Jefferson Road: A Short Story
I drive down that road every day, it never changes. Jefferson Road is the route that I take to get to school every day. It has the same curve and the same road signs every time I drive on it, but I still crashed. When my grandparents said that I would never understand what it would feel like to know what life is really about until it hit me in the face, they were right.
It was November 30, 2015and I had been driving down Jefferson road, like I always do, when the front passengers side tie rod broke. It threw me into a field and flipped my car of a total of 3 times. I could hear the glass break and I felt the car go upside down, once, twice, three times in a row. I remember closing my eyes and getting as low as possible.
When I opened my eyes, …show more content…
I was squished between my two brothers and my phone was going crazy from people texting and face booking me about what had happened. All I remember after we got home is, I walked inside to have my dog Princess jump into my arms. I fell on the floor and fell asleep. I woke up the next morning in the same spot with my dog in my arms.
I still don’t talk about what happened. My gut goes into knots every time I have to bring it up. My family and I have become closer and I love that we have. Now we talk to each other instead of hiding things. We communicate.
My accident has made me stronger. I can now face my fears because I “defied death”. Not many people can say that they would have walked away. I still am not sure how I did. All I know is that I now look at life differently. Since my car accident last year I look at life with my head held high and a smile on my face, instead of hanging my head down and staying in the background. My car accident changed my life for the better and I am very glad that it did.
It only took me fourteen days to recover from the accident. I had a small cut on my left elbow that is now a sensitive scar. I also had a strain in my neck on the right side and it still hurts if I turn my head too fast to the right. Other than whip lash and busies everywhere I was completely fine. I was wearing a seat belt which saved my
It was November 30, 2015and I had been driving down Jefferson road, like I always do, when the front passengers side tie rod broke. It threw me into a field and flipped my car of a total of 3 times. I could hear the glass break and I felt the car go upside down, once, twice, three times in a row. I remember closing my eyes and getting as low as possible.
When I opened my eyes, …show more content…
I was squished between my two brothers and my phone was going crazy from people texting and face booking me about what had happened. All I remember after we got home is, I walked inside to have my dog Princess jump into my arms. I fell on the floor and fell asleep. I woke up the next morning in the same spot with my dog in my arms.
I still don’t talk about what happened. My gut goes into knots every time I have to bring it up. My family and I have become closer and I love that we have. Now we talk to each other instead of hiding things. We communicate.
My accident has made me stronger. I can now face my fears because I “defied death”. Not many people can say that they would have walked away. I still am not sure how I did. All I know is that I now look at life differently. Since my car accident last year I look at life with my head held high and a smile on my face, instead of hanging my head down and staying in the background. My car accident changed my life for the better and I am very glad that it did.
It only took me fourteen days to recover from the accident. I had a small cut on my left elbow that is now a sensitive scar. I also had a strain in my neck on the right side and it still hurts if I turn my head too fast to the right. Other than whip lash and busies everywhere I was completely fine. I was wearing a seat belt which saved my