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redeye on the loose
1:43 PM
redeye on the loose

My eyes were itchy, the reflex to rub it away overtook my sensibilities. The very instant my hand came into contact with my right eyeball, the words "Oh shit!" flashed into my mind.

Sugarshootshit!

Run to the bathroom to wash hands and left eyeball which is thankfully not red yet. How the heck could I have been so careless after numerous warnings not to touch the eyes and to disinfect/dispose of anything that came into contact with it?!

Never having conjunctivitis before, I didn't even realise my eye was red till my housemate pointed it out. This was the punishment for rubbing my eyes with contacts on, the karma for not disposing of expired lenses. The comeback for not heeding stern advice and dark looks accompanied by mutterings when I cheekily rubbed my eyeballs into my sockets. Also possibly nature's way of paying me back for the countless times I sarcastically rolled my eyes at everyone.

I have been duly frightened by gruesome pictures of conjunctivitis victims from wikipedia. I will try to stop rubbing my eyes and throw away my contacts soon, I promise. So please let this red right eye just be a one-off lack of sleep and tiredness instead of the feared conjunctivitis.

Pretty pretty please with whipped cream and a cherry on top...

Written on Wednesday, May 13, 2009; 1:43 PM


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