I’ve been trying to write a blog for about 24 hours.
At first it was my arm that stopped me, and then the doctor visit, and then Chinese food and snow.
Sunday, January 6th, Mike, Greg, their mom, and I celebrated their mom’s birthday. I drove over to Greg’s apartment, with Mike, and Greg took us over to where their Mom was staying. We get there, give her our presents, and then decide we are going to Ruby Tuesday’s for dinner. I ordered Penne pasta with chicken, Greg had ribs :p, and Mike and his mother both had the mini burgers.
I was so full after that.
We sat around the table talking for a while. I was getting upset because for some reason conversation always starts around Troy, my work, how horrible the place is and everything. And…my parents worked SO HARD for that place, I’ve worked so hard for that place.
But then the Mom started telling stories about the boys when they were younger.
She once was sitting in the basement with her own Mom, knitting or something, and she said “I am so happy my boys are normal” Her mom just stared at her.
Greg was sitting on the arm of the couch, picking all the lint from between his toes.
Mike was behind the couch, licking the condensation from the brick wall.
Hahaha.
We took her back to her house, and I stayed in the seat I had chosen, behind the driver’s seat in the back. Now I know why I had chosen to sit there…because there was more room than if I’d have sat behind Mike. Amazing what 3 inches does.
But, I’ll never remember why I did not put on my seat belt. I *always* wear my seat belt. I feel weird without it.
So we head back to Greg’s apartment, Greg and Mike start telling stories. The last one I remember is about their bus driver, who was crazy, and once bought them ice cream.
I was not paying attention ….to anything really. I believe I was thinking about how I was going to rape Mike once we got back into my car.
But I remember the sound of crunching metal. Horrible smelling smoke. Not sure what was going on.
Blinking, trying to clear my contacts. “Oh, shit, my contacts popped out! No, wait…I was wearing my glasses. Where the hell are my glasses?” I thought, as I pulled myself out from between the front two seats. Mike found Greg’s glasses, and then mine, which had ended up in the front seat.
I got out of the car, and limped around to the other side, where Mike was. My left anckle hurt. So. Bad. But I could move it, and from previous injuries assumed that it was twisted, or sprained.
There were so many people around when I got out of the car. I didn’t know who hit us, or who was what…where…when.
Mike was on his cell phone, sayine that there was an accident, and I was impressed he knew the make and model of the white Chevy truck. I still don’t remember.
A nurse poped out of her car, asked if anyone was seriously hurt, that she was late for work, and left.
The police showed up fairly quickly. Then the ambulance.
The paramedics checked us out. Nothing hurt other than my anckle.
I seemed to notice my face felt numb, probably from hitting the seat.
The white truck was driven by a 16 year old kid, who first said he had a green arrow, then that the light had just turned yellow and that he assumed we’d just stop.
There was another kid in the truck, who stayed. He looked like he was 12 and I still don’t know how old he was. A witness said he saw 3 kids jump out of the back and run. There was a smashed bottle of pucker behind our car.
Each of those kids got their own cop to talk with. At opposite ends of the blocked off area. We didn’t really even have to give a statement. They took our ids to see who we were, and then once Greg got insurance info, and tow truck info, we were ok to leave.
Mike called Orion to come and get us, but I’d called my mom. I just wanted to go home.
My toes were freezing from standing on the pavement in my thin ballet flats.
So my parents came and got me, and took me home. I was still in shock.
The next morning my anckle did not hurt at all. My elbow however was swollen, and I couldnot move it too far in, or straighten it out, without wimpering in pain. My right knee was bruise, with a small cut, and a large lump.
Mike and Greg were ok. Their knees are bruised from the dashboard, and they’ve got rug burn type scrapes from the air bags and they’re sore, like me, but ok.
I went to the doctor yesterday, for my elbow, because I got a little worried.
It was fine, they took x rays, and not broken.
I’m just going to be sore for a while.
I leave for Ft L tomorrow at 4am.
I haven’t even packed.