An Unforgettable Experience

An unforgettable experience is an event that has a great impact on a person's life. It can also be something that can change a life for ever. My 亲爱的 worked in 佛山 as a door-to-door cosmetic sales girl when she was 18 years old. At that age, she was innocent, but playful. She had no ambitions and her life was between work and play. She had a group of friends whom she hang out with after work. She had a boyfriend at that time, but he was not part of this gang. Her boyfriend was the son of her 阿姨's manager at the bag factory in 盐步镇. On her 19th birthday, the gang decided to celebrate her birthday in a club. They had lots of alcohol. One idiot suggested to do drag racing on their motorbikes. The girls would be the pillion riders. 亲爱的 did not know the danger and since it was her birthday, she joined in the fun. The unexpected happened. The rider couldn't stop in time and hit a truck. The bike skidded and both the rider and 亲爱的 were flung off the road. Surprisingly, 亲爱的 did not sustain any visible injury. She got up immediately, walked 2 steps, and fell again. Her right thigh was fractured. As for the rider, he had sustained head injury.

亲爱的 was hospitalized in 佛山 hospital for 2 months to have the broken bones treated. The doctor had to put in steel plates into her thigh to hold the bones together. The bill and expenses came out to be about RMB30,000. Insurance claim was only a few thousand RMB. The rider also compensated some money to 亲爱的. The gang pooled together a few thousand RMB. Obviously her parents had to fork out the rest. Her 堂妹 quit her job and took care of her at the hospital. She helped to clean 亲爱的 as she was bedridden. The doctor did a great job. She did not have to limp after recovery. After 亲爱的 was discharged, she went back to 成都 to rest. That was when she decided to break off with her boyfriend. She wanted to forget her past in 佛山 and move on with a new life. A few months later, she decided to work for her aunt in Beijing. Shortly after that, I met 亲爱的。 亲爱的 said if this incident had not happened, she could have settled down in 佛山 and married her boyfriend. Maybe we're just fated to be together.



Scars on her thigh caused by the insertion of the steel plates