People often wondered why I was so scared of the water. They always said that there was nothing to be afraid of, that I should just close my eyes and jump in, but they didn't know the truth. They didn't know what happened. They weren't there when it happened. And even if they were, they would probably still try to get me in the water, because it never happened to them.
My mom says she understands, but she doesn't. She never will. She didn't see the faces, all those faces, fading. She didn't hear the screams.
We're moving now. We're going to some other place in Australia. I'm hoping to make some friends, but I'm not sure if I'll be able to. Having to live with this memory could cause me to never be able to make friends again...
Mom and dad started fighting a while ago, I'm sure they'll get over it, they always do. But I'm still not sure. This time, the fights are different. Like a matter of life or death. I'm not sure who will win.
With mom and dad fighting, I feel like there is nobody I can turn to. My little sister Kim would never understand, and anybody else I could've talked to is gone.
I suppose your a bit confused. So am I. I had been in my school bus, on a field trip with my grade, but something happened. The driver had a sudden heart attack and swerved us off the road. The vehicle fell down from the high ledge it had been driven on, and down the long hill. It crashed into the ocean. Some people died while we were rolling, others drowned. Everyone died, everyone but me.
When we crashed into the water, no one could escape. All the windows had been locked and there was no way of opening them. I blacked out, and when I woke up, I wasn't in the water anymore. I was lying on land. I flipped over and coughed up water. I looked out at the blue water, but saw no one.
It was only three hours later that they found me. I was taken to the hospital and treated for my scars. I asked where everyone else was, but no one would tell me. When I finally found out, I wondered why I was the only one still alive. What was so special about me? Why didn't Aly live? Or Amy? Or Chris? Why was I the one to live? And how did I get to land?
I'll never know.
Everything just doesn't make sense anymore.