CHRISTMAS EVE MAKDES LASH
I went to a party you told me not to go to mom.
I am sorry mom.
I went into this party knowing I should not drink. I was the designated driver.
My friends do not move from the ground, somehow I am up and standing.
I felt peer pressure to drink, and do drugs mom.
My car is flipped mom.
I could not stay strong. I knew I should limit myself. One drink,
At second glance, another car is crushed right beside mine. An
two drinks, three drinks, four.
ambulance rushes to the scene. My friends are piled into the
A pill lays flat on my tongue as I pose for a picture.
ambulance. Black body bags are held in a man’s hand walking towards the
I meet various guys and kiss multiple guys. I am sorry mom.
other vehicle.
I black out, waking up unclothed beside a guy I do not know. I am sorry mom.
I have killed a family.
Drugged, raped and crying, I head downstairs.
Two kids and two parents. I am sorry mom.
Time stands still as I walk down the steps with my clothes torn. I
I am fine, I suffer minor injuries.
tell my friends we need to go. I sit behind the wheel drunk, my four friends laughing. I am sorry
I have committed manslaughter at age 17. I am sorry mom.
mom.
I hope orange looks good on me. I hope the handcuffs don’t leave marks.
I thought I could get us home safely mom.
I hope my friends can forgive me. Most importantly I hope you
I thought since I had drank less than my friends I was the safest
can mom.
one. I ran through a red light at intersection mom.
If only I would have never taken the keys.
I was hallucinating from the drugs and distraught from being
Two kids should be alive and living life with ease. This is going to
raped.
be one sad Christmas Eve. I am sorry mom.
The sound was deafening, the music blasting, the glow of glass flying in the air. The airbag bursting out at me, my heart flying out to meet it. Laughter turning into screams.
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