I have a concussion.
Well I probably don't anymore,
but just about 26 hours ago,
i just might have had one.
It would have been mild though.
I don't know how all that works.

Here's what happened:
So I work at MindSeizure Haunted House.
I crawl around on the floor like the girl from The Ring.
I'm in the second room of the Haunt.
I can see when a group walks in.

I'm in my little hiding spot,
which is in a little tunnel type thing,
and I see a guy coming up to me faster than the rest of the group.
So i wait
and I'm just about to start my act when there's this white hot flash feeling across the left side of my face.
Key phrase: just about to start my act.
I literally hadn't even moved from my starting position.

I drop into the fetal position and cover my face
I sit there for maybe 5 seconds before I instinctively start to crawl towards the emergency exit.
I hear the group of people laughing and talking above me as I pull myself to the doors.
I hear Stephen [my room partner] above me "Lizi!? What happened?!"
I scream "Get me staff!!" as I continue to pull myself towards the door.

Once I'm at the door I try to push through one and it won't move
so I collapse through the door next to it.
Turns out, one of my bosses was spying on the group and was in the way of the door,
I later found out that I knocked him over as I was trying to get through the first door.
Josh Olson, my boss, runs into the room to see what Stephen says and then runs back to me
"Lizi, which one was it?"
I scream as I'm half in my room and half in the staff hallway "Stripped shirt and sandals!"

I hear Olson run off as Dave [a staff member, also an EMT] and another staff member runs up to me.
I hear a bunch of random garble as people panic over me for the next 20-30 minutes
here's what I remember;
"Pull her out into the hallway." [Olson]
"Roll her onto her back."
"What are you looking for?" ('Water')
"Tell Stephen to grab her water."
"No, stop the show." [Carrier]
"Get something to put under her head."
"Is she okay?" [Stephen]
"Do we need an ambulance?" ('No')
"I'm going to press charges on him." [Carrier]
"Lizi, can you feel my hands? Squeeze them as hard as you can." [Dave]
"Where does it hurt?" [Dave] ('My head')
"I'm calling an ambulance." [Carrier]
"Are you lightheaded?"
"What's your pain level at? Scale of one to ten." ('I don't know, 8?')
"Can you feel your hands? Are they numb or tingly?" ('Yes')
"Are you cold? Do you want a blanket?" [Kevin] ('Stephen has my jacket')
"Stephen! Where's her jacket?"
"Carrier, can I get a time on that ambulance?" [Dave]
"I'm going to be out of character for a while, call me if you need anything or her condition changes." [Bobby]
"How's your pain now?"
"Still with me? Can you still feel my hands?"
"Think you can sit up?"

All this time,
I'm breathing as if I'm having a panic attack which I probably had,
I'm shaking uncontrollably,
my hands and left foot go numb,
and my right hand constricted into something I can't even describe
but I couldn't move it until just before the ambulance arrived.
The first thing I remember even doing once they pulled me into the hallway was searching for my water
even though I couldn't move and I knew it was in the room still.

I remember Dave to my left,
Carrier appeared and disappeared at my feet a lot,
and there was a nameless blond staff member to my right.
I still don't know his name, I guess I should ask and properly thank him.
Apparently, my right arm was twitching and spasming while I was on the ground.
I don't remember that.
I started doing it again in Perkins later that night and I got scared.

I remember asking how bad it looked,
I remember feeling the knot on my eye and saying
"God if that doesn't feel wonderful".
Then Dave gave me an icepack.
Actually, Dave looked for one and Carrier cracked it open.
I remember the lady from the ambulance,
she said she went through the Haunt last year and peed herself.
That made me smile.

Everything gets clearer after that.
Dave helped me up into the spare makeup room,
which was right there anyways,
and put me in a chair.
I remember my head was spinning and I felt like I was underwater.
I remember Dave asking me if I wanted to go to the back or stay here.
I stood up and almost fell over.
He had to almost drag me to the back of the Haunt.
I laid on the brick wall and shook uncontrollably some more.
Everyone thought I was cold.
I wasn't.

I remember the police officer coming up to me and taking my statement.
I remember calling my mother and freaking her out,
even though by then I was laughing my ass off and making jokes to myself.
I blame the Excedrin.
I remember I couldn't get comfortable no matter where I was
so once the lightheadedness wore away,
I walked around a lot.
I remember Tom coming up to me and asking what happened.
"You've got great instincts, self preservation. Good job."

I remember Alyssa coming out to pee and freaked when she saw me
"My Lizi! Oh my god! You're okay!"
She's behind a piece of glass and cut off from the rest of the haunt, mind you.
I have no idea how she heard,
but apparently everyone knew and was worried about me.
Thanks everyone.
<3

Turns out the guy who kicked me was drunk.
And a Soldier.
Carrier had charges pressed against him.
Third degree assault.
I only wish I was two years younger,
assault on a minor sounds so much cooler.

And for the record,
My eye is swollen,
I can't see out of it perfectly yet,
and my head still aches.

I'll add whoever.
Just comment here before you add me?
Thanks.

Brand new.
Clean slate.


Because it feels good.