Dream Journal
It was my first day working at a hospital. My supervisor gave me a picture identification card and showed me to my office. Inside were two computer desks facing opposite walls. At the computer by the open office door was a teenager with long blonde hair playing solitaire. I sat staring at my monitor not knowing what to do. I felt concerned for the blonde girl, certain that if she were caught playing a game on office time, she would be quickly fired. I tried silently to her attention - I didn’t want anyone in the hallway to notice - but she wouldn’t look up from the screen.
After some time of sitting at what was to be my desk, someone came to give me a tour of the grounds. He showed me the front parking lot and then took me up to the roof. It was evening, and the roof was dark. I couldn’t see any view, but it did not strike me as odd.
Back downstairs we headed back towards our department. We had to pass through a receptionist who checked everyone’s picture identification. There was gate we had to walk through that looked like the ones to get to the subway. I realized that I had left my ID next to my computer when I went on the tour. I explained to the receptionist that I had left my ID, and that this was my first day. I was positive that I wouldn’t be let back in and I would be fired.