>>263129I dont remember the day. I went to my best friends house, her name was amber, and i remember i just knocked on the door. She let me in and her mother was there, and wasnt a huge fan of me. She always thought her daughter could do better. Anywho, we bullshitted for a little while, smoked some weed, and i remember i asked if i could just stay the night. Just one night. I cried on my knees,sobbing like a woman, for just one night of warmth.
Her mother of course said no and put me out. Amber, god bless her soul, said if i could make it till 630am, when her mother left, i could come back and she would take care of me until she came back home, around 5 that evening.
The tempature was below freezing, because my puddle was iced over. It got to be about 4am when i started walking the streets for warmth. I can tell time by the moon and sun now. One of those little things you pick up. Im usually right within about 5 minutes. The thing about winter is the nights go on for sooo long. The minutes tick by so slowly. So anyway, im walking and the sun comes up and i start walking towards her house. I pass her mother leaving for work and she waves at me.
I remember i was dying, had begged this woman with my life to just help me for 1 day, and she waved at me. When i think about that moment, everything seems to tick by in slow motion. I see her driving, the exaust making steam coming from the vehical. I remember the smells, the numbness of the cold, i remember her waving at me with a smile on her face and i can still see her wedding ring when i think back to it.
Its amazing the small details you can recall. Amber fed me soup, she had to literally feed me with a spoon by herself because my hands were shaking to hard for me to do it without spilling most of it. She gave me a bath and put me to bed.
You never know the love you have for another human being until they save your life.
