that could have been me.

On New Years day I went back to Bartlett with Stephanie, instead of staying an extra day in Iowa like my three friends, Kaity, Alaina, and Jessica were.  I had driven to Iowa with them though.  On January 2nd, my mom informed me that the three of them had gotten into a very serious car accident  on their way back to Bartlett.  The car had slid out on a bridge and was completely totaled.  Kaity had a black eye and cuts and bruises.  Jessica has a minor concussion.  This happened early morning and they were all at the hospital until 6 PM that night.  If I would have driven home with them, I would have been in that car too.  They were fortunate that no one had any serious injuries.  The pictures that I saw of the car were horrifying.  It definitely could have been a lot worse.  I truly believe that everything happens for a reason.  In situations such as this one, it's hard to determine what the reason for such a terrible accident may have been.  Deep down inside I do believe that there is one though.  I really wonder what my situation would have been if I was in that car though.  Maybe it would have been bad, real bad.  Maybe that's the reason why fate didn't put me in that situation.  On the way to Iowa Kaity said to all of us that she had a bad and uneasy feeling.  Creepy.  The world can be so cruel and strange and confusing and unpredictable.  

On a lighter note, I've decided that I'm doing to write a novel.  I have a solid page and a half of it written.  My goal is to finish it by the end of this year.  I'm not sure if I will or if I will do anything with it once I do finish it, however long that takes.  But I would love to be able to say that I've written a book.