Clark felt his head get fuzzy. Something was happening. His knees buckled and his abdomen felt odd. He momentarily lost consciousness.
When he came to he felt off. His feet were restrained and his legs spread wide open. He felt cold metal probing at his crotch and entering him in an uncomfortable way. He looked forward and saw a middle aged man in a white coat bent over between his legs. Off to one side stood a curvy African American woman in nurses scrubs. To the other stood two attractive college aged women dressed professionally.
Clark started to hyperventilate as the nurse rushed over and grabbed his hand and whispered in his ear. “Just relax a minute - I’ll explain everything when it’s over...”
The man between Clark’s legs spoke “I’d like to thank you Miss Clara. Not a lot of women want their Pap smear observed but it’s good to get the Ned school interns in to see how it’s done.”
Clark just nodded, doing everything he could not to panic. After a few quick minutes that felt like hours the doctor finished up and left the room, gesturing the interns to follow. “Get her free from that contraption please, nurse Meg” he ordered as he exited.
Once they were alone Megan rushed over to Clark. Megan sighed. “Look lady,” she said. “I need to know who you are”
“It’s me, Clark, my wife just had a baby and I took my daughter to the bathroom and everything changed.”
Megan shook her head. Was that right? It almost sounded right. But Megan didn’t think it was. She tried to place herself. She had several conflicting memories. She looked at Clark. “Are you sure? Think hard. Who are you?”
“I’m a man. I think. Who are you.”
“I’m Megan but I don’t think I’m supposed to be your daughter. It’s that book!”
Megan pointed to the exam table and saw the book. Clark followed her gaze.
“What do we do with it?”