One morning, I woke up with a very sore-throat. I couldn't shallow without feeling great pain. I told my mother about it. She decided that I should skip school that day. She was going to take me to see a doctor.

At 9 a:m, my mother and I took the bus to town to see our family doctor. We waited for while at the clinic before I got to see the doctor. Dr. Vuth examined me carefully. I had a slight fever that I might be coming down with influenza. So he gave me an injection and prescribed some oral medicine for me. He also wrote a medical certificate so that I could be absent from school for couple of days.

By the time we reached home, my throat was definitely not as sore as it was before. The injection must be doing its work. I took the oral medicine diligently and after two days of rest I was well on my way back to health again.