An Untimely Sprain

Most of the snow had started to melt and what was left on the ground seemed to be a thin layer of ice by noon. I walked by the park near my home and I slipped. Just like that. I was in excruciating pain for about a minute, and I could not stop screaming. I tried to shut my mouth, but it was too painful. I actually feared that I have broken my left ankle, or my left knee. The pain raged on my left side for about a minute or two, and I breathed heavily to silence myself afterwards. I did not want to make a scene despite the incident. My dog, Cash, seemed really scared. He was circling around me and suddenly sat and stayed by my side. He seemed nervous because I started screaming in pain. 

After several minutes, I was able to sit myself up and eventually stand up. It was only then I realized that I landed on the grass a step down and my head missed the cement a step above me by a few millimeters. I was pretty sure the edge of my head almost caught "the shadow" of what could have been pure and solid asphalt. Anyway, I inched my way back home, even with my rat terrier of a dog  kept pulling on the leash. 

Well, there's that. I took a walk to clear my head, and ended up with a serious injury. My ankle swelled and it was bruised all over. I couldn't walk properly for days, but there is that silver lining of my head missing the asphalt and my nape hitting the grass instead. Will I walk my dog again given this kind of weather? For sure. It is how life was essentially designed and braved. Daily.

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