The Squeaky Needle Gets The Sweets
MASSACHUSETTS, MEDICAL OFFICE, NURSES, PATIENTS, SILLY, USA | HEALTHY | MARCH 25, 2020
(My immunization records for college are incomplete, so I need to get a couple of shots. I hate needles, but I can distract myself from the pain by chatting with the nurse. However, some shots are just more painful than others, and for this particular one I swear and go pale.)
Nurse: “All right, you’re all set! Are you feeling okay?”
Me: *sigh* “Yeah, I’m fine.”
(I pause.)
Me: “I mean…” *fake childish voice* “Wah! It hurts! I want a lolly!”
(I laugh. The nurse arches a brow.)
Nurse: “Do you actually want a lollipop? We’ve got some.”
Me: “What?! YES!”
(The nurse left and came back a minute later with a small bucket of lollipops. I picked a blue raspberry pop and proceeded to text several friends to brag about it.)
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