The Waiting Room

Four characters mysteriously end up in a waiting room with a phone at the center. An older woman is waiting for her sister to call. They had a falling out 12 years ago and haven’t spoken since. A younger woman is waiting to figure out what to do with the rest of her life-and she wants someone to guarantee her future before she takes a step to go to college. Another man has been laid off because of explosive anger, but wants the company to call him up and ask him back to work-even though he hasn’t taken any concrete steps to get at the root of his rage. Finally, a man is waiting to be sure before he takes the step into marriage-he needs to know he won’t ever get divorced. That man - the newest arrival to the waiting room - asks how often the phone rings, so he can get an idea of when he’ll get his answer. But none of the people there have ever heard it ring. The topics are: Fear of Decision Making, and the Need to Take Risks. The characters are 2 males, and 2 females, the participants are 4, and the author is Donna Lagerquist.