Dodgeball or Death

Great news. Last night I got knocked out playing dodgeball. Awesome. I can't remember a bit of it so I'll tell you what I heard happened. I do remember bending down to pick up a ball. That is my contribution to the tale.

We were in the middle of a heated game. If I remember correctly the score was tied 2 to 2, however that may not be accurate seeing as a jar to my memory may have occured during my time of unconsciousness. Resume story. It was 2 to 2 and the new game had just started. I was a few feet away from the mid line, bending over to pick up a dodgeball, heart set on disemboweling an unsuspecting victim. BAM. Next thing I know I hear a distant Tesha asking me if I want a drink. All I can remember is thinking, "Why the cripes would I want a drink? I'm in the middle of a game Tesha. Pull your head out." I then proceeded to notice that I couldn't see anything and my left leg kinda hurt from being bent in an awkward position. I realized my blocked vision was due to my eyelids. Opening my eyes I saw my entire team, both refs, and a couple ladies from the other team, huddled over my body which was laying sprawled awkwardly from a fall I didn't remember taking. The ref gave me the run down.

"You got hit in the head. Take your time getting up. We have stopped the game so no rush." Super. I had been hit square in the temple by a rock solid rubber dodgeball which rendered me unconscious for a time. Half my face was swollen, my left eye couldn't focus, and it felt like my heartbeat and moved into my brain. Awesome. I made out like a bandit with only a small yellowish-green bruise next to my left eye. I'm sure I looked like Super-Sped. Who gets knocked out in recreation Women's Dodgeball?? So classy.