This is My Confession -USHER

There is something I need to confess that I feel really badly about.

Two weeks ago, I was rushing from work to catch the ferry home with ONE MINUTE TO SPARE.  I sprinted up the first set of steps from the subway two by two. My calfs were burning. [my legs, not my baby cows] I reached the platform and saw the next obstacle, the second set of steeper steps. [See Below]


These stairs continue up three times the amount of stairs that you see pictured. I took a puff of my inhaler and began my final sprint. Oh…what I forgot to mention is that on the bottom step, there was a 60 year old woman laying horizontally. What happens next is the part I feel guilty about.

Some things to keep in mind:

1. The woman was human, not cartoon.
2. Her right hand was not actually that big. I just got carried way with the “brush” tool in Photoshop.
3. Even though she was on the ground, she had the biggest smile on her face.

In the rush, the woman had obviously fallen. I like to imagine she was struck with a wave of lethargy so strong she had to nap right then and there. I would feel a lot better if I knew she was just resting. When I first spotted her, I noticed she was smiling. She must have been self-conscious that she’d fallen; turning embarrassment into laughter. It came off like her pastime was lounging in the subway. She struggled to get up and looked as if she were strenuously trying to do a sit-up. She didn’t have great form.

It all happened so quickly. Fellow commuters dashed by her aiming to catch the 6:45pm boat. No one helped. I too wanted to catch the 6:45pm boat. My heart was torn in opposite directions. If I ran past her, I would catch the boat and feel guilty. If I helped her get up, I would be looked at as a hero and feel good about myself; but I would miss the boat.

I looked at my watch and saw it was 6:45pm. The boat would be loading. In the rip of a paper, I got a running start. I imagined her as a hurdle like in the sport Track. 1 step 2 step 3 step 4 step 5 step. In jumped over her in a beautiful split. I swear I heard camera flashes going off.  I got great air.

Some thing to keep in mind:

1. Yes, I was wearing a green leotard to work.
2.Yes my left leg is longer than my right.
3. Yes, I know I have no skill in making paint hands but I am pretty impressed with the picture’s overall outcome.

I made no effort to help the woman. Instead, I exploited her body by using it as a hurdle. I could have ran up the elevator [to the left of the stairs], or I could have ran up the stairs [on the other side of the railing], but I jumped over her. I made the 6:45pm boat with no trouble. The sad part is I didn’t even have anywhere to be. Also during rush hour, the ferry comes every 15 minutes. I could have easily gotten the next one.

I’ll never know what happened to Pat. [I named her Pat in my mind]. But I hope she is resting happily in Heaven. No wait, I wish she were alive. Yes. Alive. If you recognize her from the cartoon, let me know who she is. I want to write her an apology; and keep in mind, her hand is NOT that big.

Watch this video of me being CREEPY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=6y3TxoJ84DI

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  1. That is so meannnnnnnnnnnnnnnn!! You should of helped that poor old lady… bleeding… broken hand… couldn’t cry because she was only capable of laughing since she was traumatized as an infant. She laughs when she is in pain, and cries whey she is happy… lol great story though!! I guess it’s good that you made the boat! miss ya BeckkkkY!!! keep writing love!

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