A few of them may be the moms, a few will be faces on the C train, the hospital security guard will be one of the dads, and one of the doctors will be sweeping the floor. Alex will be more or less the same. There never is enough light in the morning, and, even worse, this is Monday. I don't know where your cup is. Alex has hernia surgery this morning.
Most kids walk out of the hospital afterwards, and even walk home if they live close enough.
But Alex has been in the hospital since he was born five and a half months ago. He has lung problems. It's not a good idea to go into any surgery with lung problems. And though he was fine after a while, Alex s lungs seized up just six weeks ago. It's an honest mistake, I guess, and soon I order a small with milk and one sugar, and climb the station steps to the 7 train.