My headache makes me a heroine!

It felt like a rubber band around my head. It gets tighter and tighter. The pressure goes higher and higher. I stood up and felt my skull seems to be shrinking. The suddenly pressure makes me close my eyes tightly hoping it will be gone soon. The headache is terrible!! That bowl of hot bird nest is not helping to make me feel any better. I can't stay awake any longer, I need to lie down and relax the pressure. And soon I doze off to sleep, only to be waking up in between the night.

It's monday morning. I still have lots of unfinished proofs to read and to correct. I should have brought them home over the weekend to do. :(

I woke up, feeling little feverish and the headache felt better now, the eyes gets heavier though. I went to wash up and bath. Then I looked out from the window and saw fumes coming out from the common garbage collector. I thought it was someone burning joss papers. But the smoke increase and became darker and darker. People stand around and watch. But seems no one is making any call. Then sounds were heard, and soon flames appeared. I immediately dialed 995 for help. Then I went downstairs to walk to the clinic to see doc. I saw ppl crowding around fire, chatting among themselves and watching the dancing flames. The bangala stood next to a china women, they seems to be communicating. Strangely what a fire could bring together two different community to speak in a common language.

I walked under my block and could feel the heat about 200m away. I have a sudden urge to find the water hose to put the fire away. But, the exploding sound keeps me away. Shattered glasses were blown all over the area and the flames grow taller and taller. So, I walked away. People who saw me must be thinking how calm can I get seeing the dancing flames. "What? I have already called the firemen" I explained in my heart. Anyway, acting hysterical is not going to put out the fire, standing around talking about the fire is also not going to put it out. So what have they been doing? Kay-poh-ing only.

I walked out to the central and heard the sirens. the firemen drove passed me and I have the sudden urge again to wave and say "It was me! I called for help! Me! Me!"

I called back home to check if the firemen have arrived and mum said yes. That was within 5mins from the time I log in the call. That was fast, they better be. What a morning it has been. Suddenly I felt like a heroine, although sick but I am still rescuing, saving my neighbours before the fire burnt their cars and properties. My headache makes me a heroine!