Emmett's birthday was two days, dads tomorrow. Just went out to this restaurant and had fun. Just like a real family. Telling jokes and having fun. I had half a glass of wine; Emmett had more. But it nearly was his eighteenth. Just a few more days.
The streets were busy, the pavement full of drunk uni students. A few girls stumbled by in dresses that are to short, smoking cigarettes. I wondered when I would do that, but then I realised that I didn't want to. They looked like fools. Their where a few clubs on this street, and it took us a while to get through. We just chatted and laughed at jokes. A man was standing in the middle of the street; well a little to the side. He wasn't really doing anything except waving his left hand around. I wondered why. Dad locked the doors and windows, telling us never to do that. Call them; a taxi is safer too. I realised that the man was hitchhiking as he stopped the car behind us. A few words where exchanged and he got in, waving to a friend.
On the pavement a blonde stumbled by as a brunette took a drag and through it away. Driving some more I saw people walking about, each dress shorter then the other. Emmett told me never to wear anything that short. I gave my word.
The traffic was slow, very slow. So many people where out partying; I wondered if there was something on. Something to do with uni. We didn't know. Stopping I heard someone shout. The man who picked up the hitchhiker had stopped the car a touch to late; he hit the back of a car with two little kids. Tears streamed down their face, frightened. I moved over to the middle seat and let Emmett hug me. Tonight was dangerous.
Both cars moved on, no damage done. I heard the word sue, but that is about it. The man and hitchhiker just laughed as the women tried to console her children; they started to nod off.
A loud screech made me look in front of us. I let out a scream as the glass imploded; Emmett shielded me. I looked up to see the front of the car crushed, mum and dad lying under rubble. Then everything happened so fast. Mum and dad said there dieing words as tears fell down my face. Emmett ripped of my seat belt and brought me into his arms; the smell of gas lingered in the air.
"Fire!" Someone screamed as Emmett tried to kick the door lose. It wouldn't budge. A roar caught my attention and I let out a bloodcurdling scream. Fire was engulfing the front of the car; mum and dad. My head was shoved into Emmett's chest as he bowed his close to mine. A jolt told me he was trying to get us out, any way possible. Death by fire would not be pleasant. A smell reached my nose and I started to gag, realising it was melting flesh. My nose dug deeper into his chest as he tried again, but it didn't move. "Get them out!" Someone screamed again. A few antagonizing seconds and another screech hit my ears; I screamed. This screech was closer.
The heat had gotten unbearable, but coldness came as we moved. I stayed huddled in my brother's arms; the only family I have left. Sobs raked my body and people tried to pull me away from Emmett; he didn't let go. We couldn't be separated.
Opening my eyes slightly I saw a four car pile up and a fire burning. Our car was on the outside. The three drunken men who started all this where on the side of the road, disorientated as the police handcuffed them. A new round of tears came as I saw the mother from before, a lifeless body in her arms, another on the stretcher but not dead. The other couple did not escape, death on impact; apparently in each other's arms.
No one bothered us as we sat on the side, tears sliding down our face, wet clothes wrapped around our burns. Next to us where two startled people, neither in the accident, having just stopped the car from hitting ours. The man and hitchhiker.
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So what do you all think? Just to say, some of this happened to me today. Coming home from my brothers and dads dinner birthday, both tomorrow or the next day. But it was just my sister in the back, me riding shot gun and my mum driving. A man let a hitchhiker in. Driving along there was a hell of a lot of traffic and we had to stop. In doing so we got hit and all of us freaked. Pulling over we unlocked the doors and both of them where drunk. They both said that it was fine, bullshit. We kept driving and it was obvious people where drunk. Then a loud screech caught my attention and i saw three drunk men in a car to my right. They nearly hit another car and just braked in time.
So i got it from that and tried to keep to the experience. Also, i now know how dangerous the road is at night. Scared me shitless.