I had been sitting in that waiting room for what felt like forever. The last thing I remembered was that I was on the plane on my way home to see my family and friends. All of a sudden I got a stinging headache and couldn't see because of a bright light that filled my eyes. And then I was here. In this waiting room.

I looked around and realized I recognized some of these faces. These people had been with me on the plane. I wondered why I was here and what they were doing here as well. As I observed the room, I noticed that things seemed off. Some of the people didn't have the lower part of their bodies, some were holding a limb belonging to them. It didn't seem to bother them, they looked more confused about this whole situation.

The speakers hanging to the ceiling would occasionally announce a name and a person would walk through a big white door. Finally I heard my name announced. I stood up, looked around me and walked through the door at the far end of the room. I was greeted by a smiling woman in blood red scrubs.

"This way", she said and walked to the corridor on the left. I followed her until we arrived at what seemed to be an office. "In here", she said. I walked into the unlit room, found a chair opposite to a desk and sat down. The woman shut the door and I could hear her walk away. I wondered why she hadn't turned on the light, I couldn't see anything. I sat there for a moment, still confused to what was happening. All of a sudden, a light seemed to be turned on. I looked around until I saw a lamp in the corner of the room.

"So, you are here now. We have to find a place for you, I guess", said a voice behind me. I turned around to face the desk and I saw a giant of a man sitting there. He had ruffled hair and a long beard black as coal and wearing a plaid shirt underneath his white robe. Even though he was sitting, I had to look up to see his face. He did not seem old, but it was visible in his face that he was experienced with life. "Uh... Where exactly am I?", I asked. „We don‘t have time for games. You should've looked it up when you first came in here", he answered as he flipped through some files. "I just remember being on a plane and getting a terrible headache and the next thing I know is that I‘m in this waiting room. I don‘t understand what‘s going on", I said. "I am trying to sort out this situation for you. Would you please?", he replied. I was so surprised that I couldn't say a word. Neither one of us said anything for a while, the silence only broken by the sound of the paper as he scrolled through his files. "Ah, yes. Here it is", he said. "I'm going to have to make some calls. If you would please go back to the waiting room. You‘ll be called again".

The door behind me opened. I stood up, turned around and walked out. The door closed behind me and I walked back to the big white door and to the waiting room. There were still many people there. I looked around to try and see if there were any signs or brochures with any information, but I could not find any. I took a seat. Shortly afterwards a woman who looked to be in her late thirties sat down close to me. She seemed scared. "Do you have any idea where we are?", I asked her calmly. She looked at me and watched me for a while before muttering her reply. "N-no... I don‘t...", she replied. I could see the fear in her eyes. "What are you so afraid of?", I asked her. "Nothing!", she replied. "Well, I have he-eard stories ab-bout this. But I don't believe tha-ats happening he-ere." "What stories?", I asked her. The talking seemed to calm her down. "Did you get the headache and see the white light too?", she asked. "Yes. What does that have to do with anything?". "They say it‘s death". "Death?". I was shocked. I didn't know what to think. "Yes", she replied. "A bright white light. The light at the end of the tunnel. Haven‘t you heard?". I admitted I hadn't given it any thought. I was about to say something when I heard my name on the speaker system and forgot it. I stood up, walked to the white door and was greeted by another woman.

"Sorry to keep you waiting", she said. "Would you follow me please?". I followed her as she walked straight ahead. We walked for long and turn after turn we finally stopped in front of a grey door. She looked at me and smiled as she opened the door to another unlit room. I looked in and the room was empty except for a sofa chair that seemed to be made with leather and a made up bed. "This is your stop", the woman said. This did not make me any less confused, but I walked into the room and she shut the door. I expected a light to be turned on, but after standing there for a moment nothing happened. Somehow I managed to find my way to the chair and sat down, thinking someone would come soon and explain what was happening, but nothing changed. No light was turned on, no one came. I stood up and tried to find the door, but no door handle was to be found. I tried banging on the walls and call, but the sounds died out as soon as I made them. Realizing that this would not help, I made my way back to the chair and sat down and waited.