the weirdest thing happened at work this afternoon. everyday near closing time, i would check the schedule for tomorrow, pull out the appropriate charts, and print visit statements for each patient before heading home. that way, when i come into work the next morning, everything is all set and ready to go. when the patient comes in, i double-click on his or her name on the schedule, and their appointment box turns from white to blue. it's very nice to see all blue boxes from a long day's work, because that means everyone who was suppose to show up has come in.
this morning went by smoothly, but around 2pm, the back door of our office slammed open loudly with a fierce gust of wind, filling the whole building with a noticeably chilling breeze. "how very odd," i thought, because that back door is extremely heavy, a thick, metal door where i have to use my entire body weight to push open every day. oh well, i didn't think much of the incident. after inspecting the door, i headed back to my seat and looked at my computer screen, and i noticed that there was a white box at 10am (an unchecked-in appointment), which is very strange, because it wasn't there a moment ago. i also didn't recognize the patient name, which certainly means i did not put it there. at first i figured that another receptionist or PA had mistakenly scheduled someone for that morning instead of the next month or next year. so i asked around, but none of us, including the doctor, had anything to do with the mysterious no-show. it is impossible for an appointment to pop up out of nowhere, because there are several steps involved in creating one. perplexed, we checked his folder (which was shelved away, another clue that pointed to the appointment not being there before), and it informed us that he had not been in the office for 2 years. i called the patient to see what's up, and his wife answered the phone. she said that her husband couldn't have scheduled the 10am appointment, because he passed away a year ago today.
a year ago. today.
officially creeped out, i can't figure out whether the wind knocking down our door had anything to do with the spooky appointment. whatever it was, i had goosebumps the rest of the day.
this morning went by smoothly, but around 2pm, the back door of our office slammed open loudly with a fierce gust of wind, filling the whole building with a noticeably chilling breeze. "how very odd," i thought, because that back door is extremely heavy, a thick, metal door where i have to use my entire body weight to push open every day. oh well, i didn't think much of the incident. after inspecting the door, i headed back to my seat and looked at my computer screen, and i noticed that there was a white box at 10am (an unchecked-in appointment), which is very strange, because it wasn't there a moment ago. i also didn't recognize the patient name, which certainly means i did not put it there. at first i figured that another receptionist or PA had mistakenly scheduled someone for that morning instead of the next month or next year. so i asked around, but none of us, including the doctor, had anything to do with the mysterious no-show. it is impossible for an appointment to pop up out of nowhere, because there are several steps involved in creating one. perplexed, we checked his folder (which was shelved away, another clue that pointed to the appointment not being there before), and it informed us that he had not been in the office for 2 years. i called the patient to see what's up, and his wife answered the phone. she said that her husband couldn't have scheduled the 10am appointment, because he passed away a year ago today.
a year ago. today.
officially creeped out, i can't figure out whether the wind knocking down our door had anything to do with the spooky appointment. whatever it was, i had goosebumps the rest of the day.
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now i'm too scared to shower.. ><
do you see why i can't watch horror movies?!