Horror film mishap makes me see red

BAcK in the early eighties, i opened a record shop in a traditional arcade. The entrance to the arcade was secured by heavyduty metal gates and it was agreed each day that whichever shop closed last would padlock them. Just a week after i opened the record shop, i was the last one to leave. it was late at night and dark. i drew the gates together, chained them and began to padlock them. unfortunately, i was unaware of the need to ensure an overhead heavy bar was slotted into place — instead it landed on my head. i was stunned and could feel blood running down my cheeks. However, despite being in pain, i did manage to secure the gates and padlock them. Being a newcomer to the town, i had no idea where the hospital or doctor’s surgery was and found myself in a dilemma. The only person i knew was a woman who helped out in the shop and lived in a nearby flat. She had a shock when i turned up looking like something out of a horror movie. fortunately, head wounds often look more serious than they are. She cleaned me up and i was left with nothing but embarrassment and a sore head. it was very dark when i left her flat and i walked straight into a street bollard — yet more pain! everyone has at some time or another had a day where nothing goes right. This was one of those. When i finally did get home, i switched on the TV to discover a film was on called The creature from The Black Lagoon. i could relate! i made sure the next day that i registered at a gP surgery and located the hospital.