Wake up, wake up....opening eyes I see life for the first time.
Born at 9:30a.m in a hospital known for its mass killing called,"M.L.K". I am sixteen now, don't have a clue on what to do.
I have matured more than my friends, that sometimes I feel I cannot relate. At the age of fourteen I had gone through many roughage and sometimes I regret wanting to grow up. Live life as it is, don't wish to grow cause you'll never know how much time has wasted and what you had missed over the years.
Sunday July 13,2008.
I'm making my way to the emergency room, I arrive at M.L.K around 8:00p.m.
I sign in and wait to be called, in matter of minutes I am being taken to a room where there my pressure and body weight is taken. As I am sitting in the chair deposited alongside the machine, one of the nurses noticed that my birthday would be tomorrow so another nurse comes and starts singing. The only first people who brought up my birthday and sang it to me, just that day I was noticeable....125 was my weight and height was 5'2''. I was released and sent to another room where there I was given orders to undress myself and lay in bed. A room just for me and the death bed, I lay there and wonder how long the doctor will take. An hour or so has past and he comes in "Hi I'm Dr.Woods". He seemed to cheery for a Doctor, so I show him what I have and he made me feel a bit uncomfortable. He kept joking around in a weird manner but said what I had was a bit strange. A Rash? An Infection? Or a Virus? At 10:06 an Asian women comes in "Are You Esmeralda?"; Yes I said. "Turn to your side". I do as she said and I noticed I've been given Decadron; known as a steroid and another shot was given which was Antibiotics. Once she left I tried laying back down but my whole body was froze, I stayed in a upward position for a good 7Min's and a laugh attack occur ed. It was as if I were shot with weed and everything was a trip; lights and all. At 10:20 another nurse comes in she takes my pressure and told me "0-10, where's the pain" stupid me I said 8 when in reality it was 2. She gave me a weird look and walked out. 10:40 the Asian nurse returns and makes me sign the release forms, I was ready to leave but my mum was also on the death bed and it wasn't time for her to leave. 11:30 hits and the nurse returns with my mum's release forms and it was time to go.
Walking though the hospital I was trying to find the way out EMPTY were the halls, while walking I happen to look at the time and how ironic 12:00 on the dot and I found myself walking down the hall where 16 years ago I was taken for delivery. I touched the door I was once born in and said to my self, "Happy Birthday". As I was walking away I was imagining a small movie playing in my head on how life is and where it takes us, I found my way out and gave myself a smile.
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