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Band Aid Monologue

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Band-Aid It was a long day of work. I just wanted to go home and take a nice long nap and wake up to dinner being cooked. I walked into my house wanting to sleep, but I heard a yell! I was scared. Then I yelled "Honey are you okay?" "No! I burned my hand from the pot." Michelle responded. "Great..." I mumbled. I was annoyed because I just came home from a long day of work and now I have to find a way to cover up her cuts and burns so they don't get infected. It took me a good 20 minutes to find a way to cover her burn. At the time, I wasn't angry, I was frustrated. I was frustrated because now I am anxious about my wife and I can't take my 2 hour nap. I started talking to myself saying "I'm wasting my time making a bandage for …show more content…

I feel better. Thank you for making the bandage honey." "Your welcome." I replied right back Another day goes by. She burns her hand again. I kept my cool and tried not to make it a big deal. I did this because Michelle is sensitive, and if she sees that I'm angry at her, she will cry and run to our room. Then everybody is in a bad mood. It has been about 2 weeks. Every other day she will burn or cut her hand. At this point I was really starting to lose it. It has been about 9 days in a row where she had burned herself. At work I had a long day. And coming home to a dysfunctional wife didn't help. I came home and wasn't surprised, she had burned herself again. This time we got into a big fight. " You are so stupid!" I yelled! " Shut your lips." Replied …show more content…

Michelle fainted and was lying on the ground with blood all over her hand. I was scared. I called the ambulance. Then I ran to go to make the bandages like I would do every single day. I grabbed the cotton tape and gauze, and put them together like I usually do. Then the paramedics came and took Michelle away. That night I went to the hospital to see if she was okay. She obviously okay. The next morning after a long night at the Emergency Room, a light bulb went off in my head. I went to my boss the next morning and told him about my brilliant idea! At first he was

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