Tears (445 hits)
Category: GeneralRating: 1.29 on 8 reviews (Rate this item) (V)
Submitted by safeway_security (View user info) at 2005-10-21 19:10:51 EDT
We were coming back from Santa Cruz after a long day of playing on the beach and swimming in the water. The small town of Capitola harbors the nicest people. We had "Pizza My Heart" for lunch. My son ate 3 slices of pizza. He sure was growing up fast. While he played on the sand, my wife and I relaxed on the beach. I remember Judy commenting on how nice it was to have a day away from the office. We spent hours there. Eventually it was time to leave. As the sun was setting we began the drive back. Driving down highway 17, late at night is never safe. The winding road demands a slow and steady pace. I never liked to drive down 17. The sharp curves and bends never sat well in my stomach. So I asked Judy if she wanted to drive. She didn't mind. It was reaching around 9:00 pm. Judy knows the road—she kept her speed under 55.
Over 500 people per week are killed in alcohol related accidents.
The truck in front of us was driving without its headlights on. The car behind us was driving with its high-beams on. The flash of light temporarily blinded Judy and the truck in front of us. Judy accelerated to get away. The truck braked. Flash of light. A horrible sound.
My airbag deployed, my seatbelt was on, and my only injury was a bruised nose. I was totally unharmed, and conscious. I looked over at Judy. My face contorted as the shock of what had happened fully hit me. Judy's air bag had failed and her head connected with the steering wheel instantly crushing her skull. The top of her skull was depressed. If it were not for the large amounts of blood and brain, her face seemed peaceful. I called for Tyler. There was no answer. How had I not noticed the gaping hole in the windshield? My heart felt heavy with dread.
I had made sure that Tyler had buckled up before we left. Tyler had since unbuckled because it was hurting his neck. Tyler's belt never hurt his neck.
He was flung from the back seat through the front windshield and slammed into the back of the truck. There was blood everywhere...the dashboard, the windshield, my hands, and my shirt. I fell out of the car and scrambled to the front. The ground was slick, partially from oil, mostly from blood. My son was unrecognizable. His face ripped to shreds.
The sound of an engine roaring behind me changed my sorrow into anger. I ducked as he threw an empty bottle of Corona out the window. All I long for now is retribution.
Tears are supposed to be clear. They are supposed to taste salty and stream out from the eyes. My tears are not clear, nor do they taste salty. They only stream from my mind. When I cried, I cried tears of despair.
My entire family: gone. My life's work: gone. My sanity: gone. All disappeared in a flash of light and a horrible sound...
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User Reviews
Submitted by Viciousriffs (user info) at 2005-10-21 22:33:23 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
I'm not really big on stories campaigning a preachy type of lesson. I prefer it to be actually topical, or to be a decent work of fiction, not a story that makes me feel like I'm back in Sunday school. Maybe it was the angle of approach that seemed so direct and lacking in description, or maybe it was the poor wording with sentences like "My heart felt heavy with dread." Just didn't do it for me.
While I gave my reasons, I still feel like the "worth reading" rating applies. It happens to have much more meaning than most of the tripe spread around here.
Submitted by MandaPanda (user info) at 2005-10-21 22:19:29 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
I liked it.
Submitted by shitfuck (user info) at 2005-10-21 21:49:16 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
I'm drunk driving right now.
Submitted by ParlorTrick (user info) at 2005-10-21 21:00:54 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
So many moments in time slip by unnoticed, until the one that changes everything.
Submitted by freebie (user info) at 2005-10-21 20:12:15 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
Between goobermadness and now this I'm totally depressed. Time for a beer.
Submitted by safeway_security (user info) at 2005-10-21 20:01:31 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
it wasnt intended to be non-fiction. it was to prove a point
Submitted by jeveuxgagner (user info) at 2005-10-21 19:53:50 EDT (#)
Ranking: 1
it pulled at m heartstrings so i suppose the writing was good. BS though.
Submitted by Dead_0hi0_Sky (user info) at 2005-10-21 19:43:50 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
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