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That Day

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Life Changing Experiences
By: Olivia Son

Growing up in the country you could always find me outside playing with my friends or relatives. We would literally go outside the moment we woke up and would not come back inside until bedtime. Between riding four-wheelers, jumping on trampolines, and having mud fights you never knew what we might me getting into that day. I had my share of bumps and bruises along the way but I would not have changed a single minute of it. We all grow up thinking that we are invincible until something happens in your life that changes all that.
I remember that day as if it were yesterday. It was a hot summer day just like any other and I was your typical fourteen-year-old girl who wanted to spend all her free time hanging out with her boyfriend. This day was no different. I woke up that morning and of course could not wait to spend time with him. Therefore, I rushed through breakfast and did everything that my mom had asked me to do before he was allowed to come over.
Finally, he was at my house and we were deciding what we might get into. It was so hot outside so we decided that we would go swimming and ride my four-wheeler. We figured we would going four-wheeler riding first that way if we got dirty we could just jump into the pool when we got back and wash off. So we changed into our swim suits and headed out. Looking back wearing only a swim suit and flip flops to go riding might not of been the best idea but it was something that I had done so many times that I did not think anything about it.
We headed down the road with him driving to all of the typical spots that we always went when we stumbled upon a turtle. I just had to have this turtle but my boyfriend had other things in mind and did not want to take the time to take it back to my house. I knew my little brother would love it though so after a little convincing we took the turtle back to my house and came back to where we were. This time though we ventured further back into the woods to where we could not easily be spotted from the road.
This caught me a little off guard because normally we would just ride around and attempt to not get stuck in all of the mud puddles. I trusted him though and knew he would not do anything to hurt me so I went along with it. He turned around to kiss me and things just continued to escalate from there. Some time had passed by and we decided that we better head back towards my house before my parents began to get worried and wonder where we were.
So we take off back towards the main road and the next thing I remember is sitting on the ground screaming and wondering what had just happened. My boyfriend rushed over to me and immediately ripped off his shirt and looked at me with this look of worry on his face and wrapped his shirt around my head. At this point, I begin to freak out even worse because not only do I not know what is going on I also do not know what is wrong with me. My head did not hurt and instead felt like it was really empty which I knew was not right. Finally, I calmed down enough for him to explain what was going on and for us to decide what do. We had apparently flipped my four-wheeler and my head was bleeding.
We decided the best thing to do was to call my parents and have them come down to where we were since there was no way of getting the four-wheeler back to my house. Once my step-dad gets there he does everything possible to keep me from knowing just how bad my head really was. He told me that we were going to go get my mom and that I was probably going to need a few stitches. The two of them helped me over to the vehicle since my leg was also cut up and I felt really weak.
Once we were in the car, my step-dad turned all of the mirrors to where I could not see them and we went back to my house to get my mom. I barely even remember the ride to the emergency room. Upon arrival, my step-dad rushed inside and got me a wheel chair so that I would not have to walk. As we come in the door, I knew I had to look pretty bad because of the way everyone was looking at me. The woman at the desk took my name and rushed me straight back to a room.
What all happened after that it pretty much a mystery and the next thing I know I wake up laying in a hospital bed not really knowing what was going on. I could feel little sticky things all over me and could hear my mom talking in the background but could not really make out what she was saying or talking about. Once I came to a little more my mom explained to me that I had a seizure and was life flighted to St.Marys in Evansville. At that time I was so drugged up that I did not really realize the severity of what that meant.
A nurse came in a little while after and was asking me many questions about what happened which I had to answer correctly before they were going to let me go home. Luckily, I had come to enough to know the answers and the nurse removed all of the heart monitors off me and said she would go talk to my doctor and I would be released sometime that day.
My boyfriend’s family had apparently rushed up there that morning and I was finally allowed to see him. He brought me a card and flowers and apologized repeatedly for hurting me. I could not of been any more thankful to see him at the moment since I had secretly been so worried about him and wasn’t sure if he was okay. He had apparently gotten the better end of the deal though because he was perfectly okay and just had a burn on one of his legs.

The next couple of days are a little blurry and I apparently slept a lot with him by my side the whole time. It was on that day that I learned a lot about life and would go forward with a much different outlook. I knew now that I am not invincible and need to be a little more careful when I am going four-wheeler riding. I have only been on a four-wheeler a couple times since that day and am still a little frightened by them.

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