Have you ever gotten seasick before? I always get sick on boats so I was wondering if you had any experiences like that.
ah yes, i have so so so many stories about being seasick, just thinking about it makes my stomach churn.
i was back in korea in the summer between my freshmen and sophomore year of college. (i go to university in america) but anywayyyyy
my friend ilhoon who is my best friend from childhood other than ki, wanted to go to Nami Island. we had only been there once when we were about seven and none of us remembered it. (ki was so jealous that he stayed in america for summer break.) i was really excited to go not even worried about my motion sickness since the boat ride was only twenty minutes.
we arrived and we were waiting for the boat and i was just so wrapped up in telling ilhoon about america that i hadn't really noticed that the boat came and we were walking aboard it. (if you couldn't tell i really missed ilhoon!)
but we were on the boat and he wanted to be outside standing by the rails so that we could see out. he was still just like a child. but i knew within five minutes this was going to be an issue.
my tummy started aching horribly, i was holding onto the rail as tightly as i could trying to act as if i was fine. but ilhoon being one of my closest friends noticed something was wrong.
"pae..are you feeling sick?" he asked me softly as wrapped his arms around me from behind. he used to hug me like this a lot when we were younger. i get sick a lot and he would do this so he could rub my stomach.
"i'm really dizzy..." honestly i couldn't remember ever being so dizzy, but i tend to say that a lot according to my friends. but everything was blurry, i couldn't even make out the rail that i was holding onto. another boat that was much larger than ours passed by and it caused out boat to rock more. no one was prepared for the new waves and we all shifted a bit, my stomach was pushed against the rail and my mouth just hung open with saliva dripping and falling into the water below.
i really hate getting sick in front of strangers, they always look so disgusted. but i couldn't help it this time, there was no way that i could hold back.
"it's okay pae, just let it out." not like i needed to be told, i let out a loud burp that was just hopelessly embarrassing but it turned wet and i began gagging before another wave hit the boat and my breakfast came right back up. it was all happening so fast, i could barely keep up. i felt like i was choking as the boat kept rocking more and i kept stumbling around.
i wanted to cry i was so dizzy and my bloated stomach kept cramping. i tried to take a deep breath but i didn't have time for a break before the next wave came.
"i-i...feel so..." but i couldn't get it out i just kept gagging feeling like i had more to give but there was nothing left in my stomach.
despite this ilhoon never let go of me, even though some of the sick splashed onto his hands.
even when we got off the boat i felt like everything was still rocking. my stomach was cramping so bad i could barely walk. once we were out of the way i practically collapsed on the ground doubling over in pain.
strangers were looking at me in disgust but i didn't have the energy to care. i held my stomach in pain knowing that there was nothing else to bring up. ilhoon kneeled down beside me and rubbed my back and kissed my forehead. he was so patient with me. we had to sit for about an hour in order for it to feel like the world wasn't spinning anymore.
even though this was bad, i went on a cruise trip thing for school in high school and i thought that i was going to die! just trying this story out made me feel dizzy... blegh!
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