nearly midnight
She giggled , and that reminded her , so she went to the powder room again . I thought about getting up and leaving while she was gone , but what was the use of that ? I 'd only pick up somebody else . It was nearly midnight . A couple of minutes would n't hurt . I reached in my pocket for the little box of pills they give us -- it is n't refillable , but we get a new prescription in the mail every month , along with the pension check . The label on the box said : CAUTION _ Use only as directed by physician .