This injury has led me to depend on others, more specifically, regarding transportation.
Lately, I have been going to school through carpool, and when I really need a ride my mom or my sister drops me off or picks me up.
Today, I needed a ride a to get home, so I asked my sister if she could pick me up at school at 6pm. She told me yeah, I'll get off at 4pm so that should be fine, but I'll be coming from SF. Around 4 pm, she notified me that she forgot she worked from 4-6p so that means I had to stay at school longer than expected since it's traffic from SF to East Bay. Around 5:15 pm, she told me she was able to get off early but then due to traffic she won't get to my school until 6:45 pm.
I was a little disappointed only because I was not feeling well, I felt sick and I wanted to rest up. So to kill time I sat down on one of the tables near by the exit door. I tried taking a nap, but my knee felt uncomfortable, so it was hard to fall asleep.
The building that I was at was a glass building so I can see people outside. I noticed this one guy who came out from the building that I was at and sat on the bench in front of it. I thought he was just making a phone call, or just needed air. So again, I tried taking a nap for good 10 minutes. With the same result, I couldn't. So when I opened my eyes, the same guy was still sitting there but this time he had both of his hands on his eyes with his head down. I knew something was wrong right away.
I knew I had to do something, but I thought to myself, I have never approached a stranger to ask how they were doing before. But then again, I couldn't let that opportunity slip away. I told myself, 5 minutes, if he's still there I'm gonna go talk to him.
1, 2, 3, 4, 5 minutes passed by, he's still there. I packed my bags, nervously "walked" ( I can't walk yet so I "crutched") over his way and stopped. Everything alright ? As expected, he nodded, "Yeah, I'm fine". It felt awkward, but I said, "You sure man?" Again he said, "Yep."
I stood her contemplating if that was it, if that was all I needed to do. Moments after, he started breaking down. That was my sign that it's best that I stay and sit and listen.
He vented, I related. We talked. I spoke.
I took his number so that if he ever needed someone who can relate, he can just hit me up.
I'm not writing this so you can praise me or brag about what I did. I wrote this hoping that you too can make a difference one day. To walk and with your head up. To walk and observe the surrounding, the community, instead of walking looking at bright little screen of yours. I hope that this story makes you be more sensitive about others. Life ain't easy, I'm sure you know that. If you go through trials, then forsure people around you do too. We can't cater to the world, but we can cater to one. Just one at a time.
There's another thing I hope you get out of this. Every thing literally happens for a reason. I was disappointed that I had to wait 45 minutes, but thinking about it, if it wasn't for the delay, I would not have been able to see him and talk to him. Who knows what he could have done during this tough time of his. So just stay locked in, over come disappoints because every thing happens for a reason.
-Daryl P.
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