I'm Stuck at a Hospital and I Can't Leave - Part 02

Well, I am still here, and I wanted to thank everyone for their concern about my well being. I wasn't expecting all of you nice people to be concerned about me like that. I don't know any of you commenting and asking questions, but I just want to say thank you to all of you.

I was asked a few questions and I thought I would update you all on how I am doing and what is happening with my situation right now:

The most common question was, am I still at the hospital or have I gotten home? Yes, I am still at the hospital. I have not been harmed in any way either. The whole situation is very eerie and I am very freaked out. I have moved around from the waiting room a little bit, but more on that later.

How long have I been here for? At this point, over a day. I arrived at the hospital at 11:00 am on December 11^th. Another question was where am I? I live in Canada in Southern Ontario, and no, I'm not in Toronto, I'm close to two hours away from there.

Have I tried to call alternate transportation, like a taxi? Yes I have. I called five different taxi companies multiple times. For most of those calls, I was told that a cab would be at my location within twenty minutes. Now I feel I need to make something clear; the hospital that I'm at isn't a sketchy hospital or one that is off the beaten path. This is the main hospital in my parent's city. So I knew the taxi companies would know where this was, but of course, most of those cabs never made it to me.

One did though. The last call that I made, I refused to let the dispatcher hang up. I insisted she needed to give me updates on the location of the taxi. When she told me that she had to hang up I threatened self-harm. I am really not proud of that, and I want to make it clear that I would never ever make light of self-harm or suicide, but I needed to do anything I could to keep the dispatcher on the line. Finally I saw a yellow cab arrive. I shuffled out to them and quickly got in, and gave them my parent's address. Unlike the last car I got in, I paid attention to where we were going.

The drive started off fine, we drove around to the rear exit, which was fairly typical. What wasn't though, was when the drive passed by the exit and circled around the entire hospital, just to end up back at the outpatient entrance. When we stopped, the driver ignored my outrage and calmly stated, We have arrived at your requested destination.” He got out and opened my door and picked me up out of the car. Since I am so weak, I couldn't resist much. He dragged me close to the door then walked back to his cab and drove off. I swore into the sky and yelled as hard as I could. Once I vented my anger, I turned around and saw the remaining people in the hospital staring at me through the window.

In that moment I considered staying outside, and I did for a while, just staring back at all those blank faces. Before long though, the cold started to get to me. Canadian winters can chill you to the bone, and I wasn't prepared to be outside for too long when I got up yesterday, so I had to go back inside. When I started walking this time though, those watching me reacted differently. Every step towards the door that I took, They took a step backwards. This continued until I was at the door. Opening that door took more strength than it should have, but that was probably because I was so scared. When I opened the door though, everyone watching me turned around and walked back to where ever they were before they came to watch me.

I went back to the waiting room and sat down, watching those who were still there, and occasionally watching them exit the building.

One question I was asked is if I could just walk to my parents house. That isn't doable for a couple reasons. I know that I said that it is five minutes away from the hospital, but that is a drive that is mostly on the highway. It would be over a twenty minute walk, and I would probably freeze if I tired to make it on foot. Not only that, but I am not in a state where I can make that walk.

Which brings us to the question of, what happened to me, and was it weird in any way? To answer the second part right away, it was not weird, but oh boy did it suck. I was working in a warehouse at the time, and I was inspecting some of my company's product. Now, the reason I was inspecting that product is because it was blocked in by the warehouse's owner, who is in the middle of a dick measuring contest with my boss.

The product was blocked off by a grouping of steel pillars, which weren't strapped down or secured in any way, and they all had small bases. I tripped over my own feet while backing out of a small space and grabbed onto one of the pillars for support. That pillar, (which weighed approx. 1300 lbs.) fell on top of me and landed on my right side, specifically my right arm and right leg. My femur broke in half like a dry twig, and my ulna and radius (bones in your forearm) broke through my skin.

I was trapped under there for over an hour, with no one around that heard my screams for help.

I will skip through the brutal hospital stay and a lot of the smaller details. What you need to know is that I have a titanium rod running through my whole femur, allowing me to walk, and my forearm bones are being help together with a series of plates and screws.

This is why I am dealing with insurance.

This is why I have to do rehab and go to this clinic.

This is why I can't walk to my parents.

The last question/suggestion I received was if there were any other businesses around and if I could walk to one. From the waiting room that I am sitting in, I can't see anything other than a sound wall for the highway. I know that about a block away there is a fast food coffee shop and a burger joint, but other than that I don't know.

Alright, so now that I have answered any questions that I have been asked, here are some updates.

So far I haven't seen anyone else come in my entrance, but many people have left. For the longest time, it looked to be mostly outpatients and medical staff. But when my phone started to read 9:00 pm, I noticed that people in hospital gowns started walking out. The patients varied from young to old, from sick, to injured. They, along with everyone else, stop to look at me for a moment before they exit out the door.

I tried keeping count, it's been lost. I got to 127 before I lost count.

Now, there are some people who are still here, like Deborah at the Hospital cafe. She stands there and stares at me, but when I approach her for a snack or a coffee, she snaps into her role. She gets me what I ask for and I don't have to pay, which is good. But unless I am talking to her about the cafe, she just stares at me with wide, unblinking eyes.

She seemed the most normal, which is why I tried to talk to her.

But, there have been three very shocking and weird things that have happened.

The first is the sun. I don't know why, but it is still out. Since I entered the hospital, the sun hasn't gone down. It is still moving, but very slowly. I got here when the sun was almost at its peak, and from my estimation, the sun is where it would be around 3:00pm. I've been here for over a day now, and only 4ish hours have gone by!

What is concerning is that time is going super slow, and I have no idea why. But what really terrifies me, is that within the next 24 hours, It will be night, and I could be spending days in the dark.

The second is my specialist, Dr. Ashby. I frequently see him watching me from a distance. For the most part, he stays at least 30 feet away from me, and when I try to approach him he swiftly turns around and walks in the opposite direction. Most of the time he is just staring at me, like the others, but every once in a while I catch him writing something down on a clipboard.

The last time I caught him taking notes I walked after him. I followed him down a hallway, but when I turned a corner, he was gone.

Honestly, at this point I don't know if it is actually happening or if I am hallucinating.

I'm scared to fall asleep here.

The third, and most perplexing thing is the PA system. Once in a while I will hear a loud click and static will come through through the speakers. As soon as the static starts, everyone's heads snap up so they are staring at the ceiling. They stay like that until the static stops, then they continue on their way. The static is not on a schedule and there is no pattern, it just happens.

The last time that happened was two hours ago, and I did something that I really shouldn't have. While the static was playing and everyone had their heads up, I tried approaching the administrator who checked me in. Her name is Kelly. I tried tapping her on the shoulder while her head was up.

As soon as I made contact the static turned off with a wailing screech.

Kelly's head snapped down and she leered at me with angry eyes. I backed away immediately and I bumped into someone else, who wasn't behind me when I approached Kelly. He too had rage in his eyes. I looked around and everyone I could see was closer than they were, and they all looked at me like they hated me.

With everyone being closer to me, you would have thought that I heard them approach me, but I didn't.

I went as fast as I could to the waiting room, and sat in the back corner, so no one could be behind me. The group of them surrounded the waiting room, and then they all did something that chilled my blood.

They let out a silent scream.

Their mouths hyper extended open, and they help it there. No noise came out, but the room started to vibrate. They did that for a minute then they closed their mouths, and continued on.

So that is where I am at, and I have a bit of a plan.

Obviously, looking for transportation outside of this Hospital isn't working. I need to explore other areas and see if the entire building is like this. I imagine that it is, but I just want to see for myself. I also want to see what other entrances there are, and if there are any businesses I can see.

Now this is risky, but I need to find some drugs. I'm really terrified and I am trying to push past that, but my pain is keeping me vulnerable, and I need to be a little bit stronger. Also, the coffee isn't working as well as it was, and I am afraid I might pass out soon, so I need to find a safe place or something that will keep me awake.

If I can find a place to take a quick rest and a phone charger, that will be great.

I don't know what will happen next, and that idea is the worst, but I have to keep going.

If no one hears from me again, know that I appreciate everyone's concern.

I hope this isn't the end.

Wish me luck.


- Cody S