Personal Narrative: Eli's Wake Up With His Dad

Some time later, Eli is once again woken up by his Dad, however this time was different. His dad seemed somewhat enthusiastic for some reason or another. Being dazed from sleep, Eli doesn’t think anything of it, until his dad tells him the news that may change his life… “I just received an email from Mayo clinic. They had a cancellation and we were next on the list. Your appointment starts tomorrow morning, so we are leaving tonight.” His dad giddily stammers, “We will pick your mom up on the way through the cities.” Not fully comprehending what his day was saying, as he was just woken up, “Ok, cool” is all Eli musters as a reply. As soon as he gets out of bed, Eli grabs his backpack, but for a much more exciting reason than going to school. He packs a few sets of clothes inside, because appointments at Mayo are multi day excursions, his toothbrush, and his iPad. By the time he is done, his Dad has made lunch and Eli gladly eats it. He has worked up an enormous appetite. After finishing packing and eating, Eli decides to watch a little tv before he must start the trip down to the cities to pick up his mom, who currently works there at a hospital as a midwife, and then to Mayo clinic in Rochester. Once the
Much to Eli’s amazement, Mayo Clinic isn’t a hospital at all, it is actually multiple incredibly tall office buildings inside of one complex. The center of the main buildings is a set of elevators that take you to all the different floors, which specialize in different branches of medicine. Eli and his parents are instructed by the schedule they received to go to the pediatric floor. Finding the right elevator, they all get in and ride it to their designated floor. “Now it is looking more like a hospital,” thinks Eli. On the other side of the door is a large colorful, waiting room and a desk. They walk up in and check in at the desk, then find a seat and wait to be called into a