Wayne Gordon
This changed my life in ways that can’t be explained.
A couple of years back on new years eve after having a Braai at a friends house we decide to hit the clubs before 12p.m. All of us had to much to drink but at the time that was the last thing on our minds.
After a rush to get everyone in the car it was 10:45p.m. I then had a urge to tell all my friends in the car they mean the world to me. A gut feeling that something was not rite.
While texting in the back seat that we are on the way to the rest of my friends I saw that we were nudging on 170ks/h at a point. A sharp turn was up ahead and with all confidence in the driver we did not worry. Next thing I looked up and saw headlights of another car right in front of us. Hit the curb on the left, the car started to skid back into the opposite lane, in the blink of an eye the car was airborne, all that could be heard next was a voice screaming what’s happening? And then the sound of glass breaking, metal crushing, and the deep screams of fear. Next thing I saw was the tar road to my left coming towards me way to fast to be able to react. Knowing between a tar road and a car is just me I closed my eyes. . . After that its all a blur until hearing screaming again from inside the car. Panic screams of names. Names of everyone who was next to me inside the car a few seconds ago.
I managed to get out the window, pulled the Pearson next to me out in the blink of an eye and saw the drivers girlfriend screaming hysterically while looking for him. With no shoes on and blood running over ones eyes while searching for your best friend in a field with dust everywhere is not fun, what’s more is finding him 40metres on laying on his back struggling to breathe is even less fun.
After that I realized I can’t hear in my left ear, sight was getting all blurry and blacked out. Waking up in hospital 12:34p.m.
Eventually I got out days after and visited my best friend each and every day in hospital for months while he had no memory of me or anyone else for that matter. Today he is fine but with no memory of that night.
Today I am 23years old and a second changed my life, the second I decided that it’s just stories and can’t happen to me. Until it does.
Wayne Gordon
22 July 2011
