Wise Beyond Thy Years

Wise Beyond Thy Years

As dictated by Faranza Syns

I woke up with my left ear throbbing. It was as if the pain was biting into my brain. I kept on writhing on my bed, begging the pain to go away, but it just wouldn't. So I forced myself to sleep.

Woke up again. This time, I can't hear a thing using my left ear.

I was like "Ah, crap, did something crawl in and plug up my ear?"

Joy.

So, I got off bed and went down in search of my mom.

"Go get ready and we'll see the doctor."

I hate having to see doctors. It's not that I don't like them. I just don't like to see them. Because hey, if a doctor called you, usually it's a harbinger of bad news. It's just a stigma that doctors have to live down to.

And hey, I like some doctors. My cousin's an ENT Specialist. Nearly had myself treated by her. Thank God, I didn't have to. I'll never look at her the same again if I had to. And some doctors are quirky. They have this no-nonsense attitude but sometimes their statements make you want to laugh--albeit nervously.

So, I went to see the doctor. Dad brought be there but I handled everything by myself. For the first time. And it wasn't so bad.

While I waited outside the consultation room, suddenly the pain in my ear ebbed. Ever wonder why whenever we are waiting for our turn outside the consultation room our aches and pains will seem to lessen?

And then we'll start turning to our parents, saying "The pain's gone now, so can we PLEASE GO HOME?!"

The irony of life. It happened once. Like I said, I have a certain feel of... dislike to see doctors. So, once, my lips got clipped by a crab's shell while I was biting into it. It swelled up real bad, and so my mom brought me to see the doctor. When we reached the clinic, the swelling lessened. So I quickly caught my mom and told her I'm all better and we should all go home. It's for the best. So my mom looked at me with narrowed eyes, then we left.

Haha.

Anyways, I went into the consultation room by myself. Actually, I needed the loo just that moment, but I held it. Good Lord, I can't actually run up and say "I'm sorry, I really need the... er... to ... to heed nature's call, so could you hold on one second?" right?

Thus, I went in. And the need dissipated really quickly.

I sat down and told the doctor about my ear.

She told me to remove my scarf so she can take a closer look.

"So, adik buat apa sekarang? Study? Kerja?" she asked while I took off the brooch on my scarf.

"Sekolah." I answered simply.

"Ha?! Sekolah?! Ingatkan dah kerja!"

I was like... o_O... am I really that fat?

Granted, what I wore made me look... err... well, it did seem kind of tight and I think *ahem* well..

Hmm, never mind that. It showed off a little too much, I guess. And yeah, I look like some lady who's working. I was wearing a handbag too, so....

Gosh, wearing a handbag is like a declaration of maturity or something. o_O...

I was like laughing at what she said. Inside I was like "Ugh, if I tell this to my mom... she'll say something along the lines of 'losing weight'."

Back to the check-up. It turned out I have a mild infection. Seriously no fun. I can't even burp without feeling pain in my ear. Doc said that I have somewhat of a "pimple" in my ear. It had a name but I couldn't really catch it. Oh wait, I think it was a boil in my ear canal. Hmm...

Interesting.

Boil or Furuncle. Just searched it on the net. Doc had said I had a boil in the ear canal.

Hmm...


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What are the symptoms of a boil in the ear canal?

The main symptom is pain.

Because of its site, the pain may become quite severe even though the boil is usually small.

Other symptoms include itch, irritation, and sometimes there is temporary hearing loss whilst the infection is present.

If the boil 'bursts', you may have a sudden discharge from the ear. If this happens, the pain often eases dramatically, and the symptoms soon settle.

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Effing hell. Please don't burst.

On second thought. Burst, right now. This pain isn't really helping me focus.

And it's true. I lost my hearing temporarily. That was when I thought something plugged up my ear.

Wow, a truly novel experience. Gosh, can't wait to tell Is all about this. He's so gonna freak.

It's funny though, how the little things can cause so much pain. We see it a lot in this world, don't we? A small misunderstanding. A slip of the tongue. A small pinch on the butt. Haha. They all cause quite a big amount of pain, do they not?

The irony of life.


If you hadn't acted wise beyond your years I would've been able to control myself.