We were out drinking, celebrating a friends 25th birthday. I was on my way home with another friend, when we decided to swing by Burger King for food. While in line waiting for our burgers I told a couple of guys to "cut it the fuck out", I don’t remember what they were doing, but apparently something that after a while pissed me off. A few words were exchanged, and they left the place.
When I got outside they were waiting for me. I was alone, as my mate was still waiting for his order. What happens from this point on is a bit of a haze. What I remember is that we got in a fight (since I’ve only been in a fight once before in my life, and even though I can be pretty cocky I’m not the violent type, so I’m pretty sure one of them jumped me). Next thing I remember is one of them sitting on me, while I’m flat on my back, pounding my face for all he’s worth. That’s about when I thought “I might just as well lie here and take it, and hope he wears himself outâ€Â.
Next memory I have I’m bleeding, some people are helping me up, and the ambulance is on its way. They say I passed out for 10 minutes, but I highly doubt that number. I might have passed out, but from the point I left BK until my mate came out it was max 2-3 minutes, and by that point I was up and awake again.
I have no strong recollection of what the guy looked like (because I think it was just the one guy who hit me…though it might’ve been more). The police told me they knew who it was, and that he’d essentially just got out of jail. The problem is, because assault and battery is not what the police call a “prioritised crimeâ€Â, they didn’t get there until all the witnesses had left already. They (the ambulance guys) got the name of the guy who jumped me from two girls who saw it all. Now they need to find those two girls and hope they’ll testify, or if someone else saw it who can verify who it was, or else they have no case to work on. We’ll see what happens. I’m thinking about taking out an ad in the local paper this week, asking people who saw something to get in touch with the cops.
As for injuries I was in the hospital for two days. When I got there I looked like I’d been hit in the face by a train. Luckily, and amazingly enough, there were almost no “real†damage done. Well, yes. My nose is broken, but only a small fracture which hopefully will be almost impossible to notice. It’s too early to tell though, because my face is still a bit swollen. No damage to eyes, ears or skull. A bit bruised, but nothing that won’t heal in a couple of weeks…though I look like a freakin’ carnival in the face! If you want to see what I looked like when I got home from the hospital a couple of hours ago you can look here (nothing for the faint hearted, though it’s nothing compared to what I looked like when the police took my picture a few hours after the assault):
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I’m taking this week off from work and studies. I think I’ve deserved a week of watching series and eating crisps after this mess. Besides, I doubt the busses will stop and pick me up so I can go to work/school when looking like this.
Let’s just hope the cops, and court can nail the bastard who did it.
That's my worst nightmare you had just there...
