After several hours of suffocating chest pain, MayBelle called her doctor, who told her to go to the emergency room. Precious drove, of course. For one thing, it was late (around midnight), and MayBelle was suffering, for another. Some ten hours after their arrival at the hospital, MayBelle was sent on her way with a clean bill of health. But not before these two exchanges occurred:

Kind Nurse: “Do you have a headache right now?”

MayBelle: “No. Should I?”

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Smug Doctor: “So those are your three options.”

MayBelle: “Do I have to do any of them?”

Smug Doctor: “If you don’t, I’ll need to ask you to sign a release.”

MayBelle: Hmm…

Smug Doctor: “Just remember, if you go with option three, you’ll be exposed to more radiation than, you know, a LEAN person would be.”

MayBelle: “Let’s go with option two.”

Which they did and all is well, although MayBelle can honestly say the doctor’s lack of couth smarted more than the i.v.