bottom. It is nice and warm.
For a while I watch a young boy. Then he leaves. There are a few other people waiting in the room. There is a strange, loner guy who doesn’t want anyone to sit next to him. Eventually, it is just Deb and I. I am very frustrated having to wait so long. I keep checking my phone to see what time it is. I start to wash dishes. Deb is very calm. In one part of the room are two beds with old quilts on them. There is nice bright light coming in. Deb lays down on one of the beds.