When I was younger, I would have considered myself a very angry person. I let every little thing get to me and refused to let it go. I walked around so mad at the world, looking back I know how ridiculous it was. I had a good life and no reason to be so angry all the time but something in me couldn't help it. It all changed the day of my accident.
It was November 4th, (easy to remember because it was my moms birthday) when my perspective on life changed. Me and my sister, Haley were out running errands to get ready to celebrate. We were on our way to our last stop of picking up a cake when we started to argue. We started screaming at each other while driving down the street, In retrospect the argument was absolutely ridiculous, something about not giving the other one enough respect or something. Definitely not worth how vicious we were to each other. The argument had just ended when a car pulled out in front of me causing us to crash.
The driver claims to not have seen me regardless of it being mid day, and perfect weather conditions. I tried my best to swerve out of the way but I couldn't in time. The other driver hit the back passenger side of my car causing us to flip over in a ditch along the road. I still remember the sound of the metal crunching and glass shattering.
I remember hanging upside down, scared into silence. I turned my head to my sister to ask if she was okay, when she nodded, the only thing else I managed to say was, "Please don't cry, I'm going to get you out." I unbuckled my sit belt and fell forward, My foot was stuck, but I manged to wiggle out of the car. I finally managed to find my voice and started screaming. I ran around the passenger side of the car to try to get Haley out but the door had been crushed enough to make it impossible to open. At the point police had arrived and people were running towards me from every direction. When Haley finally was gotten out of the car, I finally came to terms with what happened and started sobbing. I don't think I'd ever held on to my sister so long in my life than when I hugged her after that.
When my parents got there, the police came up to talk to us. They reassured me that I was not at fault for the accident in any way. What they said after that however definitely more shaking. The officer looked at my parents and told them that the way the car hit when it flipped, the way the car was built, the front should have completely crushed in, killing us on impact. As frightening as it was to hear that, it wasn't nearly as terrifying as when they told us that if we hadn't been wearing our seat belts we would have died no matter what.
The reason this hit me so hard was, not even five minutes before we crashed, while still fighting with my sister, I screamed at her to put her seat belt on because she knows how much I hate when she doesn't wear it. The thing is however, I was almost too angry to care. The thought even crossed my mind to not even mention it because I was so mad at her. I could have lost one of the most important things in my life all because I was almost to angry and stubborn.
Ever since that day I have promised myself to never let my anger get the best of me. I look at life with a happier and much more positive view. I realize that life isn't always going to be perfect, but it doesn't need to to be amazing. Anger is a poison that can destroy the greatest parts of your heart and mind. I know it's easier to blame the world for our problems but please, life is too precious and awe-inspiring to waste with anger and hate so never let anyone you love go a day without knowing how special they are to you. I hope every one of you lives your life with the utmost happiness.
