I believe we have all had that one moment when we prayed to God that, “If you get me through this Lord, I will never do it again. I promise.” Now in my life I’ve had a lot of those “Oh crap” moments, but the one that sticks out the most is the one back when I just turned fifteen and got into my first wreck. Since that fateful day I have been in a lot more wrecks. Apparently I did not learn any lessons, but this is the memory that sticks out the most. The day the wreck happened, I went to a basketball game at my high school. I am still trying to figure out why I wanted to go. I did not like basketball, and the only reason I wanted to go is so I could drive and hang out with my friends. I had very specific instructions from my mother to be home by 6:00 and not a minute later.
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I knew that I could stay at the game until about 5:45. At the game I was being a typical teenager talking with my friends and having a good time. I got sidetracked and lost track of time. I had less than ten minutes to get home! I left the game without saying goodbye to anyone and ran to my car. I was speeding and probably would have made it home just in time. I tried to make a turn going way too fast. I lost control of the car and almost ran into a ditch. I jerked the wheel to keep from doing this and began flipping over and over. I think the car ended up flipping three
I knew that I could stay at the game until about 5:45. At the game I was being a typical teenager talking with my friends and having a good time. I got sidetracked and lost track of time. I had less than ten minutes to get home! I left the game without saying goodbye to anyone and ran to my car. I was speeding and probably would have made it home just in time. I tried to make a turn going way too fast. I lost control of the car and almost ran into a ditch. I jerked the wheel to keep from doing this and began flipping over and over. I think the car ended up flipping three