Sunday, November 9, 2008

Jesus take the wheel

Awoken froma slumber in the front seat of the pick-up truck, all I heard was, "Kaila!! Hold on!" Immediatly my nails dug deep into the leather seats. I pushed myself against the interior with as much force as I had. I felt us spin, shake, and slide. I didn't see it, because my eyelids kept shut. I didn't want to see what has happening. Then with a hard jerk the right wheels came up about a foot then, slammed our bodies back into place. I opened my eyes. There was no blood, not even broken glass. Immediatly I looked to my mom, she starred petrified out the front window, hands still on the wheel, shaking. She looked to me then, "are you okay?" All I could do was nod as I examined her body and then the car. My makeup that was on the dashboard was now scattered by my mom's feet. Our pops that were in the cupholders were now on top of the dash by my mom's window. There was dark mud smeared on the left side of the car, and grass stuck in my window. Just then someone was approaching our truck. A boy from my class, I knew him and he looked almost as scarred as I felt. My mom started dialing 9-1-1, I can't forget how shaky her voice sounded. They appeared and so did this man, I still don't know his name, when we heard screetching tires. My mom and I looked behind us because, we were now facing traffic, and there was another car in the ditch. The police officer went to them and this kind man helped us out. He wouldn't except the money my mom was throwing his way. And he too went to check on the other car. He pulled them out with his chains, just as he did us. Still no name, and no money. My mom scarred to drive, only went 30mph on the interstate on the way home. Just about ten minutes later, we saw a car slide and roll down a ditch four times the size of what we went into. They rolled, and landed upside down. I was histarrical. All that was in my mind was that could have been me, I could have been seriously hurt, I could have never gradguated, I, I, I. The tears rolled down my eyes in a black mess from my mascara. Never again will I take sleeping in a car lightly.

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