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Accident
"Alright Karlie girl, where would you like to go first?" Jackie asked once Karlie was strapped into her car seat.
"Pop place, then ice cream, then I want to go to the park." The child replied.
It was mother-daughter, father-son month at the Stokes house, meaning that Jackie would take all the girls one-on-one for a special day and Nick would take each of the boys, today was Karlie's turn.
"That sounds like a good idea." Jackie said with a smile as she started the car and drove to the family's favorite deli not far from their house.
The kids had nicknamed the place the pop place because it had a standup cooler full of different kinds of pop and when they went there the kids got to choose which kind of pop they wanted which they loved doing.
The restaurant was a family owned business with very friendly people that mostly just locals visited which made it even nicer because it wasn't a tourist trap.
"Hi Jackie, hi cutie pie." The owner greeted with a smile when they walked in.
We really do come here too often if they know us by name. Jackie thought to herself.
"Hi, how are you?" Jackie answered instead.
"Great! Yourself?"
"Couldn't be better, what can I get for you guys today?" She asked.
After placing their order and after Karlie got to choose her pop they sat down and waited for their sandwiches to arrive.
"Ice cream now?" Karlie asked once she had finished her sandwich.
"Yep." Jackie answered with a smile.
"Thank you, see you next time." The owner said.
"Bye." Karlie said with a wave and a grin.
Jackie smiled and said goodbye before the pair left.
Jackie drove to the nearest ice cream parlor and Karlie got her favorite, a chocolate ice cream cone with extra sprinkles.
After finishing their ice cream cones Jackie and Karlie headed for the park.
They were singing along goofily to the radio when all of a sudden a car started coming over into Jackie's lane, before she could even react the car smashed into the driver's side, the impact was so great that it spun Jackie's van completely around before the van went off the road, luckily there was no cliff or anything just dirt, but not only did Jackie's side of the van absorb all of the impact that was also the side that Karlie's car seat was on….
TBC….