Paps Fear, Page 3

PANEL 1

Rachel is lying on the examination table, looking up.

RACHEL: "This isn't so bad."

PANEL 2

A female doctor with dark hair enters, holding a clipboard. A nurse stands behind her.

DOCTOR: "Let's get started, shall we? Now spread your knees real wide, like you're riding a horse."

Rachel nods nervously.

RACHEL: "Nod nod"

PANEL 3

Close-up of Rachel's nervous, sweating face as she lies on the table.

On the right side, a sequence of panels shows the doctor's instructions getting increasingly demanding.

DOCTOR: "Bigger horse."

PANEL 4

Rachel's face shows increasing discomfort.

DOCTOR: "Bigger."

PANEL 5

Rachel looks very uncomfortable.

DOCTOR: "Bigger."

PANEL 6

DOCTOR: "There we go!"

Rachel thinks to herself:

RACHEL: thought bubble "I am not feeling so good about this anymore!"

When I had my first pap smear, my nurse practitioner told me to act like I was riding a horse. And, well, this is word-for-word how that went. Now you can share that moment with the rest of your family! Just print this strip off and attach it to your refrigerator!