Skkrrt… The blue privacy curtain was pulled open. The young doctor adjusted his disposable medical gloves and gave me a look from his deep, chilly eyes. His voice was impatient. “Why haven’t you taken off your pants yet?” The female intern beside him looked helpless. “I’ve been trying to persuade her this whole time!” I clutched the waistband of my jeans and licked my lips, trembling as I spoke. “Could I… see a female doctor instead?” “No,” he refused flatly. “It’s International Women’s Day, so the female doctors in this department are off for half the day. Hurry up. There are plenty of patients waiting.” Oh no. How had I not thought of that? My eyes reddened. “Could I trouble you to turn around, then?” The doctor seemed to be doing his best to hold back. Impatience and anger mingled in his jewel-black eyes as he started taking off his gloves. “If you’re unhappy with me, you can go to the examination room next door!”
