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Visit Three

VISIT THREE:

Reason: Check up

Symptoms: Slight Fatigue

Time in: 10:00 am August 3rd, 2014

Okay, so yes, Rosie went back to Dr. Kim.

At first it was because Jane and Lisa gave her no choice since she was the doctor who did the blood work (Rosie tried to argue that it was technically a nurse, but - of course, she was outnumbered).

So she went to the practice, attempting to act as disinterested as possible. And that's when Dr. Kim got interested. And interesting. So even though she is what others might call (or whisper) a B.I.T.CH., she's one who totally checked out Rosie. And that was enough for Rosie to come back.

The practice was nice enough. Small, with a few other doctors Rosie had seen the names of on the outside of the building. Doctor Lee - OBGYN. Doctor Choi - Pediatrics.

Inside everything was very woody, lots of redwoods. The chairs, the tables, the ticking clock in the corner of the waiting room. If Rosie breathed in hard enough she could smell lemon polish.

At the front desk, a woman was sitting next to a jar full of lollipops. She had one in her mouth, the white stick peaking out. She took it out, revealing a bright blue tongue. "Roseanne Park," she called out.

Rosie stood up, smiled at the woman. She was there last week too, another person who worked under Dr. Kim and was way nicer. Rosie looked at her nametag. Jisoo.

"Hi!"

Jisoo returned her smile, then said, "You can head on back now. Suzy will take your weight and stuff."

Rosie looked to her side and saw the familiar face waiting for her. She'd figured since Suzy was there last time, the nurse just worked under Dr. Kim. Rosie wondered if they were friends, if Kim talked about her, or complained.

"Hello," Suzy said, bowing her head a little.

"So do you just work for Dr. Kim?" Rosie asked.

Suzy guided her to a scale while nodding. "I work both here and at the hospital, like Dr. Kim. The practice and hospital are connected and Jennie - I mean, Dr. Kim likes to have me around." She chuckled at that, then wrote down Rosie's weight.

They headed into the office, white walls with a few pamphlets on the counter. Rosie sat down on the exam table, the wax paper corkling below her butt.

Suzy was mostly quiet as she got out the blood pressure pump and wrapped it around Rosie's arm. "Legs uncrossed," she said.

The cuff on Rosie's arm tightened, and Rosie watched as the velcro seemed to split, making a light scratching sound in the silent room.

"So, how have you been feeling? Any spells?"

Rosie watched the monitor as it beeped. "Uh, tired? I think I've been more tired."

Suzy sucked in her bottom lip while looking at the readings, all numbers Rosie really didn't get. "Hmm...okay. Dr. Kim will be with you in a bit."

And as it turned out a bit was more like 30 minutes of waiting. Rosie swore she was doing that on purpose. Her phone battery was already at 50% from the practice's shitty reception and her own everlasting boredom. She could only check her twitter timeline so many times. Maybe she should have tweeted something like Kim's practice sucks.

But as it stood she had 13 million followers, and even she had her limits when it came to being petty.

"Ms. Park," Dr. Kim greeted.