Sometimes, I wonder how I get into these situations!
Today, my recruiter came to my school without notice to pickup my transcript and whatnot to make sure I’m still on course to graduate. And then he invites me to come with him to get his lasik eye surgery. I knew I was supposed to hang with my friend, but he said it wouldn’t take long. And there was no one else to go with.
So, I go with him, and we’re waiting too long, so I had to cancel the palns with my friend even though I’ve been promising to hang with her all week. I can tell she was sad, and I felt really, really bad—I gotta draw a picture for her or something to make it up.
So anyway, I guess you could say I served as his "emotional support" throughout the surgery. I waited in the wating area until he came out, damn near blind. Held his hand and patted his shoulder while he sat and rested. He was scared a bit. Sometimes my recruiter can be so much like a kid, it's funny. He's a spoiled man, haha. But, he's cool.
After it was done, I packed his prescriptions into my bookbag and literally guided him towards the office. It was about 5 blocks, in the rain. A lot of people were staring because with the shades they gave to him to wear, nobody could tell he couldn’t see. So, it just looked like a gilr holding onto the arm of a navy man—I can just imagine the ides. But, you know what, I don’t really care. My recruiters always there for me most of the time, so I was gonna be there for him. Besides, I couldn’t just leave him there alone; he needed help. If it weren’t for the other recruiter, I would have escourted him through the subway ride from Brooklyn to the Bronx to make sure he was alright.
What can I say? I'm a dependable person. I help when people are in need. I can't save the world, but I try whatever I can. I called earlier to remind him to take his medication and on Monday I'll check to see if he's doing better. Before I go off to bootcamp, I want to make a lot of nice memories at the Navy office.
Most of all though, I want to make my recruiter proud of me.
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