The Prep Room
A Fictional Story by Ok-Again-00. I was twenty-three when I had my surgery. Nothing life-threatening—a hernia repair that had been put off for months and finally scheduled when the pain became impossible to ignore. Outpatient procedure, the doctor had told me. You’ll be home the same day. Simple. Nothing about the lead-up felt simple. I’d checked in at the hospital at six in the morning. The lobby was quiet, the fluorescent lights buzzing overhead, the air conditioning already too cold
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