Dear Melanie,
On
February 11, 2011, you will get in a very serious car accident on your way home
from Christian’s party. Bailey will drive you both to and from the party in her
Jeep Liberty. Everything will be going well at first, but to everyone’s
surprise, Christian will come up and punch Kyle in the face. At first you’ll
think he’s kidding, but he’s not. After a few seconds, it will happen a 2nd
time. This is when you, Kyle, and Bailey will all realize that Christian is really
serious. Understandably, Bailey will quickly want to leave so that it doesn’t
get worse. She forces Kyle to leave the party and get in his car to go home. When
you get into Bailey’s jeep, she’ll start crying hysterically. She’ll begin
driving back to your house and when she gets to the corner of 28 Mile Road and
Vandyke, she’ll turn left and a car will hit the driver’s side and the Jeep
will roll bumper to bumper and finally land upside down against a pole. You
both fall to the ceiling and get out quickly and wait for the ambulance to get
there. Then, Dad will pick you up and you will go home with him and then Mom
will take you to the hospital. On your way to the hospital, your neck will
start to hurt and you’ll realize that your whole body aches.
There
are so many ways you can prevent all of this from happening. First, you could
obviously just not go to the party, but if you don’t want to miss out then you could
call Mom and have her pick you up rather than go home with Bailey. But since it
will be so late at night, she might be sleeping so you would still need to get
a ride with Bailey. Second, since Bailey will be crying so hard, you should tell
her to pull over until she calms down. Since you can’t control her actions, if
Bailey doesn’t listen then the accident is still going to happen. After it
happens, remember what you learned in Medical First Response, you aren’t
supposed to get out of the car when you’re in an accident; you’re supposed to
wait for help. This way, if you have a neck injury, you won’t make it worse.
You have a concussion though, and you’re going to have a hard time thinking
clearly. If you decide to get out of the car anyways, then go to the hospital
in the ambulance rather than getting a ride with Mom. You won’t think you need
to go to the hospital because you won’t feel pain right away because of the
adrenaline rush. But on your way to the hospital, you’ll realize your neck is
in severe pain and you can’t turn it. It’s safer to go in the ambulance so your
neck can be stabilized. There are so many different ways to handle the
situation to prevent the problems you could have in the future. Just remember
to calm down and to stop and think.
Love,
Melanie
