Ouchies
So, I definitely crashed on my scooter this morning. Blah. Stupid rain. I was driving (at a reasonable, safe speed, despite having played Mario Kart a bit recently) through the constant drizzle this morning, and I got to a snaking portion of coastal road on Oshima, and I hydroplaned through a hard right into a skid. I separated from the scooter as I went down on my right side, and it spun out ahead of me as I slid after it mostly on my right side and then on my face. As in previous experiences, the weirdest crap went through my mind. I remember worrying that the friction would give me burns and being thankful that I’d warn a full face helmet today. Luckily, I was covered head to toe in my rainsuit and had gloves on. They took the brunt of the damage. Both the rainsuit and suit are ruined, though. My slacks were torn through in 3 or 4 places.
I collected broken pieces of my scooter, my belongings that had been strewn about, and checked myself over for substantial injury. When I was sure I was gonna make it to the city, I said thanks to the kind soul who stopped for me. He told me to be careful, and I said I would be. I put my jacket back on and kept going. I stopped at a convenience store. That was preplanned, actually. I needed the 200 yen for the bridge, so I was going to buy a drink to break my 1000 yen bill. But instead, I bought gauze and a towel. I just wanted to prevent myself from bleeding onto my clothes. I finished the drive in the cold all the way to school and walked in looking pretty bad. Despite my crash, I made it in just after morning meeting.
A teacher I’m friends with walked me to the nurses’ office, and they disinfected my cuts, put patches on my bruises to help with swelling, and arranged a change of clothes. I am wearing black track sweats. Ha ha. With a tie. It’s a weird combination. But that’s life. They treated me really well. So now I just have to deal with classes today and then I’ll be free to head to the store. I need to buy a new rainsuit, a haircut, a new suit eventually, and try to accept the damage done to my scooter and my pride. Ha ha. But thank goodness I’m ok. As they say here, 不幸中の幸いだ。 A bit of happiness in misfortune. 