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The night that I went back

It was all so sudden sudden

I wasnt afraid nor uneasy.

It was all nostalgic

From going inside the entrance

Where I was alone walking that time

From the offices

Where I was going back and forth with a small paper on my hand.

The pharmacy where I remember lining up to buy my own medicine at 14 years old

Small talk outside the emergency room with the parents and patients

I Remember those looks on their faces when I told them I'm doing it alone

As I was near approaching the emergency room

I walked passed the chairs where I used to sit and wait for my turn.

The familliar smell of medicine and cleaning detergents

And as I finally arrived to the busy doors of the emergency room

I brace myself for some unwanted emotions that I suppressed when I was 14

And its still there.

Memories that keep rushing in

the first time I almost fainted because of the medicine

the first time I saw someone cried so much for her mother to live

the first time I saw someone dying

the first time I cried in front of a nurse because I can't handle it anymore.

Looking back it was too much for a 14 years old to experience it all alone but hey look at me now.

The night I went back was not scary at all its a reminder to me that I am strong and I can handle every struggles. Yes it might not be a good experience but that molded me to be me.

2/4/20