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I never thought that it would end like this. I had always imagined that I was different. Special. That something spectacular was going to happen to me, that I was going to be somebody.
But I had never imagined this.
It's ironic really, a straight "A" student killed by stupidity. I never would have seen it coming, not in a million years. I mean, I had always heard that it was dangerous. I had seen all the commercials, warning signs and awareness posters, but I had just never thought it could happen to me you know? I guess now I'm paying the price for thinking like that.
I don't really remember much. I was driving somewhere, to meet a friend maybe? I honestly have no idea, but I guess it doesn't really matter now. While I was driving, I heard a familiar chime. My phone was going off, and normally I would have waited to check it. But a quick peek just this once couldn't hurt could it?
It was a text message. Something funny, something that made me laugh. I can't even remember what it was, but I will never forget what happened next.
I glanced back up at the road, and to my horror saw a semi truck speeding towards me.
I had drifted onto the wrong side of the road.
In hindsight, I probably should have done something. Grabbed the wheel, tried to swerve out of the way, anything. But I was absolutely frozen. No matter how hard I tried I just couldn't force myself to move. It was the longest 5 seconds of my life.
And then everything went black.
There's only one more thing I can remember and that was the pain. Oh God it hurt so bad. I couldn't see, couldn't hear, all that I could feel was that unbearable pain. And then there was nothing.
Who knew? Who knew that someone like me would go like that? What am I now, just a statistic? Isn't it just so sad, I can't even remember what that silly little text said. And, to be honest, I don't really care. I just know one thing.
Whatever it was, it wasn't worth it.
No text was worth my life.
But I had never imagined this.
It's ironic really, a straight "A" student killed by stupidity. I never would have seen it coming, not in a million years. I mean, I had always heard that it was dangerous. I had seen all the commercials, warning signs and awareness posters, but I had just never thought it could happen to me you know? I guess now I'm paying the price for thinking like that.
I don't really remember much. I was driving somewhere, to meet a friend maybe? I honestly have no idea, but I guess it doesn't really matter now. While I was driving, I heard a familiar chime. My phone was going off, and normally I would have waited to check it. But a quick peek just this once couldn't hurt could it?
It was a text message. Something funny, something that made me laugh. I can't even remember what it was, but I will never forget what happened next.
I glanced back up at the road, and to my horror saw a semi truck speeding towards me.
I had drifted onto the wrong side of the road.
In hindsight, I probably should have done something. Grabbed the wheel, tried to swerve out of the way, anything. But I was absolutely frozen. No matter how hard I tried I just couldn't force myself to move. It was the longest 5 seconds of my life.
And then everything went black.
There's only one more thing I can remember and that was the pain. Oh God it hurt so bad. I couldn't see, couldn't hear, all that I could feel was that unbearable pain. And then there was nothing.
Who knew? Who knew that someone like me would go like that? What am I now, just a statistic? Isn't it just so sad, I can't even remember what that silly little text said. And, to be honest, I don't really care. I just know one thing.
Whatever it was, it wasn't worth it.
No text was worth my life.
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I honestly have no idea where this came from. I just started writing and it turned into this. Maybe I'll do a series on stupid mistakes like this...
Anyway, don't text and drive. Just don't do it. Car accidents is the #1 leading cause in teen deaths, and even if you're not a teen it can still kill you. It's a stupid mistake that can cost you your life. Not only that, but it could kill anyone you crash into.
So, in other words...
DON'T. DO. IT.
That's all for now, here's something on texting and driving for educational purposes: [link]
No viruses or anything, completely safe. You've all seen the commercials, checking it out won't hurt.
(c)
(me)
P.S. Pass this one on. It really is an important message, even if the story does kind of suck.
Anyway, don't text and drive. Just don't do it. Car accidents is the #1 leading cause in teen deaths, and even if you're not a teen it can still kill you. It's a stupid mistake that can cost you your life. Not only that, but it could kill anyone you crash into.
So, in other words...
DON'T. DO. IT.
That's all for now, here's something on texting and driving for educational purposes: [link]
No viruses or anything, completely safe. You've all seen the commercials, checking it out won't hurt.
(c)
(me)P.S. Pass this one on. It really is an important message, even if the story does kind of suck.
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Wow. Powerful. I completely agree with you, no text is worth a human life.
That said, there are a couple grammatical errors in this. The one that caught my eye was "peak" instead of "peek", and there's places where I think you could add a comma, but I think that's more of a stylistic thing (and I tend to use a lot of commas when I write).
Also, try breaking up paragraphs by putting a blank line between each one (hit enter twice). It just separates things a little bit more and makes it easier to read.
That said, I really enjoyed this, though it was sad. As simple and un-intrusive as the narrarator's personality was, I still really felt for the character. Also, I liked that there was some suspense in the beginning as to just what killed the poor kid.
Nice job!
(I'm from
's journal by the way, just so you know I'm not a random creeper who showed up and text-anvil'd you 
)
That said, there are a couple grammatical errors in this. The one that caught my eye was "peak" instead of "peek", and there's places where I think you could add a comma, but I think that's more of a stylistic thing (and I tend to use a lot of commas when I write).
Also, try breaking up paragraphs by putting a blank line between each one (hit enter twice). It just separates things a little bit more and makes it easier to read.
That said, I really enjoyed this, though it was sad. As simple and un-intrusive as the narrarator's personality was, I still really felt for the character. Also, I liked that there was some suspense in the beginning as to just what killed the poor kid.
Nice job!
(I'm from
's journal by the way, just so you know I'm not a random creeper who showed up and text-anvil'd you )