“What? What is that? Oh. My. God! What did you let in?”
“It’s no big deal. I just saw my doctor, it was time.”
“Are you kidding me? It’s huge, it’s going to foul everything. I’ll be cleaning up this mess for a week!”
“Calm down. Why do you always make such a big deal–“
“Calm down! Big deal! How dare you.”
“Stop. You’re giving me a headache.”
“You’re supposed to be on my side, you asshole! You’re going to have more than a headache.”
“Why are you being so hysterical?”
“I’ve had it with you! Five years ago it was shingles! Now this!”
“Uhhhh. I feel sick . . .”
“You bet you do. And it’s gonna get worse. Pneumonia vaccine my ass. I’ll show you pneumonia.”
Image by Hannah Fulop
PS. This is an imagined conversation between myself and my immune system. It is not an anti-vaccination manifesto. GET VACCINATED. Even if your immune system is a wuss. RA