The American doctor had over a two week waiting period and I just couldn’t imagine walking around with this sore throat for another two weeks. It was a lot easier to get antibiotics in Korea than in the United States but they had recently tightened the access after antibiotic resistant strains started rearing their ugly heads in their country. So I decided to take my chances and see a Korean doctor.
In my broken Korean I called and set an appointment with a Kim, Young-Hui, M.D. and found out the doctor could see me right away. I told my boss I was going to see a doctor and left work for the day.
Being an ex-pat in Korea has its benefits but waiting for the English speaking doctors was a pain in the ass. I had picked up on enough Korean to be able to briefly explain my symptoms and hopefully get the throat and developing cough taken care of before it developed into something worse.
As I had become accustomed to when I walk into a Korean establishment that is not accustomed to getting Americans, the room goes silent and everyone stares. After the initial shock got over I sat down and pulled out a US newspaper I had with me and started to read. Then I heard a woman say something like, “Didn’t you just say that you never get American men in here? Look in the waiting room.”
I was not too sure on the translation except when I looked up three women were all looking out from the office and looking directly at me. Then one of the other women said, “Are you going to try it?”
They all three looked back at me and one of them said, “He keeps smiling at us. Do you think he speaks Korean?”
The third woman said, “I doubt it. They never bother to learn the language while they’re here.”
She paused and said, “Why not? I have nothing to lose and I speak English. Move him to the bottom of the list so he is my last patient.”
I was sure I had heard that last part wrong. I had clearly come in here before three other gentlemen but if I complained I would lose the upper hand by letting them know I had understood what they said. I was dying to know what it was she was going to try.
An hour passed and I was getting upset. I knew I could pay a pharmacist a few extra bucks and get some antibiotics and just as I made the decision to leave the nurse said in broken English, “Doctor see you. Come.”
The woman who bragged about speaking English came into the room and said, “Hello Mr. Hunter. What brings you here today?”
I acted shocked and said, “Oh wow, you speak English. I think I am getting a sinus infection or strep throat.”
She pulled out a stethoscope and checked my breathing. She pulled a light and looked in both of my ears. Then she lifted my head and looked up both nostrils and finally looked down my throat. She said, “I need to do one more test. I want you to follow the light with your eyes for a fatigue test.”
She held the light just above my eyes and started going back and forth with it. Then she said, “Now just relax and watch the light as it goes back and forth, back and forth, back and forth. If you have a sinus infection your eyes will fatigue quickly and will become very heavy from the strain of following my light; very heavy and very sleepy.”
Jokingly I said, “Are you trying to hypnotize me?”
She said, “I don’t know this word hypnotize. Now just relax for me and let me do the talking as you watch the light as it continues to go back and forth.”
The light went back and forth for a little while and then she said, “I am almost positive you have a sinus infection as your eyes appear to be growing very very very heavy from this test. Your body is tired, so very tired and you are finding it quite difficult to hold your eyes open aren’t you Mr. Hunter?”
I said, “Yes doctor.”
She said, “Continue watching the light Mr. Hunter and when you are ready to sleep just close your heavy eyes and sleep for me. As you drift off to sleep I want you to continue to listen to me as I continue my medical analysis of your condition.”
Not that much time passed at all before I felt my eyes close like they had minds of their own. Then the doctor said, “Very good Mr. Hunter. You are more relaxed and more comfortable than you have ever been and wish to become even more relaxed and more comfortable. You know you need me to do that for you as it is becoming so difficult to think in your relaxed state. Are you ready to become even more relaxed and more comfortable?”
My words were slow to get to my mouth this time as I said, “Yes doctor.”
She said, “My voice is like a warm soft blanket to your mind. When you hear my voice your mind just opens up to me and wants to do whatever I tell it. So let’s get you to relax even more with a little game. When I count to three I want you to bring your right hand up in the air and just above your shoulder. Then you are slowly going to bring it towards your forehead and as you do I want you to count backwards very slowly from ten to one with your finger touching your forehead on the number one. As this happens just continue to listen to my soft soothing voice and do as I say. One, two, three please begin.”
My hand went up and I started to count. My hand was moving so slow it felt like it wasn’t really moving at all. Then she said, “As your hand moves closer and closer you become more and more open to my suggestions and commands.”
Nine. “You are going deeper and deeper.” Eight. “Your mind is falling completely under my control as my voice guides you into a hypnotic slumber.” Seven. “You find it impossible to think and need me to think for you”. Six. “Deeper and deeper.” Five. “Let go completely and surrender to my hypnotic control.” Four. “Surrender your mind and your freedom as you become my helpless slave.” Three. “I am your mistress now and you live to serve me.” Two. “When your finger touches your forehead your hand will fall to your waist and you will be deeply hypnotized.” One. “Sleep and obey.”
I couldn’t move and I couldn’t process thoughts but deep inside I said, “I guess she does know what the word hypnotize means” and then I laughed inside.
She said, “You are my love slave now and will be forever. You have only purpose in life and it is to keep me happy and satisfied. And let me warn you now slave that I am a woman with a hungry appetite for the good things in life including but not limited to frequent orgasms. Now tell me what your only purpose in life is.”
I immediately answered as if I was on auto-pilot and said, “To keep you happy and satisfied.”
She said, “And what are you to me?”
I replied, “I am your love slave.”
Then she said, “Very good slave. You will live with me and cater to me as I am the woman of your dreams. We will obtain a marriage visa and when you return to the United States you will immediately marry me and assist me in getting my medical license there. From this day forward you will not make a single major decision without consulting with me as I now run our lives. Is that clear slave?”
I replied, “Yes mistress.”
She said, “Do you speak Korean slave?”
I said, “Yes mistress.”
She said, “Excellent. Then when I awaken you I will call in my nurses and when they come in you will bend down on one knee and propose to me. But do not call me mistress or doctor in front of other people. From this day forward I am your mistress only when we have privacy and I am Young-Hui in front of others. Now it is time to awaken.”
As soon as I woke up I said, “Can I ask you a question mistress?”
She said, “Of course slave. I mean, of course Alan.”
I said, “You are beautiful, you are successful and you have your own practice; why did you pick me and why did you feel the need to hypnotize me? I would have gone out with you.”
Young-Hui said, “We were just discussing how we each wouldn’t mind marrying an American man and moving to America. Then my nurse pointed out that American men are not always faithful and sometimes marry Asian women because they think they are subservient. Right as we were finishing up that conversation I said that I never get to meet cute American men and if I did I would hypnotize him so he was subservient and faithful. Just as I said that you walked in and it was like we were meant to be.”
I said, “I heard the last part of that conversation but I had no idea what you three were discussing.”
She said, “Are you ready Alan my slave?”
I said, “Yes mistress Young-Hui.”
Speaking Korean now the doctor summoned her nurses and said, “Ladies, come in here for a moment.”
The other two nurses came in and I immediately went to my knee and in Korean I said, “I love you with all my heart Young-Hui. Will you please marry me?”
She smiled at her two nurses and said, “I did it.”
Then she looked down at me and said, “Yes, I will marry you and as long as you promise to obey me and serve me and to always remain faithful.” Then she said it in Korean so they would understand.
I said yes in both languages and then she had me stand up.
They were excited with questions at this point. Did I know she was hypnotizing me? When did I realize I was being hypnotized? Did I wish I could go back and undo it? Did I feel like I could change my mind now that I was awake? And finally the big question for them; did I have any single friends I could bring here for the doctor to hypnotize for them?
I answered all their questions until Young-Hui finally said, “Enough ladies. I want to be alone with my man now and I’m sure you know what I mean.”
The nurses left and she locked the door. She removed her doctor clothes and then sat down on an examination table. She spread her legs and said, “Now come to me slave and examine me with your tongue.”
I walked over to my mistress and future wife and said, “Yes mistress; my purpose in life is to please you so I have been waiting for this opportunity.”