A visit to a doctor

One morning I woke up with a very sore throat. I could not swallow 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 a while at the clinic before I got to see the doctor. Dr. Lee examined me carefully. I had a slight fever and other symptoms that indicated that I might be coming down with influenza. So he gave me an injection and prescribed some oral medicine for me. He also wrote me a medical certificate so that I could be absent from school for a 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.

skip   not attend       symptoms   signs of disease       diligently   without fail, perseverance in carrying out a task