Just one average night

Tonight while on our way to dinner, not knowing exactly where we were going, we came upon an accident. I have never seen anything like it. The police were present, people were milling about, traffic was being detoured, but no ambulances had yet made it to the scene. As we were waiting to turn left, being detoured away from the accident, I saw something I will never forget. There were two cars, both toppled onto their sides, smashed to nothingness. In one car I saw someone’s child laying lifeless, white tennis shoes smashed up toward the roof of the car, arm hanging out of the window in the wrong direction. There were other people in the car, but this image I couldn’t look away from. It was lifeless. It was horrific. I couldn’t and can’t shake it. Did they make a wrong turn? Were they speeding? Was someone drinking? It made me think that I am scared to be a mother. I don’t want to get that call at 9:00 pm at night telling me something tragic has just happened to one of my babies. That was someone’s baby and tonight their family’s life has changed forever.

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