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today i went out to dinner with my parents, this new italian restaurant (which was good). right before we went in there was an accident. not a terrible one, but enough that one car was totaled and another pretty badly damaged. everyone was fine, thankfully. but it was the first accident i witnessed really, really close up. i was outside, facing it, it was only 20 feet at the most from where i was standing...i was walking towards it actually. it was frightening. the squealing of the wheels, the breaks, and then...the smash. but in a way, im glad i witnessed it. i am more careful on the road, it made me realize that the girl (a teenager) that was hit, well, it could have been me. she was doing nothing, i mean nothing, wrong...the guy wasnt paying attention and he slammed right into her when she was stopped waiting to make a left.
all the ambulances, firetrucks, and police came. and thats when it hit me. i found out something i really want to do. as my career i want to be a writer. but that gives me a lot of leeway to do other things. i really want to become an emt or a volunteer firewoman. i am going to call mark conkling (eh, even though i hate him more than i hate anyone in this life) to find out about becoming an emt, and then ill call tim to find out about volunteering. depending on what they say, i will make the decision. then i will train. and hopefully sometime in the near future i will be helping people, saving lives, and finally doing something with my life. i know it will be hard, physically and emotionally. but even if i only scratch the surface of making a difference, it will be amazing. i cant wait. (and you can tell i want to do this if i am going to call old mark. when i would die a better person if i never had to utter another word to him.)
all the ambulances, firetrucks, and police came. and thats when it hit me. i found out something i really want to do. as my career i want to be a writer. but that gives me a lot of leeway to do other things. i really want to become an emt or a volunteer firewoman. i am going to call mark conkling (eh, even though i hate him more than i hate anyone in this life) to find out about becoming an emt, and then ill call tim to find out about volunteering. depending on what they say, i will make the decision. then i will train. and hopefully sometime in the near future i will be helping people, saving lives, and finally doing something with my life. i know it will be hard, physically and emotionally. but even if i only scratch the surface of making a difference, it will be amazing. i cant wait. (and you can tell i want to do this if i am going to call old mark. when i would die a better person if i never had to utter another word to him.)