But that was all in the past. Neither Heather nor Don had anything to do with Martin now.
"I didn't know you moved to a bigger city," said Don. "I lost sight of you somehow. You know, I only follow the competition, and you ... "
Yes, Martin knew perfectly well that in Don's eyes he was not someone worthy of attention, and he was fine with it. Some people you want in your life, others you don't. For Martin, Alston belonged to the latter group.
"I didn't expect to see you here either," replied Martin. "I heard that you are moving abroad."
"I decided to stay in the country," he announced. "I guess I'm too much of a patriot. I'm just doing routine medical examinations for a new job. "
"Oh, congratulations."
In fact, Martin had no interest in what was going on in Alston's life.
"And you…?" Don continued, "You don't have any problems, you know, with that ...?" he looked around the hospital.
