Down the hall
Finish what you started: They led me out of the crowded hospital room into the shadowed hallway. We moved silently, calmly, without disturbing. Others joined us from across the way, joy in their bodies, asking for direction with their eyes. I looked at Them and asked which way I was supposed to go. They pointed to my right, the end of the hallway lit deeply within, "you can go on if you'd like," the others went. They gestured to my left, "or you can go back." A smirk played on Their face, I took a final glance to my right, sighed deeply, inhaling the weight once again, turned away from the light, and said, "I better finish what I started."