>I went to my friend's house, told him I was moving and packed my things
>The cab came, I gave my friend our little handshake, then I hugged him
>"Later Anon, maybe I'll see you again"
>I let go
"Yeah, maybe."
>I got in the cab
>Went to the airport
>And I got on a flight to Mareami
>When I arrived there, I stayed in a hotel for a while
>I reported to my job on monday, and it was surprisingly easy.
>Just the same as my old one, taking phone calls and such, but I had to supervise the other operators, help them with whatever problems they had, keep them on track, etc.
>It payed pretty well
>I managed to find an apartment pretty quickly
>I bought new furniture, some appliances, and got settled in quickly
>All I could think of was Applejack
>No amount of alcohol or drugs could numb the void
>Huh, guess partying can only get you so far in life
>I kept this going for about 4 months
>Then something happened
>I was walking down the emergency exit stairway at work, and my bad leg cracked
>Something happened to it, maybe I put too much pressure on it and it refractured
>As I was falling, my face hit the very bottom step
>And I was knocked out cold
>Man, I'm getting tired of being unconscious
>I woke up and my body felt warm
>There was a puddle of blood coming in front of me
>What time was it?
>Maybe I can call for help
>I reached for my phone and pulled it out of my pocket
>My hand was shaking so bad that I dropped it
>I managed to see the time.
>9:00
>I passed out again
>I woke up in the hospital
>Man, this is getting boring
>There was a huge bump that made me go airborne
>I picked my head up
>Nope, not the hospital, in an ambulance
>"Woah there, keep your head down buddy, just remain calm."
>There's those painkillers again
>I must've been hurt pretty bad, I felt so high it was like I was floating
>I layed my head down and waited for them to wheel me into the hospital
>They put me under and prepped me for emergency facial surgery
>That's always nice to hear
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>After surgery, the doctor told me what happened.
>I fractured my face in a few place on my brow, my cheekbone, and my jaws and teeth. Some of them were knocked out
>My leg had to be settled again
>They managed to fix my face with a little plastic and screws.
>Man, anymore accidents and I'll be more machine than man
>I may need dental surgery to get fake teeth implanted where I lost them
>The entire time I was at the hospital all I could think of was Applejack
>I thought I saw my life flash before my eyes after I got knocked out.
>I saw everything
>My childhood
>My highschool years
>Moving out to live alone
>The girls
>Me going back to church
>And Applejack
>Man, I don't want to feel this feel anymore
>It's called love, right?
>After I got out of the hospital I went home
>I looked in the mirror. I had a real bad shiner on my right eye, some of my bottom teeth were gone, and my right cheek was splotched blue and black
>That was a real crazy fight, huh?
>Yeah, right. If I was in a fight I would still have my teeth
>Probably
>I went back and took a seat on the couch
>I thought, and thought, and thought
>I looked at my phone
>2 new voicemails
>1 from work
>"Hey anon, heard about your accident. Just take as much time off as you need, come back when you're ready, get well soon."
>Next one
>From
>Applejack?
>"Listen anon.... We've been apart for a while. I know I'm gonna sound kinda silly telling you this, but... I miss you. I knew you were being honest when you said you didn't want to hurt me. I've been thinking about you quite a bit, and I wish we could get back together somehow. But, you've already settled yourself somewhere else."
>She paused
>"I wish there was some way we could fix this." She said, sounding like she was sobbing
>"I miss you. Bye anon. I love you."
>My heart skipped a beat