Three things

Here are 3

Pick one. Each takes about as long as it says.

• Go to the thing even though it is dull

  The assembly, the match, the recital. Children scan the audience, and they are counting.

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• Sit in the waiting room with someone

  Waiting rooms are where people rehearse the worst version of the news. Company changes the hour entirely.

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• Drive them and wait in the car park

  The journey to and from a hospital appointment is often harder than the appointment, and is done alone.

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