Well we had swim practice at 4:30 just like every Monday... We had to perform at 7:15 so a few of us got out early to go and get ready. I went to Erica's house and did my hair and make-up and got dressed. And we were going to go pick up Sarah at her house so that Erica would have someone to be with while I performed... As we were pulling onto the road Sarah lived on, my car was drifting a little bit. I asked her if she was seat belted, and to my surprise, she wasn't! I told her "Erica! You always get seat belted! Especially in conditions like these!" And so she proceeded to get seat belted. The snow was so bad that we couldn't even pull into Sarah's driveway because of us drifting in the snow. Sarah walked out, and we proceeded on our journey to the high school. We drifted a few more times before we got onto one of the main roads. But nothing to major. But as we were driving on the main road, a small pick-up truck got in the way of my car. I pressed my brakes, but to no avail. I pressed on the brakes even harder but still, my speed stayed constant. I then screamed "My brakes won't work!!" and we all had our own ways of bracing ourselves for the accident. Erica just closed her eyes and kept thinking, "slow down! slow down!" I obviously, was screaming and continued to push on the brake, which I am paying for now. Sarah unwisely put her hand on Erica's seat, somehow thinking this would help. It did not. After we hit we were all in a state of shock. I'm pretty sure I said "I don't know what to do" a good twenty times... I'll skip the boring cop stuff... but I was lucky enough to get through without a citation, while the other driver was not so lucky...
My car came out with only a couple scratches and a broken left signal light. I am so lucky! I'm very sorry to the other driver though, I left a pretty hefty dent in his passenger side door.
Well in the end, Erica and Sarah missed their performance. But we got their just in time to hear some good friends perform their number and I was able to perform the last two songs with the choir I have been blessed to be in.
I am so grateful to be alive! I know this was a very minor accident, but it could have been a lot worse. I'm grateful for seat belts and the protection they provide even in minor accidents! (that aren't your fault!) I'm grateful for the kind police men that were helping us with the accident. I'm grateful that my friends and I are okay and came out nearly unscathed! I am also grateful the other driver also was not injured.
Other than this event this day was pretty uneventful. I kind of made the ProStart team that goes to state. We still have to figure out whose actually the team and who are the alternates, but I'm grateful for the opportunity!
Today, I am grateful to be alive and well. More than ever.
Thanks for reading!
--Samm.
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