 (image from Peter's Butter Ball) | Of all the candies that I've eaten, this has got to be my most memorable one. I'm not sure if this was the first candy that I've eaten, but I do recall buying this and the cola version when I was back in grade school. This candy tasted more like caramel than butter. Being sweet-toothed, I was consuming this everyday back when I was a lot younger, until that fateful day... |
I was about 6 years old. I was standing outside our house waiting for my mom to come home from somewhere I don't remember. My cousins and neighbors were playing. I was enjoying my butter ball when I felt something hit my leg. I looked down to see what it was, there was nothing there. Unfortunately, the looking down move made me accidentally swallow the candy. Next thing I know, I couldn't move my head! I was panicking inside, but I wasn't crying nor was asking anyone for help. I just remained where I was, looking down, waiting for my mom.
When I saw her, I was walking towards her, still with my head looking down. I told her that I couldn't move my head because it hurts. I also told her about the candy. Of course, she was the one who panicked. We immediately went to the hospital. I guess by the time my mom came, the candy had already melted a bit. The doctor massaged my throat and had me move my neck really slowly in all directions until I can move it freely without pain. That was that, or so I thought.
A few days after, I was eating the same candy in school and accidentally swallowed it again! I went to the washroom so that I wouldn't cause alarm to anyone, and did what I remember the doctor did. So, finally, that was that. I didn't tell my mom about it anymore, but I stopped eating sphere-shaped candies for a while then. I think this also caused me to switch from candies to chocolates.
Years after the incident, I saw Peter's Butter Ball in the supermarket. It didn't look as enticing to me as before. I was telling A about the story and he was laughing and said that I'm weird. I was laughing with him as well looking back. The world has its way of telling me that I was consuming too much of Peter's Butter Ball haha
When I saw her, I was walking towards her, still with my head looking down. I told her that I couldn't move my head because it hurts. I also told her about the candy. Of course, she was the one who panicked. We immediately went to the hospital. I guess by the time my mom came, the candy had already melted a bit. The doctor massaged my throat and had me move my neck really slowly in all directions until I can move it freely without pain. That was that, or so I thought.
A few days after, I was eating the same candy in school and accidentally swallowed it again! I went to the washroom so that I wouldn't cause alarm to anyone, and did what I remember the doctor did. So, finally, that was that. I didn't tell my mom about it anymore, but I stopped eating sphere-shaped candies for a while then. I think this also caused me to switch from candies to chocolates.
Years after the incident, I saw Peter's Butter Ball in the supermarket. It didn't look as enticing to me as before. I was telling A about the story and he was laughing and said that I'm weird. I was laughing with him as well looking back. The world has its way of telling me that I was consuming too much of Peter's Butter Ball haha
