the car crash
A few days ago (on Friday the 28th) me Danisa and Steven got into a car crash. I think it’s the worse car crash ever not only because I was in it but because of how it happened and what could have happened if it didn’t go as it did. Well this is the story and how it went down. Us three were heading to Miami Beach for Steven’s birthday. The traffic was flowing perfectly and Danisa was on the fast lane going at 70 or 75. Out of nowhere the car in front of us makes a sudden stop. Danisa didn’t want to hit the car so she slams the breaks and tries to get into that side lane where cars go when they have any problems but the car must have swerved a lot because it went sideways and hit the cement thingy that divides the highway. The car tipped over onto its side and skidded that way for a few seconds then it must have hit again because we tipped onto the roof of the car. All this happened in a matter of seconds. You might think I shitted my pants but I wasn’t even scared. When the car stopped moving we all just sat inside and I swear the first thought that came to my mind was my ipod. I feel bad saying this because I mean what has the world come to when you’re in a near death car crash and the first thing that comes to mind is material possessions? But then I thought maybe I should ask how everyone else is so I asked Danisa and Steven and they didn’t answer but I knew they were ok because they were still moving. So I went back to my things and put the bookmark back into the book I was reading (the scarlet letter). Then I openly wondered what we should do now and I looked at Steven and he was trying to get out of his seatbelt so I followed suit. I kept struggling to get out of my seatbelt while Steven was already crawling out the window because his door wouldn’t open. Danisa had a little trouble too but she got out I think with the help of Steven or maybe with the help of one of the many people that stopped on the highway to make sure we got out. I was still struggling to get out and when Steven was out someone asked her if anyone was still in the car and I didn’t hear him say anything so I started yelling ME! to make sure someone heard me. I would later find out Steven was pointing to where I was. The guy that was trying to help me out goes to open the door but it was locked so I reached over and unlocked and opened the door myself. As soon as I did the guy grabbed my leg and started pulling but I’m still in my seatbelt and I told him so. I kept pushing the button but it wasn’t helping. So the guy starts to pull on the actual seatbelt and he was asking for something to cut it. At the point I’m panicking because I smell the car burning and I also smell the gas that had spilled. But then the seatbelt gave and I fell to my knees. I crawled out and stepped away from the car as fast as I could. Both Danisa and Steven looked spooked. Everyone that had come to help us was already gone but in their place there were many police cars and an ambulance. Someone had already put out the fire on the car. From then on were all just standing around having our pulse taken and being asked if we need to go to the hospital. We all said no because we escaped without a scratch on us. Well not really. Steven got a few shallow cuts on his hands because he had to push against the busted windshield in order to come free of the belt and I got a scratch and bruise on my knee from crawling of the car. Other than that we were fine. We were there for like 2 or 3 hours waiting for everything to follow through: the car, the police, our parents, etc. In all that time we took all our stuff out of the car. When everything was over Danisa didn’t get a ticket or anything just a fee for towing the car. In the end we still wanted to go to the beach so Frances said she would take us but Steven was hungry so we went to Denny’s to eat. I had a big ass breakfast even though it was 5 pm. As soon as we were leaving it started to pour so we just went to the grandparent’s house to wait for Julie’s arrival from Europe. The next day dad and me went to see the car and we were surprised at what we saw. The car was completely totaled and the roof had caved in from Danisa’s side. The windshield was entirely broken but thank god it didn’t explode and shatter glass everywhere. So yea that’s the story of how we survived the car crash. (Mom uses it as a bragging story now)
