Brush with Disaster

When the accident happened I was asked to describe the pain on a scale of none to ten, ten being the worst pain I've ever felt. All of the ribs on my left side were fractured, one popped my left lung and had collapsed it, and my arm was sprained. The doctor said that I must have hit the asphalt at 40 miles an hour and could have easily died. I stopped when they asked me about the pain, and my first thought was of you. I dont think that would even fit on a scale. I lied. I stared straight into his eyes and said ten. Maybe morphine can drip your memory away.