Last Week, I Set My Hair on Fire
Last Friday, I smelled something burning in my room. I was on the phone with a friend and cut her off to say something was wrong — I smelled something burning.
My first thought was to turn off the space heater.
But I still smelled something burning.
Unplugged the space heater.
Still smelled burning.
Except now I felt a sizzle inside my head. (This moment stands out the most in this whole story because it was so visceral)
I could hear and smell something burning and so my next thought was that my Airpods shorted out.
I pulled them out and threw them on the bed.
I still smelled burning. An active burn.
I felt a sizzle internally.
This confused me because I pulled the Airpods out of my ears.
My animal body KNEW before the conscious part of me knew.
It was me.
My hair was on fire.
I yelled out loud, OMG IT’S ME, MY HAIR IS ON FIRE.
I immediately jammed my head into the blankets on my bed to smother the fire. I vigorously rolled my head around.