choke hold

Today I was sitting at my desk.

I started to take a drink of water

and I suddenly felt a catch in my throat.

I coughed a little cough.

Put the water bottle down.

Coughed again

and again

and again.

I coughed, on and off,

for over an hour.

Not

one

person

came in to see if I was ok.

I could have been choking to death at my desk

and no one would have known.

Which begs the question:

What is wrong with people?