it was after school. one of my former students came in. he will usually stop by for a visit about once a month. and let me just mention...he is HILARIOUS.
so funny, in fact, that he said something and i laughed so hard i literally smacked my head against the corner of my counter and saw black. i couldn't tell you what he said. i don't remember. it could be because of the whole black thing. all i know is i told myself i needed to raise my head so i wouldn't pass out in front of the few students who were in my room. that would be WAY too traumatizing for them.
they thought i was joking around. i immediately covered my throbbing temple and said, "oh my gosh it hurts so bad." i think it was then that they realized i wasn't kidding. "oh my gosh...seriously...it hurts so bad." i rushed to my backroom to look in the mirror.
in less than i minute i had a knot the size of a grape on my temple. i asked the boys if they could go get me ice. i was afraid i was going to start crying in front of them. they rushed off.
i went to see one of the other teachers who is an eagle scout to let him know what happened. i was afraid i was going to still pass out. he took one look at me and freaked out. "oh my god! what did you do?! you need ice!" he rushed off to get some for me and made me sit down.
i really don't remember much after that. i know i sat in the chair for awhile. i know a couple of teachers and students where talking near me. i couldn't really tell you what they said. i know at some point i said, "this is a nightmare." (i think that's really funny...apparently i hit the part of my head that controls my filter!) i started feeling nausea and asked one of the teachers to take me to the doctor. honestly? i was freaking out. but there were still students present so i didn't want to make a big deal out of it.
my doctor was gone for the day so i saw someone else. i couldn't even tell you his name. i now refer to him as doogie howser seeing as how he looked (and acted!) like he just got out of med school a couple of months ago. honestly. he anti-bac-ed his hands 3 times and checked my ears, mouth, and lungs. all of which have NOTHING to do with the goose egg on my forehead!
by the time everything was said and done, it literally looked like i had an ice cube under my skin. i was told i had a mini concussion and that i needed someone to watch me for the rest of the night. if my behavior started to change i needed to immediately go to the er and ask for a cat scan because i was potentially bleeding on my brain. nice. and by nice i mean completely scary!! of course, the only thing i wanted to do when i got home was sleep.
note to self: move away from large, hard objects when preparing for a belly laugh.
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