{"id":6141,"date":"2025-10-04T10:17:01","date_gmt":"2025-10-04T09:17:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/time.amazingstory.blog\/?p=6141"},"modified":"2025-10-04T10:17:02","modified_gmt":"2025-10-04T09:17:02","slug":"i-was-sleeping-with-a-fever-of-39-5c-when-my-mother-in-law-poured-cold-water-over-me-and-ordered-me-to-get-up-and-receive-guests-and-thats-when-i-did-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/time.amazingstory.blog\/?p=6141","title":{"rendered":"I was sleeping with a fever of 39.5\u00b0C when my mother-in-law poured cold water over me and ordered me to get up and receive guests \u2013 and that\u2019s when I did it\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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I was sleeping with a fever of 39.5\u00b0C when my mother-in-law poured cold water over me and ordered me to get up and receive guests \u2013 and that\u2019s when I did it\u2026 \"\ud83e\udee3\"\"\ud83d\ude32\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

39.5\u00b0C fever, pain all over my body, my throat felt like it had been scraped with sandpaper, my head was splitting, and there was a constant ringing in my ears. I decided to wrap myself in a blanket and take a short nap, just to forget this hellish pain for a while. Sleep seemed like my only escape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At first, I had strange, heavy nightmares \u2013 as if I was trudging through thick mud and someone kept pulling me deeper. But suddenly, a stream of icy water splashed into my face. I jerked, gasped, and struggled to open my eyes \u2013 and saw a figure standing over me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014 You\u2019re still sleeping?! \u2014 the sharp, hoarse voice pierced my ears.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was my mother-in-law. Her face was hard as stone, her lips pressed into a thin, almost white line, her hands clenched into fists. She stood over me as if she had caught me doing something shameful.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\u2014 Get up! \u2014 she almost shouted. \u2014 Guests will arrive in an hour! Everything must shine! Clean up, set the table! Don\u2019t just sit here like a lazy girl!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I wanted to say something, but I had no strength. Instead, I slowly sat up and tried to wipe the cold water from my face, feeling my whole body trembling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014 Mom\u2026 I have a 39.5\u00b0C fever\u2026 I can\u2019t even lift my head\u2026 \u2014 my voice was weak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But she just waved it off.
\u2014 Oh, stop it! Everyone gets sick. I\u2019ve been sick too and still did everything! Don\u2019t you dare embarrass me in front of the guests!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At that moment, something inside me broke. Her words weren\u2019t just cruel \u2013 they were cold and indifferent, like the water she had just poured on me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And then I did something that made my mother-in-law panic and beg for forgiveness \u2013 but I didn\u2019t care anymore. \"\ud83d\ude31\"\"\ud83d\ude28\" Continuation in the first comment \"\ud83d\udc47\"\"\ud83d\udc47\"<\/p>\n\n\n

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I slowly got out of bed. My legs were shaking, the world was spinning in front of my eyes. But I walked past her without a word. The phone was on the nightstand \u2013 I grabbed it and, right in front of her, dialed 911.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014 Hello, ambulance? I feel very bad\u2026 fever almost 40\u00b0C, extreme weakness, sore throat and headache\u2026 yes, the address is\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My mother-in-law reacted angrily:
\u2014 What are you doing? The guests will be here in an hour!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014 You have guests. I have an infection and a fever. And this is my apartment. \u2014 For the first time, I said it out loud, calmly and clearly, without my usual apologetic tone.<\/p>\n\n\n

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While I packed my bag, she paced the kitchen, muttering about a \u201ccrazy daughter-in-law.\u201d But when the ambulance arrived twenty minutes later, I was ready. The doctor took my temperature, checked my throat, and said:
\u2014 We\u2019re going to the hospital. This is serious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I put on my jacket and, before leaving, looked at her:
\u2014 When I come back, you and your guests will be gone. And you will never come in here without my permission again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She opened her mouth to say something, but I closed the door behind me.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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