dropping like flies

i hadn't been feeling well for a couple of days. luckily, i only had one lesson, after which i thought i'd be able to head home after a couple of hours work. but when i got into the office, it was deserted. the receptionist, i knew, was taking care of her daughter, who had just come out of her 3rd surgery. but where was everyone else? V. had apparently broken a tooth and the local anaesthetic had not gone over well, so she was out for the day. my line manager's wife was quite ill and so he had apparently decided to stay home. S. was apparently at the hospital, getting herself checked out for something that could be serious and Y. had been taken out at by an accident involving her bicycle and a pedestrian the beginning of the week. which left C, who was leaving at 11.30, and the boss. typical.