by ChainGangGuy » Thu Nov 20, 2003 7:52 pm
Last night, after work I was driving home, and was struck by a drunk driver. She ran her red light, and slammed into my car. I’m fine, with a bruised knee, and a gash on my arm, but nothing a band-aid or two wouldn’t fix.
My car is completely destroyed.
I keep re-living it in my mind. I didn’t see her car, she came out of nowhere. I couldn’t stop it. It happened so fast. I cannot believe neither of us got hurt. I ran to her car to see if she was ok. I helped her out, and she got down on the ground and said her foot hurt, but then she said it was fine.
They arrested her for driving while intoxicated. I didn’t really see my whole life flash before my eyes. I really just remember her headlight. And I remember saying “No.” And then I closed my eyes. When I opened them I would either be alive or dead, and I’m alive. I had my seatbelt on. My airbags worked. Everything happened exactly like it needed to for me to live. And, I did.
I can’t figure out what I’m feeling. At first it was all mixed up. My car was crushed, and I walked out of it, and I’m not crushed. I’m not even broken. An old woman eavesdropping on my story during lunch said it’s because I have a purpose.
Maybe it was my purpose to hit her car - to stop her from getting hurt somewhere else - to stop her from killing someone else. Maybe I just got lucky.
Or maybe it was my purpose to give some old woman someone to pester during their lunch break.
I haven’t been able to think clearly all day. The one thing I keep seeing is her headlight.
Last night, after work I was driving home, and was struck by a drunk driver. She ran her red light, and slammed into my car. I’m fine, with a bruised knee, and a gash on my arm, but nothing a band-aid or two wouldn’t fix.
My car is completely destroyed.
I keep re-living it in my mind. I didn’t see her car, she came out of nowhere. I couldn’t stop it. It happened so fast. I cannot believe neither of us got hurt. I ran to her car to see if she was ok. I helped her out, and she got down on the ground and said her foot hurt, but then she said it was fine.
They arrested her for driving while intoxicated. I didn’t really see my whole life flash before my eyes. I really just remember her headlight. And I remember saying “No.” And then I closed my eyes. When I opened them I would either be alive or dead, and I’m alive. I had my seatbelt on. My airbags worked. Everything happened exactly like it needed to for me to live. And, I did.
I can’t figure out what I’m feeling. At first it was all mixed up. My car was crushed, and I walked out of it, and I’m not crushed. I’m not even broken. An old woman eavesdropping on my story during lunch said it’s because I [i]have a purpose[/i].
Maybe it was my purpose to hit her car - to stop her from getting hurt somewhere else - to stop her from killing someone else. Maybe I just got lucky.
Or maybe it was my purpose to give some old woman someone to pester during their lunch break.
I haven’t been able to think clearly all day. The one thing I keep seeing is her headlight.