Feeling So Sick I Couldn’t Walk When a Man Virtually Carried Me to a Restroom.

Back when I was my late teens, my morning travel meant taking an crowded coach. The vehicle was always crowded and invariably became without any seats by the time I stepped aboard.

On one specific day, I began feeling terribly ill while the vehicle swayed around every turn. I repeatedly told myself to endure for a few more stops before the bus got to where I needed to get off, so I could then sprint quickly to the closest washroom to throw up.

We were coming down the road leading to the destination as I realised I was unable to hold on. Suddenly, it was like a veil came over me. Everything just went blank and silent; similar to when one turned off the audio. I thought, “I will lose consciousness”.

Thankfully, I was positioned close to the driver inside the vehicle, so I managed several steps to ask the driver and told the operator to pull over, informing him I needed to vomit. The driver opened the doors and I stumbled out out onto the street.

I was determined not to vomit before a busy multi-lane road, so I forced myself up and endeavored to make my way to the park across the road, where I believed I could at least secretly conceal myself among some shrubs to be sick. But then I must have fainted. I sensed my limbs, but I couldn’t walk or see properly, leading me to start crawling towards the grassy area.

“Everything alright, love?”

Right then, I got scooped up. I sensed an arm around my waist and a man’s voice asked, “You right, love?” I managed to tell the mysterious stranger that I had to to be sick. So he virtually supported my weight into a nearby building and placed me in the ladies’ toilets. He asked me whether I required him to stay with me but I refused.

A few minutes later, I felt better to the point of sitting down and from outside the stall I heard him ask, “Are you feeling better, dear? Can I get you something?” I could not to stand up right away but I was able to express my gratitude and following a brief period regained the function of my limbs. I returned home passing the following days getting over which was a nasty tummy bug.

I never saw that man’s face – only his legs and a large container for tools he had with him – yet he rescued me, at a moment I was at my most vulnerable.

Frequently, society has a way of making you defensive, aggressive and competitive. His was the sort of gesture that melts away that hardening of the heart. He demonstrated that our default setting leans toward compassion, something I love about my fellow humans.

Robert Martin
Robert Martin

A seasoned gaming analyst with over a decade of experience in online casinos, specializing in strategy guides and industry trends.