You were not surprised when over lunch Stephanie told you that 100% of your blood cells now had two X chromosomes. Likewise, anywhere with “Soft skin” came back as 100% XX. There wasn’t much left of you that wasn’t soft skin.
You fell asleep once more after lunch. This time you knew it was coming so went back to bed. You were woken at 5.30 by a phone call from Carrie
“I heard you were sick. Are you on the improve?”
“Not really”
“What have you got”
“I don’t know. My sister is a doctor and she’s doing all these tests on me. She says that whatever it is it is not contagious but my hair has fallen out”
“Oh! I liked your hair”
“I didn’t want to lose it. But I ended up shaving off what remained. Now I’m an egghead just like Roscoe” Roscoe was your boss who had also gone for the Lex Luthor look thanks to male pattern baldness.
“Do you think you will be at work tomorrow?”
“Not sure. I don’t have any energy. I’ll probably just take my sisters advice” You were thinking most likely not.
“Well when are you going to ask me out again?” She was straight to the point.
“I want to. But I’m not sure you would want to be with me looking like I currently are. My skin is all patchy”
"Are you making excuses? If you don't want to be my boyfriend just say so" she sounded upset.
“Of course I want to be with you. It’s just I am genuinely not well”
"Well where do you live? You said that what you have is not contagious. I'll borrow my Mum's car and come around"