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i was in my first car accident last night.
ryan and i were driving around a corner.
it was dark, and really rainy.
the jeep truck hit a dip in the road, the wheels popped up, and we hydroplaned.
and swerved and rolled into the deep muddy ditch.
i was nervous at our speed as we came around the corner, but ryan remembers me bracing my hands on the roof of the car before we hit. the next thing i remember was hanging upside down by my seatbelt, and saying "oh my god."
i couldn't tell what was up or down. i unbuckled myself awkwardly, and tried to open my car door, but the weeds were jamming it shut.
i asked him if he was okay, and he didn't answer, so i asked him again, this time more frantically. he was fine - we both were - and we had to crawl into the backseat to get out.
we called our parents, and stood in the ditch, with soaking wet feet, completely shellshocked.
the rest of the night was a blur of people hugging me, and explaining the accident a dozen times over in detail.
ryan's mom called my mom and asked if she knew the severity of the accident. i had given my mom a really sweetened version.
basically, we could've died had we been in any other vehicle. we could've drowned. we had landed about ten metres away from a hydro pole.
i don't remember thanking god more.
ryan and i were driving around a corner.
it was dark, and really rainy.
the jeep truck hit a dip in the road, the wheels popped up, and we hydroplaned.
and swerved and rolled into the deep muddy ditch.
i was nervous at our speed as we came around the corner, but ryan remembers me bracing my hands on the roof of the car before we hit. the next thing i remember was hanging upside down by my seatbelt, and saying "oh my god."
i couldn't tell what was up or down. i unbuckled myself awkwardly, and tried to open my car door, but the weeds were jamming it shut.
i asked him if he was okay, and he didn't answer, so i asked him again, this time more frantically. he was fine - we both were - and we had to crawl into the backseat to get out.
we called our parents, and stood in the ditch, with soaking wet feet, completely shellshocked.
the rest of the night was a blur of people hugging me, and explaining the accident a dozen times over in detail.
ryan's mom called my mom and asked if she knew the severity of the accident. i had given my mom a really sweetened version.
basically, we could've died had we been in any other vehicle. we could've drowned. we had landed about ten metres away from a hydro pole.
i don't remember thanking god more.