I looked over at Richard behind the wheel. His expression was tight, as though he were in a bad mood.

That just increased my sense of unease.

Though our visit to the hospital was only scheduled to be a standard examination, the director himself out to welcome us.

"I objected to the computed tomography scan," I replied while they were enumerating the tests.

Richard gave me a perplexed expression. "Why not?"

I instantly replied, ...