after 2 hours of waiting somebody finally called her name. she waded through the sea of 14 year old girls towards the woman with the clip board. she followed her down a dark, backway stairwell that reminded her of china town when she was young. the bathrooms were always in the basement and the basement was always dark and she was sure that those were the kind of places snuff films were made.
so, down the snuff film stairwell and into an office. she got on the scale. she'd lost 10 lbs.
she sat in a chair while the woman asked her questions.
woman: are you interested in birth control?
girl: possibly an IUD.
w: there are two kinds.
g: how long do they last?
w: about 10 years. how old are you?
g: 30.
w: you need to start having your children soon.
g: but i don't want children. that's why i want an IUD.
w: why don't you want children?
g: there's enough children. why does one need to come out of my body.
w: don't you like children?
g: i like them just fine. they look great on other people.
w: you're a strange girl.
g: i'm sorry. i thought i was at planned parenthood.
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o. m. g.
she continued to fill out paperwork, asking me questions. again she asked "why don't you want children?"...
i just looked at her and said..."i'm just not ready."
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