park after dark, 7.23.24

when i woke up this morning, my mom told me to come downstairs to say goodbye to my uncle and aunt. i could barely make it down the stairs, definitely couldn’t put any weight on my ankle whatsoever. i went, said bye, then headed back upstairs. i had to take the day off from work. not a sick day, but an actual injury day lmao. i laid in bed reading with my foot iced and propped up on two pillows. i ended up falling asleep for a few hours. i took some tylenol (or was it advil?) and it felt a little better by the end of the afternoon. i felt good enough by the evening to drive to get something to eat and meet up at the park until dark. good conversation and good company on a bum ankle?

i’ll take it.

-ratha, 10:34pm, 7.23.24