Thanks all for your comments. I shall continue with the next trauma of my life...
I broke up with the boyfriend who went through the ordeal because I wanted to start everything anew. I'm grateful to him but I just don't want to be reminded of it again. The useless me starts to resort to pills to forget everything. But I never took it with guys, I only had it with my gal pals.
In Sept Year 2000, I met O and had a relationship that lasted for 2½ years. I’ve really been through a lot with him. (Some of the things are not appropriate to list it here). He is also the only guy who has made me pregnant 3 times within 6 months. Needless to say, I had 3 abortions because of him. First one was in Jan 2001. We were not ready and he doesn't want to be tied down so early. Second one was in Mar 2001. There was something wrong with the foetus and doctor says I couldn't keep it. Third one was in Jun 2001. Doctor says the previous 2 abortions were too close, and my womb is already weak. Even if I want to keep the baby, I would suffer from miscarriage probably at the third or fourth month.
He raises his hands on me, he flings outside, he never gets down to earth and his temper is exceptionally bad... You all may say that IÂ’m a fool to have stayed with him, but still, love is blind. I must say I have always been a caring n nice gf to him. Always stayed by his side no matter what. But, something happened on the 12th Jan 2003, which changed the whole thing.
His grandpa passed away. And he was really sad. He is the eldest grandson and he is remorseful for not showing respect to his grandpa when he was alive. Devastated, depressed n lost is what I would describe him at that moment. I know that he is really heartbroken this time because he cried. Still, I stood by his side and it was only then he realised how much I cared n loved him. He promised me he would turn over a new leaf n would treat me good.
On that night (11th Jan), all his friends and me were all at the funeral. The funeral was at AMK. We gals were playing mahjong, and O was chatting with the guys. At about 2am something, O's mum asked him to send one of his relatives home. Den 2 of his cousins followed him to send their relative home who was living in Yishun. I remembered O’s last words to me. He said :” Girl, wait for me, I send my relative home. I’ll be back shortly.” Then he went off.
At about 4am, we received the news that OÂ’s car got stuck in a drain. We thought that it was a small drain by the road that type one. So, we thought it was nothing serious. All of his guy friends and OÂ’s cousin went to find O, hoping to pull the car out of the drain. Not long after, One of the guy's gf received a call from her bf saying that OÂ’s head was bleeding. I started to worry. At that time, the gals had already knew what happened to O. But they kept it from me. Immediately, I called O. But I canÂ’t get through his hp. I started to sense something was wrong. Then, they told me that O had an accident. I called the guys, but they didn't tell me much. I could hear the guys shouting at the background. The scene seemed like a chaos. We wanted to go down to find them, but we don't know the exact location. And the guys also don't allow us to go, because they are scared that we will be a burden instead. No choice, we waited at the funeral. Half an hour later we received their call again, saying that O is now on the way to Tan Tock Seng. We quickly rushed down in a cab.
When we reached the hospital, O had not arrived yet. But shortly after, O’s ambulance came. He was totally covered in blood. I couldn’t recognised him. One of the guy was in the ambulance with O. I shouted at O, but he has got no response already. He was pushed into the A&E. No one was allowed to see him. We waited outside. Meanwhile, I went to take a look at his cousins. 1 had slightly cuts, the other had minor head injury and had 18 stitches on the wound. They told me that there was a slight rain at tat time. O was driving a Toyota Corolla. Suddenly the whole car skied. The doors on the driver’s side brushed through a big tree trunk and fell into a big drain. The doors were dented. Think the impact caused O’s right side of his face to knock against the window. All the glasses cut on O’s face, eyes, mouth, hands, and legs. The worst thing was, he was bleeding profusely from his head. His cousins fainted on the spot, but rescued soon. It was 4 taxi drivers who stopped by to help them. They were pulled out of the car. But they couldn’t pull O out because his door was dented. So, they called for the ambulance. The 1st one came. The paramedics tried to saw open O’s door. But their motor had no battery. So they called for a 2nd ambulance. Time was wasted in the process. O was trapped in the car for an hour. According to O's friend, he keep talking to O to keep him awake. O was conscious all along. His friend kept asking O not to sleep and must hang on. The whole car in a 45º position. O was holding on to his seatbelt. Finally he was rescued out. In the ambulance, his friend was still asking him to wake up. (he says “Ki lai, mai koon”) then O suddenly sits up. And the nurse pushed him down. When the nurse tried to do injection on him, O could still say “mai” (meaning NO) with his hand waving. This already showed his determinations to live on. O had got a very strong character. Just as when they were about to reach the hospital, O passed out.
Back to the hospital, the doctor says O can be wheeled to the normal ward. And asked us to wait outside the ward. We were relieved, thinking that O is fine. We waited outside the ward and saw the nurses preparing the bed for O. Before they could settle O, we received another news that O had severe head injuries and there was blood clot in his brain. He needed to be operated immediately to remove the blood clot. All of us really broke down cause we knew that any operations on the brain involves a certain level of danger. Furthermore, the doctor says that the chances are not very high; told us to be prepared for the worst.
Luckily, the operation was a success after 4 hours. But O was wheeled to the ICU cause his condition is not stable. They said tat he is still in a critical condition. When we saw O in the ICU, he was in a coma. His heatbeat was not stable, he was breathing with the help of a breathing machine. The machine pump oxygen into his lungs. He had stitches on his face. His right eye is very swollen. And his head is bandaged. His hands and legs are ok. Doctors says that OÂ’s head will continue to swell in the next few days. And they could not assure us when or will he wake up. He explained to me that the blood clot had pressed against his brain until veri small. In fact, his brain turned purplish. A lot of his nerves were affected.
O was in a coma for 12 days. He opened his eyes on the 23rd January. Only his left eye opened. His right eye was still swollen. Slowly he start to get better. Until now, he has moved back home. But he needs to go thru therapy. Up till today, he still canÂ’t talk, cause his brain has not recovered. Brain controls every part of our body. His injury affected his speech and movement. He did not lost his memory. His memory is still perfect. He can recognized us.
The decision to leave him was difficult and heavy. I loved him a lot, but I have to be realistic. My parents disapproved of our relationship. They don't want my life to be tied down to a guy who is bed-ridded. Morever, pressure from his friends, relatives and our parents has forced me to tell myself to break free from everything. After his accident, I"ve been indulging in alcohol to numb myself. I know what has past, has past. What i feel sad is God never gave him a chance to treat me well. It all happened so suddenly. Is this a punishment for him?