I would've been told this story but I wasn't blogging when it happened. I just thought about it & it's a funny lil story that has quite the ending 😳 Friendships occur in strange ways!
I was on my way home from work this particular day & I told hubby that I would stop by Walgreens and grab him some deodorant on the way back. When I got off; I went to cross Lincoln Blvd on my beautiful pink E-bike like I've done many times any other day, but today BAM!!! In my mind I was like "oh shit" as I looked up from the ground. I heard a lot of commotion around me, I did a complete body check because I watch the television show 911, I know what to do in a crisis. I observed that I was okay to get up & I did. I don't know the time frame all this happened but it seemed to be happening fast & slow at the same time.
The ambulance still didn't arrive yet & I was really trying to be gone before they came. I know it sounds crazy but I was fine & they were going to take my bike somewhere, where I would have to pay to get it back & I was broke at the time. As I was assisted with getting myself & bike out of the street I was escorted to one of the four corners of Lincoln Blvd where I met the woman that hit me. Okay I'm being dramatic she kinda just pushed me over with her car. I mean that's what it felt like. She was crying & frantic, I was kinda looking at her bewildered. I automatically jumped to her aid in my mind like "OMG I hope she's not going to be traumatized forever!" She looked so scared like omg I hit someone, I mean I would've been scared too if the shoe was on the other foot. Come to find out, by other people that seen the incident, it wasn't my fault & she said she was confused about the street signs because she was visiting from Minnesota. Wow that's an even bigger blow, she hit someone while on vacation, that sucks!
When she saw me standing there she started to ask me if I was ok and if I needed anything. I was still a little in shock over the whole ordeal in itself but again I felt fine. The guy that was with her gave me $200 bucks and the lady asked for my pone number so she could check on me later. I don't know the protocol for these kinds of things. I think I was supposed to lay in the street, act injured & when the law showed up say I couldn't move & wanted to sue, I guess👀. What I did know is I didn't feel like I needed to go to the hospital, I didn't have time, & they were going to make a complicated situation with my bike. I still went in Walgreens to get Hubby's deodorant. Mind you the cops & the ambulance hadn't shown up yet & my concept of time was way off, so I don't know how long it took them. Now at this time I had to make the call... I dreaded making the call because I was fine and people tend to over react about these things. I mean who would want to be on the other end of the phone hearing "Babe, I was on my bike & I got hit by a car, then say but I'm fine tho."
I could tell by the silence in Hubby's reaction that he was judging the tone of my voice before he re acted. He just said "bring your butt in the house & we'll see if your fine." I thought about not even telling him until I got home but then he'd be like... "why didn't you call me?" Long story short I called the young lady up to let her know I made it home, I mean she texted me quite a few times to make sure I contacted her. We spoke on the telephone that evening & actually got to know quite a bit about each other and became long distance friends. We shared instagram handles & her's is all about her Guinea Pig! He's so adorable, we haven't spoken in a while but if she ever needs anything & I can help I will be there for her. I don't know how she feels where it concerns me but that's just the type of person I am. If a person gets to know me on a personal level it becomes spiritual for me because we are all connected.
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