The “Turn Up”
“Where have you been??” My mentor sighed in disappointment on the other line. I had just got my license in June and by July I had saved up enough to buy my first car. It was a great deal (keeping in mind I work at a car dealership). Someone was going to trade it in and I simply bought it for more. By August, I finally managed to do everything I promised I wouldn’t, and in the end I paid the ultimate price. Totaled my car and learned a great lesson. The festivities were starting early because I managed to earn a whole weekend off from both of my jobs. I decided to spend it by “turning up” with a childhood friend at a couple clubs. We definitely partied. I was literally up all night. Dropped my friend off at six the next morning. …show more content…
So now, I was in a rush. I went around the loop one more time, a little faster, and hit a pothole, which sent me out of control and I smashed in the siderail. At the exact moment I crashed, my mentor called me back. My window on the driver’s side shattered and I got choked up a bit my seatbelt. The airbags didn’t deploy, but I was scared.Thankfully, I didn’t sustain any major injuries. I was unfortunately stuck, however. I called my mentor back, still sitting in the car because cars were zooming past me. “Greg, I just got in an accident. I-I-I… the car wont move!” “What? What happened? Where have you been??” I instantly felt the weight of regret. “I was on my way to take my friend to work..” “And that is your problem now! You are always helping people before yourself. You know what? You wanted to ‘take control’ so bad… You are on your own.” *Click* This bastard had hung up on me. I was pissed. I didn’t want to call my parents and feel all that extra disappointment in one day. I was already overwhelmed with everything. So I just sat there. I was so emotional. I was alone. It was also like ninety-seven degrees outside. So I was also sweating bullets, crying, in a wrecked car. Finally, a random tow truck driver happened to drive passed me. He offered to take my car to my house at a discounted (but still ridiculously high)
“Where have you been??” My mentor sighed in disappointment on the other line. I had just got my license in June and by July I had saved up enough to buy my first car. It was a great deal (keeping in mind I work at a car dealership). Someone was going to trade it in and I simply bought it for more. By August, I finally managed to do everything I promised I wouldn’t, and in the end I paid the ultimate price. Totaled my car and learned a great lesson. The festivities were starting early because I managed to earn a whole weekend off from both of my jobs. I decided to spend it by “turning up” with a childhood friend at a couple clubs. We definitely partied. I was literally up all night. Dropped my friend off at six the next morning. …show more content…
So now, I was in a rush. I went around the loop one more time, a little faster, and hit a pothole, which sent me out of control and I smashed in the siderail. At the exact moment I crashed, my mentor called me back. My window on the driver’s side shattered and I got choked up a bit my seatbelt. The airbags didn’t deploy, but I was scared.Thankfully, I didn’t sustain any major injuries. I was unfortunately stuck, however. I called my mentor back, still sitting in the car because cars were zooming past me. “Greg, I just got in an accident. I-I-I… the car wont move!” “What? What happened? Where have you been??” I instantly felt the weight of regret. “I was on my way to take my friend to work..” “And that is your problem now! You are always helping people before yourself. You know what? You wanted to ‘take control’ so bad… You are on your own.” *Click* This bastard had hung up on me. I was pissed. I didn’t want to call my parents and feel all that extra disappointment in one day. I was already overwhelmed with everything. So I just sat there. I was so emotional. I was alone. It was also like ninety-seven degrees outside. So I was also sweating bullets, crying, in a wrecked car. Finally, a random tow truck driver happened to drive passed me. He offered to take my car to my house at a discounted (but still ridiculously high)