Head Injury

• Adam Lubcke, Grade 5
• Short Story
• 2009

The rain just wouldn’t stop. I was inside beside the warm crackling fire. I was tempted to go outside and play in the puddles, but suddenly big chunks of something fell from the sky. I walked over to the door I turned the handle and pushed the door open, it wouldn’t open I took two steps backwards and I sprinted like anything and jumped I went through the top of the door. I landed on my back on the wet ground. I peered back at the door a humongous chunk of hail was blocking the door, the next second ooooooouuuuuchchch!!!!!!!!
I woke up in the main hospital in Melbourne. I asked the doctor what happened. She said I got hit on the head with hail. “You have serious head injury.” So that’s why my head is very sore. “You have to have a head surgery. We will have to put you asleep for 6 hours and then you will wake up.” “Ok I said.” You could tell I was unsure in case something went wrong and I had severe brain problems for the rest of my life.
I thought I was thinking that but I yelled it out loud. “No, that has never happened and it won’t happen this time either,” replied the doctor positively. In three seconds nothing, I was asleep. 6 hours felt like 1 minute of agony sleeping. If I could just scream in my dream of fighting for our country Australia.
I was awake, the doctor said, “Did you have a dream?” “Yes” I said. “What was it about?” said the doctor. “You don’t want to know” I said. “Yes I do!” “No you don’t.” “Ok what ever suits you.” All the surgeries turned out well.