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Your first thought will be
You’ll think of the farthest hospital from your house you can go to for the test.
You’ll wonder if the nurse attending to you thinks you’re a giant whore.
You’ll wonder if the other people in the waiting area also think you’re a giant whore.
As the nurse draws your blood and takes it to the lab, you’ll wonder what your life will be like if the results come back positive.
How your family will react.
How your friends will react.
You’ll think of how you’ll possibly be able to afford the drugs.
At this point, it’s been 30 mins. You’ll see the nurse coming back with the envelope and you’ll wonder why she has that sad look on her face.
She’ll call you to a corner and you’ll wonder why the hell she’s stressing you out like this.
She’ll hand you the envelope and watch you open it with your hands shaking and you’ll think
The result says negative. You’ll look at the nurse in disbelief and think
Like she can read your mind, she’ll lean in and whisper quietly in your ear
She’ll hand you a handkerchief to wipe your sweat with.
This will be you the moment you leave the hospital.
Unless of course your story ends differently, in which case……
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