I am crying.

by Saleha Abdullah

Because last night before i went to bed,

i did the usual routine of filling up my pink nike water bottle,

and bringing it to my bedside.

But thank god i did not refill it to the brim

because

the bottle slipped

and it landed on my big toe.

I wanted to cry

but there wasn't anyone around

to give me the attention that i wanted

So i took out a piece of ice,

wrapped it patheticly in a piece kitchen roll,

and pressed it againse my left toe,

and started crying silently.

No it's not supposed to rhyme or whatsoever but the pain when the bottle made contact with my toe nearly made go into a trance. Not. But then again, it really did hurts but thank god no bruises because bruises on toes sure look ugly!

But i must say this bottle sure is -what is that word- because the past few bottles that i accidentally dropped always cracked but this neat one nearly cracked my big toe.

Right. 20th day of Ramdhan. 10 more days to go and mother's coming back in 7 days' time.