On the first day of school, everything went great. She
made new friends and even got a date! She thought, "I want
to be popular and I'm going to be, Because I just got a date
with the star of the team!" To be known in this school you
had to have clout, And dating this guy would sure help her
out. There was only one problem stopping her fate. Her
parents had said she was too young to date. "Well I just
won't tell them the entire truth. They won't know the
difference; what's there to lose?" Jenny asked to stay with
her friends that night.
Her parents frowned but said, "All right." Excited, she
got ready for the big event But as she rushed around like
she had no sense, She began to feel guilty about all the
lies, but what's a pizza, a party, and a moonlight ride?
Well the pizza was good, and the party was great, but the
moonlight ride would have to wait. For Dan was half drunk by
this time. But he kissed her and said that he was just fine.
Then the room filled with smoked and Dan took a puff. Jenny
couldn't believe he was smoking that stuff. Now Dan was
ready to ride to the point but only after he'd smoked
another joint.
They jumped in the car for the moonlight ride, Not
thinking that he was too drunk to drive. They finally made
it to the point at last, And Dan started trying to make a
pass. A pass is not what Jenny wanted at all (and by a pass,
I don't mean playing football.) "Perhaps my parents were
right....maybe I am too young. Boy, how could I ever, ever
be so dumb." With all of her might, she pushed Dan away:
"Please take me home, I don't want to stay."
Dan cranked up the engine and floored the gas. In a
matter of seconds they were going too fast. As Dan drove on
in a fit of wild anger, Jenny knew that her life was in
danger. She begged and pleaded for him to slow down, But he
just got faster as they neared the town. "Just let me get
home! I'll confess that I lied. I really went out for a
moonlight ride." Then all of a sudden, she saw a big flash.
"Oh God, Please help us! We're going to crash!" She doesn't
remember the force of impact. Just that everything all of a
sudden went black. She felt someone remove her from the
twisted rubble, And heard, "call an ambulance! These kids
are in trouble! Voices she heard...a few words at best. But
she knew there were two cars involved in the wreck. Then
wondered to herself if Dan was all right, and if the people
in the other car was alive.
She awoke in the hospital to faces so sad. "You've been
in a wreck and it looks pretty bad." These voices echoed
inside her head, As they gently told her that Dan was dead.
They said "Jenny, we've done all we can do. But it looks as
if we'll lose you too." "But the people in the other car!?"
Jenny cried. "We're sorry, Jenny, they also died." Jenny
prayed, "God, forgive me for what I've done I only wanted to
have just one night of fun." "Tell those people's family,
I've made their lives dim, and wish I could return their
families to them."
"Tell Mom and Dad I'm sorry I lied, And that it's my
fault so many have died. Oh, nurse, won't you please tell
them that for me?" The nurse just stood there-she never
agreed. But took Jenny's hand with tears in her eyes. And a
few moments later Jenny died. A man asked the nurse, "Why
didn't you do your best to bid that girl her one last
request?" She looked at the man with eyes so sad. "Because
the people in the other car were her mom and dad." This
story is sad and unpleasant but true, so young people take
heed, it could have been you.
