The Witch's Ichor

New Developments [26]

The quiet of the waiting room does little to calm Zoe as she wiggles in her seat. The girl kicks her legs only to feel her shoes hit the floor, and sighs. The walls here are decorated with a variety of posters discussing sexual health and gender expression.

"Wiggling won't make the clock move quicker, Zoe." Zoe's mother comments.

"I-I know that." Zoe murmurs.

Zoe is waiting with her mother for her first appointment. Technically Zoe could just come here alone, but the walk here would have been hours long. Zoe's mother was thankfully willing to give her a ride. The door to the back of the clinic opens, and a woman wearing baby blue scrubs pokes her head out.

"Zoe?" The lady calls out.

"That's me!" Zoe replies as she stands.

The woman gives Zoe a kind smile and pushes the door open for her. Zoe walks over and follows her into the corridor. She gives her mom a little wave as she leaves the waiting room behind.

"We're gonna head over through here, and get your height and weight." She explains.

"Okay!" Zoe chirps.

Zoe steps onto the scale and watches it measure her weight. She frowns slightly as it settles at one hundred and twenty pounds. Zoe would prefer to weigh a little more. The woman writes down Zoe's weight, and asks her to step over to the measuring device against the wall.

Zoe glances at the measurements on the wall as she takes off her shoes, and stands in place. The lady helping her adjusts a metal indicator, and writes her height down.

"You're five feet and eight inches tall, give or take." She tells Zoe.

"Dang. That's so tall..." Zoe sighs.

The lady laughs as she turns to guide Zoe to a different room.

"Oh, don't be so hard on yourself. I've met girls over six feet tall." She remarks lightly.

"Really?" Zoe's eyebrows go up a little.

The woman nods as she leads Zoe into a room with a medical bed and some chairs. There's a counter with a sink against one wall. Posters depicting human anatomy adorn the walls. Zoe is surprised by how similar it resembles an ordinary doctor's office.

"Dr. Green will be here in a few minutes." The lady informs Zoe.

"Okay, Thank you!" Zoe replies with a smile.

Zoe watches the woman shut the door on her way out. Zoe gets comfortable in one of the cushy chairs pushed up against the wall, and takes out her phone. There's a few messages in the group chat for her to read. She opens them.

Jamison: Hey Zoe, are you busy today..?

Derek: bro is wasting no time lol

Zoe: I am, actually!

Zoe: I'm seeing a doctor about HRT :)

Derek: Is that like IBS? lmao

Theo: No, Derek. HRT is hormone replacement therapy.

Derek: What's that

Zoe: It means I'll take medication to turn me into a girl in my original body!

Derek: You're bullshitting me, right?

Zoe: No! pfft.

The sound of the door handle turning catches Zoe's attention. She quickly slips her phone into her pocket as an older lady in a lab coat enters. The lady smiles at Zoe. She grabs a rolling chair with a desk attached and places her laptop upon it.