Place--LensCrafters, Fung Wah Bus
Time--00:30
2 Approached
1 Hooked
0 Closed
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Without an apartment lease lined up, I decide to leave Massachusetts early and return to New York. Before I leave, though, I have an optometrist appointment.
This is the first time I've been to LensCrafters. I walk into the back of the store for my appointment. Adjacent is a room behind glass and I can hear a woman and a man bantering. They come out as I check in and the man - probably a pharmaceutical representative - walks past. The woman, I discover, will be my optometrist for the day.
She leads me into an examination room and I tease her about how that cute man was hitting on her. She grins and looks at my appointment chart. When she sees my last name, she asks me if I am related to Doctor X. I ask her if I look like I'm related and then start talking to her about her high school, which I had overheard her talking about with the drug rep. I tease her as she examines me, which makes this the most fun doctor's appointment of my life, not to mention the fact that her bedside manner is awesome.
When we come out, the doctor asks me again if I am related to Doctor X. I tell her that Doctor X is my father and her eyes light up. My father takes on tons of medical students, but sometimes he has high school students who shadow him as well. Apparently, this Optometrist was one such high schooler! My dad returns and he's delighted to see her after all these years.
I hope one day I can help and influence the lives of people like my parents have. I decided long ago to never be a doctor - my parents scared me away from the profession - but there are other ways to contribute to humanity.
Later, as I am in line for the Fung Wah Bus, I open a Latina with dyed hair, fake fingernails, and a stylish bent. We chat and I sit one seat in front of her, but I simply cannot make her invest and the conversation dies. Kino is massively important, but conversation is tantamount. This area is my major sticking point.
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