That Unforgettable Night

It was easily my most physically painful night...

I looked at the wall clock. It read 2:36am. For 5 hours, I have been vomitting like crazy. Judging from the amount that I have purged, last night's dinner was all gone 2 hours ago. Whatever I'm was still vomitting, only God knows.

My stomach started aching at around 9pm and I figured it must be just a small deal and I can just sleep over it. Now, I'm thinking of how to get to the hospital. What made the situation worse is that my closest friend was in another place 2 hours away. How did I end up here? All alone in this alien town?

I suited up and walked slowly toward the parking lot behind the apartment building. God, it's cold. I already had 3 layers of clothing and it was still cold. It's not as bad as the eery silence all around. There's absolutely no one awake.

The pain was excrutiating. I couldn't walk very fast and one hand was holding my aching belly. I hope I don't vomit on my way.

I got into my car and reached for the glove compartment. It was a lot of effort just to stretch out a bit and get this folded piece of paper. I unfolded a map of the town to figure out exactly where the hospital is. The map was drawn in a kiddie sort of way, which I noticed made me upset since it was hard to see where the hospital is.

I drove into the town's main road. For some reason, I was hoping to catch a glimpse of a police car or something.

But there was none. It was like a ghost town.

After getting lost for a few minutes, I finally found the hospital. My stomach was so painful I was surprised I didn't pass out from the pain. I quickly knocked into the hospital door, which was locked. It took the guard a couple of painstaking minutes to open it.

I told the nurse about the whole ordeal. The doctor came afterwards and he pumped out all the contents of my stomach and injected some fluids. I then drove back and was glad I can fall asleep peacefully.

Looking back, it was a trying time, but these days, it's a good story for laughs.
The doctor said that I may have to change my diet forever, like no spicy or greasy foods. Pizza has turned me off, since it's makes my stomach queasy. And I have gotten a new found appreciation for milk which I drink whenever I can.