A Sad But
True Story
Jenny
was so happy about the house they had found For once in her life
'twas on the right side of town. She unpacked her things with such great
ease. As she watched her new curtains blow in the breeze. How wonderful
it was to have her own room. School would be starting, she'd have
friends over soon. There'd be sleep-overs, and parties; she was so
happy It's just the way she wanted her life to be.
On the first day of school, everything went great. She made new friends
and even got a date! She thought, "I want to be popular and I'm going
to be, Because I just got a date with the star of the team!" To be
known in this school you had to have a clout, And dating this guy
would sure help her out. There was only one problem stopping her
fate. Her parents had said she was too young to date.
"Well
I just won't tell them the entire truth.
They
won't know the difference; what's there to lose?"
Jenny
asked to stay with her friends that night.
Her
parents frowned but said, "All right."
Excited,
she got ready for the big event But as she rushed around like she
had no sense,
She
began to feel guilty about all the lies, But what's a pizza, a party,
and a moonlight ride? Well the pizza was good, and the party was great,
But the moonlight ride would have to wait. For Jeff was half drunk
by this time. But he kissed her and said that he was just fine. Then the
room filled with smoked and Jeff took a puff. Jenny couldn't believe
he was smoking that stuff. Now Jeff was ready to ride to the point
But only after he'd smoked another joint. They jumped in the car for the
moonlight ride, Not thinking that he was too drunk to drive.
They finally made it to the point at last, And Jeff started trying
to make a pass. A pass is not what Jenny wanted at all (and by a
pass, I don't mean playing football.)
"Perhaps
my parents were right....maybe I am too young. Boy, how could I ever,ever
be so dumb." With all of her might, she pushed Jeff say away:
Please take me home, I don't want to stay."
Jeff
cranked up the engine and floored the gas. In a matter of seconds they
were going too fast. As Jeff drove on in a fit of wild anger,
Jenny knew that her life was in danger.
She
begged and pleaded for him to slow down, But he just got faster as
they neared the town.
"Just
let me get home! I'll confess that I lied. I really went out for
a moonlight ride."
Then
all of a sudden, she saw a big flash.
"Oh God,
Please help us! We're going to crash!"
She doesn't remember the force of impact. Just that everything all of a
sudden went black. She felt someone remove her from the twisted rubble,
And heard, "call an ambulance! These kids are in trouble!"
Voices
she heard...a few words at best. But she knew there were two cars
involved in the wreck. Then wondered to herself if Jeff was all right,
And if the people in the other car was alive.
She
awoke in the hospital to faces so sad.
"You've
been in a wreck and it looks pretty bad."
These
voices echoed inside her head, As they gently told
her that
Jeff was dead.
They
said "Jenny, we've done all we can do.
But it
looks as if we'll lose you too."
"But
the people in the other car!?"Jenny cried.
"We're
sorry, Jenny, they also died."
Jenny
prayed, "God, forgive me for what I've done I only wanted to have just
one night of fun." "Tell those people's family, I've made their lives
dim, And wish I could return their families to them." "Tell
Mom and Dad I'm sorry I lied, And that it's my fault so many have died.
Oh, nurse, won't you please tell them that for me?"
The
nurse just stood there-- she never agreed. But took Jenny's hand
with tears in her eyes. And a few moments later Jenny died.
A
man asked the nurse, "Why didn't you do your best To bid that girl her
one last request?"
She
looked at the man with eyes so sad.
"Because the people in the other car were her mom and dad."
This
story is sad and unpleasant but true,
So
take heed, it could have been you.
Author Unknown But
To God
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