my monthly affair

i have been having a monthly affair with three unwanted guests. for the past three months, they have been visiting me during the last week of the month.

the first guest is Fever. he must be a very lonely man, because each time he calls, he would destroy my plans and force me to stay at home with him. he does not mind if i spend most of the time sleeping, but i think he does enjoy cuddling under the blanket very much. it warms him, and makes him even stronger.

the second guest is Headache. headache is a very mischievous boy. he likes to tap tap tap on my forehead, tap on my occipital lobe, tap on my joints - then go into hiding. and precisely because he is very agile (unlike me), he has the upperhand in this hide-and-seek game. i know he's trying to get my attention, but he does not know that doing that would hinder me from concentrating.

the third and last guest is Influenza, or flu for short. she is the most scheming of all. she would drop the smallest hint about her arrival, that the unsuspecting me would just dismiss as insignificant. sometimes, she even makes use of the weather to deceive me, misleading me into blaming the erratic weather as the culprit. so when she finally arrives at my door step, she is like a storm that sweeps me away.

now, all the three guests are in my living room. they are all trying to prevent me from exposing their heinous deeds. i think they succeeded.

but next month, next month, i will return with a vengeance, i will arm myself with apples and pills. and they would not even stand a chance.