1999.
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She sat for what seemed like hours in the tiny room.
The last appointment of the day.
She'd scheduled it that way on purpose - God forbid she run into anyone she knew there...
But with no other patients around, no other college-bound girls with whom to share knowing glances... she was beginning to regret it.
The lights were too bright, the tv in the corner was turned too low, the sound of the slutty receptionist's nails on the keyboard too loud.
She picked at the corner of the Cosmopolitan, staring at the articles on the cover.
How to keep your man happy - in AND out of bed!
Do you know your "ahhhh" button?
STD scare: Why protecting yourself is the most important thing you'll do between the sheets this year
She bit her lip.
Her stomach was flipping.
If Chris knew she was here... He would...
Well... it wouldn't be good.
He could never find out.
Ever.
The receptionist slid open the mottled glass window. "You. Girl. Come here."
Claire stood, shaky legs. She rolled up the magazine and wrung it as she approached the office.
"You forgot a portion of the form, on the back. Hurry up." She handed the clipboard through to her. A thick accent.
Italian maybe?
Those awful pearl earrings. That giant bun.
And the neckline that couldn't get any lower unless she was giving herself a breast exam...
Claire cringed when she turned her back.
She sat then, flipping the page over, skimming through the physical health sections she'd filled out.
There.
Sexual History.
Claire crossed her legs. The pen tapped the edge of the chair.
Have you performed any of the following in the past 6 months?
- Vaginal intercourse - Y/N
- Oral sex (Give/Receive) - Y/N
Claire frowned. She steeled her will and checked yes for both.
- Anal intercourse - Y/N
Big time no.
- Have you engaged in any type of risky sexual behavior? This includes unprotected vaginal intercourse, unprotected oral sex, or unprotected anal intercourse. Y/N
She hesitated.
Yes.
- Do you have a history of sexually transmitted diseases? If so, please describe on the line below.
N/A.
- Have you had multiple partners in the past year? Y/N
She hated doctors. She always left feeling like hell about herself.
