Fireworks and...

So Sunday night I decided to take my girlfriend over to a buddies house. I should add that untill then he had not met her before and was unaware she had served in the army and is a bit jumpy. I think I had made mention of her being afraid of fireworks but cant recall for sure.

Anyway when I had talked to him on the phone I got the idea he was drunk. Well when we pulled up as soon as we got out of the truck they start shooting off fireworks. I should add I was warned that fireworks were a sure way to trigger a flashback episode for my girlfriend.

She immediately started backing away from me and the truck after I had yelled at her to get back in. (I had figured the faster I got her away from there the faster she would snap out of it) Instead she just kept backing away from me every time I tried to walk towards her. Tried calling her name and saying that everything is ok but she just stood there with this far off look. At this point I walked off thinking shes ok but pissed as hell at me.

Then she did venture up to the house but would not go in the garage where everyone was hanging out. I stepped inside to answer the call of nature and came back out to find her gone. Ended up finding her on the far side of my truck huddled up against the tire crying.

Got her somewhat calmed down and one of my buddies friends decided to light one of those fireworks that spin round on the ground and shoots colord stuff. Comes on a string looks like firecrackers.

She went nuts at this point. I got her to get in my truck but only from the drivers side.

Man.....

Suffers from PTSD and is on meds.