"Not much longer now," Carol tells Kristy, whose real name is Andrea. Kerry does a pelvic exam; Andrea asks of her Non-Kristy friend, "Is Terri okay?" and Carol says Terri's fine and waiting for Andrea in chairs. Kerry spots "cervical bleeding, and thick and white dysplasia with papules," and Andrea asks, "Is that syphilis -- dysplasia?" Kerry tells her soothingly that she doesn't see any sign of syphilis, but that they'll have to wait for the blood test to know for sure. Andrea asks if she can go, and Kerry says no, she'd like Andrea to wait for the HIV test to come back, and it shouldn't take long. "Am I all right?" Andrea asks. "Let's wait and see what the test says," Carol tells her, and Kerry snaps off her gloves, takes Carol aside, and murmurs that Terri looks okay, but Carol should "call pathology and get them to do a stat Pap smear" for Andrea. Carol nods, then says to Andrea in a tone of forced heartiness, "Let's get you dressed."













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