Needles

She was laying down with her eyes closed, body relaxed. Suddenly, she is stabbed in the side by something very sharp. She is pierced again in the foot. She continues to be stabbed repetitively in the back, the leg, and several times in the face. She lay there, unable to move, punctures all over her body. Her attacker had left the room. He quietly returned ten minutes later. He removed each of the tiny swords one by one. As he left the room again he said, “See the front desk on your way out to schedule your next acupuncture appointment!”