May '08

I t was definately bad, and we are both lucky to be alive. My friend and I were heading to a play that she was supposed to star in that night. We were coming off a back road onto a main highway. I saw an 18-wheeler way back behind us so I decided to go ahead and get in the far lane away from him. I was in my BMW and it was pretty quick. So I gunned it and shot across lane. It was raining pretty good, and had been for a while. And maybe I didn't see the water puddle, or maybe I did but didn't think about it. So I was going about 60mph, hit the water puddle and hydroplaned across the lanes. I don't know why I jerked the car, but I did. It spun around in the road and was heading for the trees. My friend wasn't wearing her seatbelt. Neither was I. I saw her get in a fetal position. We hit a sign, then a tree, and then we flipped and landed on the drivers side. I remember shutting my eyes and feeling the airbag bust out, but after that I don't remeber anything. That is up until I woke up a minute or so later to find my friend unconscious in my lap. I knew if I moved her I might hurt her, but I had to. I thought she was dead. I started talking to her, patting the side of her face. I was so scared. Someone finally got to the car and told me to lay over her. There was blood everywhere, but luckly it was coming from me. My nose was busted, as was my lip. They busted one of the back windows and somehow I got out from under her and climbed out. I had my phone so I called 911 but no one answered. I called my family. No one answered. I finally got my brother on the phone. He was two countys away, but he turned and headed in my direction. He was there in 15minutes, when it should have taken atleast 45. They had to use the jaws of life to get my friend out of the car. I was crying, and no one could even begin to convince me that she was going to be alright. They took us to the hospital. She had a severe concussion, and I had a minor one. A lot of bruises, cuts, scratches. People from the play flooded the lobby of the hospital. Even my ex-boyfriend came to see me. I looked like a hot mess. He brought the girl he was dating, but was hugging and crying over me. I had only seen him cry over me once before, and it really shocked me. I stayed out of school for a few days after that. All in all, looking back at the pictures from the wreck, we are lucky to be alive. It totaled my car. I miss it like crazy. But I thank God every day that I'm not totaled.