ANYA. Like Hedgehog in the Fog5.
GIRL. And I’m like “Good afternoon”. And she goes, “Sit down”. And I go, “Okay, sitting down.” Remember to smile. The nurse fills out the blanks. And the doctor’s like, “Do you practise sexual intercourse?” And I say “No”. And she’s like “Good for you, attagirl. You’re free to go.” Damn. No. I say, “Yes.” And she’s like “Whooooooore.” Dammit, no. She says, “Alright, get in the chair.” And I go “Please, just don’t tell Mom.” And she stares at me… Smiling, frowning?
MAYA. Next…
ANYA. Next one is with her Mom.
MOM. We’re after the surgery, out of turn. We’ve got an appointment.
MAYA. And the girl stares down. Everyone knows what kind of surgery that was.
ANYA. And then there’s a lad sitting with a girl, as if safeguarding her.
MAYA Scaring them off! Looking down on everyone.
LAD. Yes, we had sex!
ANYA. So Yana walks stiltedly into the room. The doctor is not looking at her.
MAYA. Says straight away.
DOCTOR. Come in, take off your clothes.
ANYA. Shouting something from behind the wall, asking questions.
DOCTOR. Your first check? Age? Weight? Got complaints?
ANYA. Even if she does, like she would shout them out loud to another room.
MAYA. And Yana sits on the couch. Slowly pulls off her boots.
ANYA. And then jeans along with panties. Steps barefoot on the floor. Actually, that’s quite disgusting, but she’s not thinking about it for now. She gets goosebumps, it’s cold, and scary.
MAYA. Grabs a towel that usually hangs at home by the sink. Slowly tiptoes…
ANYA. To that awful chair. Examines it in detail.
MAYA. The doctor appears from behind her. Yana feels ashamed of her naked buttocks.
DOCTOR. Get on the chair.
ANYA. Yana spreads the flower-printed towel, climbs onto the chair, hesitates till the last moment to pull her legs up. But the doctor is already near, nodding at her to hurry up.
MAYA. The doctor stares between Yana’s legs. Yana stares at the ceiling.
5 Hedgehog in the Fog is a 1975 Soviet animated film directed by Yuri Norstein and produced by the Soyuzmultfilm studio in Moscow. A very popular in Soviet and post-Soviet countries.