The Accident

This morning started just like any other morning. I got the kids dressed and ready to go. Both kids were put in their car seats, one with a Pop Tart the other with a binky and off we went to the gym. I drove down Cactus as I always do to get to the 51 freeway. As I came to 52nd street I see a man with a HUGE dog walking beside the road. I thought to my self, "why isn't that dog on a leash this close to the street". And then it happened...the dog darted out in to the road. I slammed on my breaks and turned the wheel as hard as I could. It didn't work. As I swerved I lost control of the car did a 180 and stopped in the middle of on coming traffic. About a second later I look over my shoulder and see a car coming. It was too late. The car hit us going about 50 mph. Luckily, my door took most of the impact. My head hit the glass and the car spun a little more. At that second all I could think about was my babies. I kept pleading with God to please let them be okay. I looked in to the back seat and Jackson had not even dropped his Pop Tart and Duke was playing with his toys. I sat there holding my head in pain and sobbing. As I looked over to the other side of the street I could see the man whose dog I had hit. I don't think I will ever forget it. He went in to the street and picked up his motionless dog and looked at me and kept saying to me, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry." He then turned and walked away. Soon the police and the fire department came. We were all checked out and besides the bruises on me, everyone was fine. Josh showed up a few molments after that. I had never been so happy to see him! It is strange how someone can bring so much comfort in a time of so much sadness. He is my knight! As soon as I got home I went to my room to pray and thank God for protecting my little family. It could have been so much worse. The strangest part about all this is that I can't get that man's face out of my head. He looked so sincerely sorry and I had just killed his dog. My head tells me that I should be so mad at him for not putting his dog on a leash, and for almost killing me and my kids and then leaving the accident...but all I feel is sadness for him and his loss. Just thinking about it again makes me cry. What a day, and it started just like any other morning.