A sprinkling of white particles dissolving into the black liquid. I squint down at the cup, trying to figure out what they are. But before I can, Dr. Bingham retrieves a plastic lid and pops it on top of the cup. I start to ask her about what I just saw, but then I shake my head. What am I supposed to say? Hey, why were there little white specks in the black coffee? I’ll sound nuts. It’s probably a visual hallucination from lack of sleep.

