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 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 Dan was half
drunk by this time. But he
kissed her and said that he was just fine.
Then the room filled with
smoked and Dan took a puff. Jenny
couldn't believe he was smoking that
stuff. Now Dan 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 Dan 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
Dan away: "Please take me home,
I don't want to stay." Dan cranked up the
engine and floored the gas. In a
matter of seconds they were going too fast.
As Dan 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
Dan 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 Dan 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 young people take heed, it could have been you.
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