Ethan.
“Ethan?”
He didn’t answer.
He looked at me.
Then at June.
Then he sat.
Sylvia remained standing for another moment.
Finally, she sat too.
I stayed standing.
“This is what happens now.”
Neither spoke.
“We wait for the doctor.”
I looked at Ethan.
“You stay.”
He nodded slightly.
“When the doctor examines June, you are in the room.”
Still no response.
“If she is admitted, you stay for that process.”
I continued.
“If she is discharged with instructions, you hear those instructions too.”
I looked at him.
“Your presentation
