Junior High: The Bus
It was my first week at the Junior Senior High School. I was a bit nervous being a 7th grader at a school with seniors. Older kids were so scary back then. As the bus pulled up to the school, I gathered all my stuff together. Big backpack stuffed with those heavy textbooks, gym bag filled with shorts, T-shirt, cleats, shing guards, water bottle, soccer ball, flute case. Needless to say, as I stood up from the seat I was a bit unstable. Rather than trying to get myself steady before walking off the bus, I decided to do it WHILE walking off the bus. Sure enough, I didn't quite make it down the steps. Instead, I tripped down the stairs and fell into a mud puddle. Everyone stared at me while i stood up, trying to rub the dirt off my khaki pants. What a great first impression.
College: Boiling Water
One night I can't get to sleep so I decide to make myself a cup of tea. After three minutes, I take the mug out of the microwave. The water inside it is boiling. I guess I did not get a steady hold of the cup because the water spills down my shirt and I drop the mug. I'm kind of in shock with the situation and am laughing about what just happened. Then I realize that i am IN PAIN. I grab a towel and wet it with water. I put it on the floor and I lay on the floor... on my towel... I call my dad to tell him what happens and he's like "Uh Danielle... You really should go to the emergency room." I'm like "I'm fine, I'm fine." Couple minutes later... Nooooo not fine. So i walk over to health services. It's midnight and I am walking in public with a bath towel wrapped around my stomach...I look like a freak. Then I get there, health services is dead. I'm laying on this bed waiting for them to give me the pain meds. They tell me I have second and third degree burns. So I walk out of there with bandages wrapped around my stomach. For about two weeks I have to go get the bandages changed daily and walk around school with a big bulge coming out of my shirt.... All because I have unstable hands.
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