Headaches

Feeling a slight pain.  

Proceeding to brush off the pain as unimportant.

Ignoring the fact that the pain was growing.

Fighting to not acknowledge the pain, in hopes it might fade.

Feeling the pain grow.

Getting actually concerned.

Pretending that it’s nothing and it only hurts a little.

Realizing that it hurts more than once thought.

Thinking about how to possibly make it hurt less.

Wondering how long it might go on.

Feeling the pain grow larger.

Silently begging for it to go away.

The thought flutters that this may be the end.

And in a blinding moment…

The pain explodes.