Two Sentence Horror Stories

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You scared me!

Who scared who?

You left my front door open.

I thought someone broke in.

Well, I wouldn't have to worry so much about you

if I could see you more often.

I know, I know, I'm sorry.

I'm just so tired and overwhelmed.

Things are just piling on right now.

I have this huge test coming up.

It's not enough that you're a full-time nurse.

You gotta be in grad school too?

Eneh, it's too much.

You're not taking care of yourself.

I only have three more months to go.

Once I'm finished with this MBA in Healthcare Administration,

I can actually really start helping people

get the care they deserve.

And this is amazing. Thank you.

What are you doing?

Come see.

I still don't know what I'm supposed to be looking for.

The beads.

- Weren't those there before? - Huh?

You know this is actually your altar, not mine though.

If you didn't come change the plantains every week,

the whole thing would just turn into a fruit fly factory.

Blasphemy.

If you're going to work yourself into the ground,

you're going to need all the protection you can get.

I actually can't believe we're twins.

We're like night and day.

That would make us two halves of a whole.

Ooh, maybe you'll be happy with what else I dug up.

Remember this?

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Tell me when to stop.

Stop.

"The Two Brothers".

"Once there were two brothers who could talk to each other

"without using their mouths.

"All day long they would tell each other

"jokes at school using...

"Only their minds."

"But one day, the younger of the brothers fell very ill

"and passed away suddenly without warning.

That's the part that always made me cry.

They didn't have Shango to protect them.

You see how that works?

Oh, my gosh.

The unfortunate brother was buried and put to rest.

But soon the older brother began to hear sounds in his head.

That not even the doctor could explain.

You okay?

Yeah.

Just a headache.

I'm tired though.

You can go crash in the guest room.

Maybe sleep now and we finish the story tomorrow, hmm?

Okay.

Adaora.

What's wrong?

What's wrong?

Let me... Hey, let me see?

Let me see.

Adaora!

This is ridiculous.

You should've been seen by now.

Please sit down.

Three hours is BS.

Are you kidding me?

I saw that woman in the waiting room.

She got here at least an hour after us.

This is...

Excuse me, doctor.

My sister may have had a stroke

and we've been waiting here for almost three hours and...

I'm sorry ma'am, but you have to understand there's a triage.

I'm a nurse, I know what triage is.

I also know that I've seen patients who got here after us,

and yet they've been seen.

I'm going to ask you to calm down.

You know, it's great that you're a nurse,

but you're not a doctor.

She complained of a headache, she's been listless,

might have lost motor functioning on one side of her...

I appreciate your diligence, and when the attending comes,

they will too.

You're not hearing me.

She does not appear to be an emergency.

They would've noted that at intake.

And as a nurse you must know there are many things

which can present as a stroke.

- Anxiety, insomnia, drug use. - Drug use?!

Do you really think I haven't noticed how this hospital

has been treating its black patients?

I do not appreciate your insinuation.

Now your sister will have to wait her turn

just like everybody else.

Or you're welcome to go to another hospital,

one where you'll feel more... comfortable.

Oh, my God!

Adaora!

Stroke of the basilar artery, permanent vegetative state.

It didn't have to happen this way.

If you had just listened to us. If you had just believed me.

We know how difficult this is,

but you're going to have to make some decisions.

Given her condition you may want to consider...

No.

I'm not giving up on her.