In Such Poor Health I Was Unable to Walk When a Man Virtually Carried Me to a Restroom.
During my nineteenth year, my regular journey to work involved an crowded coach. It was perpetually jammed and invariably became completely full once I stepped aboard.
On one specific day, I was feeling incredibly sick when the coach rocked around each corner. I continuously reassured myself to hold on for a few more stops so the bus could reached where I needed to get off, and then I could make a mad dash toward the most convenient washroom to throw up.
As we neared the street towards the destination as I understood I was unable to last. All of a sudden, it was like a veil came over me. The world became hazy and muffled; as if someone cut the sound. I said to myself, “I’m going to faint”.
Thankfully, I was positioned close to the driver on the bus, allowing me to take a few steps forward and told the operator to pull over, informing him I needed to be sick. He promptly opened the doors and I stumbled out out onto the street.
I was determined not to vomit in view of a busy multi-lane road, so I picked myself up and began attempting to stumble across to the park opposite the street, where I believed I’d at least be able to find some privacy near some foliage to throw up. Yet I likely blacked out. I was aware of my body but walking was impossible or see clearly, leading me to start inching my way to the park.
“You right, love?”
At that moment, I was lifted up. I sensed an arm around my waist and heard a man say, “You right, love?” I managed to tell the mysterious stranger that I had to to vomit. Therefore, he almost carried me over to an adjacent building and placed me into the female bathroom. He inquired if I wanted him to remain with me but I declined.
Not long after, I had recovered enough to sit on the toilet when from beyond the door I heard him ask, “Do you need anything, love? Do you need anything?” I was incapable to rise just then but did manage to say thank you and shortly thereafter regained the function of my feet. I returned home and spent several days recovering from what was later diagnosed as a horrible case of gastroenteritis.
I never saw his features – merely his legs along with a sizable container for tools he had with him – yet he rescued me, when I was at my most vulnerable.
Frequently, society tends to make people self-protective, pushy, and rivalrous. What he did was the kind of action that undoes that emotional callousness. He served as evidence that people’s natural inclination is towards kindness, a trait I cherish in other people.
