Benjie-Blog

I had been planning on updating my blog, but hadn’t had anything to say. I guess now I have something to say.

A car wreck just happened out front. I guess the higway has been getting busier. 2 wrecks this year right on the corner. Rachel game downstairs and said she thought she heard a long skreetch of brakes and then a tumble of a car. I thought maybe she just imagined it. a few minutes later she decided we should go out there and check it out, so I grabbed the flashlight and we went out there.

To our surprise, an SUV was pulling in to the ditch slowly, and there were headlights of a car in the neighbors fence. Rachel asked should we go and check it out, and I thought yes so I walked over there with our flashlight. Another SUV pulled in to the neighbors driveway and asked what was happening “I’m not sure” I said and continued over to where Mr. Seward(I later found out) was over there on his cell phone calling it in. “Does that flashlight work?” he said. “Yeah” I replied. He grabbed it and looked in the car after saying “there’s nobody in the car”. I looked inside while he looked at the licensing and stuff.

After looking around for a minute, I spied some sunglasses and a cap on the other side of the car. They were somewhere close. Mr. Seward gave me back the flashlight, and just as the Police showed up, I turned around and there was a body. “There!” I said. Mr. Seward and I looked over there and I asked “is he alive?” “I think he’s gone…” was the reply.

The Policeman came over there “Benjie get your gloves!” he said to the other policeman. Mr. Seward and I both walked away and stood at the back of the car. “That’s really too bad…” he kept on saying. The man didn’t appear to be breathing. He had either been thrown from the car, or had gotten out from the car, tried to walk and fallen down. After that, Mr. Seward got in his car and left. I walked back to the fence where Rachel was still watching. “Are they ok?” she asked. “No, I think he’s dead” I replied. “Dead?” “We looked at him and he doesn’t seem to be breathing”. The ambulance pulled up just as I climbed through the fence. Flashers and sirens everywhere.

Death can come on any of us so suddenly. It’s worthwhile to be prepared.

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