Chapter 150

He stepped down from the car and waited for his father to settle the payment for the cab and turned around and looked at entrance to the building, it proudly announced itself in bold letters “Stony Brook University Hospital”. It was a huge building, and he felt as if it were a huge dragon, waiting for its prey, with an enormous appetite, ready to digest anyone who passes by.

He felt as if the door of the building dwarfed anyone who approached it. Even the tallest visitors had to reach up high to grasp the ornate door knocker. The door swung open into a grand hallway, with floors of spotless white marble. The walls were covered in gigantic mirrors, so that the foyer appeared to be at least three times larger than its already impressive size.

At the end of the hallway, a grand white staircase spiraled up and up—so far that you might have expected an angel to greet you when you reached the top. But that was not so. The stairs actually led to a large, but surprisingly ordinary looking hallway with slightly worn, green carpeting and a long row of nearly identical doors. It almost resembled a hotel.