About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. One night, an ER nurse was closing up shop when she heard someone whispering from behind the curtain. ‘Did you hear that?’ she asked her colleague. ‘What?’ he replied. ‘Someone just said “I’ll be back,”’ she insisted. They looked around but saw no one. The next day, every patient seemed to mention it too—until they realized it was coming from the old clock above the door. Finally, a delivery driver mentioned it during his shift. Turned out, he’d been saying goodbye to his dog each night before leaving for work. The clock’s chimes had just coincided with his words. From then on, everyone joked about who would be the first to say something else—like ‘Don’t go,’ or ‘Stay awhile.’
2. Late one night, as the emergency room staff prepared to clock out, a voice crackled over the intercom: ‘Please be advised that our waiting area is now officially a no-sleep zone.’ A sleep-deprived nurse looked up from her chart and muttered, 'Great, just what I needed—more patients!' Soon enough, an exhausted delivery driver stumbled in with a tired smile, saying, 'I’m here for my regularly scheduled nap.' The ER became a place where everyone came not for emergencies but for some much-needed rest.
3. In the early hours of morning, a small dog darted into the emergency room, its tail wagging frantically. The receptionist looked down and saw that instead of a tail, it had what appeared to be a tiny flashlight waving back and forth. The receptionist blinked a few times, then reached out gently and switched off the little light. To everyone’s surprise, the dog yawned contentedly and lay down on one of the waiting-room couches. It was just an overactive toy inside its collar, see? Turns out, the owner—a sleepy-eyed neighbor—had forgotten to unplug it before heading home.
4. Late one night, as the receptionist was logging patients out, her computer suddenly started playing country music. Curious, she turned around and saw no one. Just then, an old man in a cowboy hat walked up to the counter and asked for directions. ‘I guess that’s our new patient,’ she smiled, clicking away on her keyboard again. The music stopped abruptly, replaced by the usual beeping sounds of the ER.