The movie ended and I immediately powered up my phone to check in on my under-the-weather man. I noticed I had a voicemail. It was from Kit. “Mike, it’s me. I’m at Mount Sinai Hospital not far from my apartment. I think it’s Tenth Avenue. I have appendicitis. I’ll probably be in surgery when you get out of the movie. My phone battery is about to die, so I need you to do me a big favor and call my parents to let them know what’s going on. My mom’s name is Marilyn and my dad is Bob. Just tell them you’re a new friend of mine.” He then gave me their phone number, before concluding, “My mother is
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