I woke up this morning around 3am. There was a strange odor in the air and I lay there trying to figure out what it was. It smelt sort of like… burnt toast.

Burnt toast. I had recently read an article that said that smelling burnt toast could be a symptom of someone having a stroke. Oh my god was I having a stroke? No, I thought, I’m too young for that. But wait what about Mags, she had a stroke and she’s my age. Oh my god I’m not too old I could totally be having a stroke!

I sniffed the air. Still smelled this weird smell. Should I wake up Chris? No better wait until I know for sure. I lay there waiting for my stroke to come on. If I had a stroke would I even be able to move to wake Chris up? 

I did a quick body scan. Everything felt fine. But my head hurt. Does your head hurt when you have a stroke? Do I wake him or not? I was caught between trying to be considerate and trying not to have a medical emergency.

I got tired of waiting and decided to check google. Ah there. Stroke… yes… oh also could be symptoms of a migraine. Oh well look I have a headache. I get migraines all the time. But… this never happens. And they say it’s a really rare symptom. Hmm.

I lay there for a while pondering my situation. I didn’t feel this stroke thing was happening anymore. And now the smell had also disappeared. And I decided that I had to consider the possibility. That perhaps my downstairs neighbour… had made… some burnt toast.