"Hit the Jackpot," Taking Another Day Off

Today I went to get a rabies vaccine. The reason was that hail had smashed some roof tiles the day before yesterday. I had a serious fear of heights, so I climbed the wall to help check where the roof was damaged.

While showering that night, I noticed something odd on my leg: several scratches. One of them, I couldn't tell whether my dog had scratched me or whether I'd scraped it while climbing the wall.

Although Professor Yang Jiaxin's theory said I didn't need the shot, rabies had a one-hundred-percent fatality rate!

My mom was so worried she couldn't sleep. She kept fretting about dry mouth, dizziness, and weakness, so even though I didn't want to go, I went anyway, if only to put her mind at ease.

Yesterday, I took the bus there without bringing my ID, and I got carsick too...

Today I got the shot, and it turned out I might have hit the jackpot. My whole body was feverish, and I had a slight headache—both adverse reactions to the vaccine.

Even though two years ago, I got all five shots without having any reaction at all...

I looked it up on Baidu, and the doctor said it would go away within forty-eight hours. It seemed unlikely that I'd be better by tonight. I wanted to hold on a little longer and see how things went, but my head was too muddled today, so I gave up.

My mind was really too foggy all day today. I forgot this and that several times, and I even lost things or nearly lost them...