When in a car a lot of things can happen, and sometimes things do happen. My Friends and I around three years ago, which would make me 15, were looking for something to do. It was a Friday, and a nice summer day full of things to do. We decided to go fishing and that’s where it all started. Not expecting it at all at the time, the ride in the car on the way home would change my life for ever.
We all got our fishing poles, bait, and for some extra fun we grabbed a couple of paintball guns. My friend Drew, who just turned sixteen, has a van which we scrambled into and took off.
This van was practically a bus and with a sixteen year old, who just got his license driving, we were just asking for trouble. Not to mention Drew had about eight annoying friends joking and yelling, and a radio blasting.
We made it to the lake and began our fi
We both turn around and see a pole and hear our friends in the back round yelling. We were doing about 60 mph, and Drew cuts the wheel at the last second, missing a head on collision with the pole by inches. The side of the van collides with the pole and glass goes everywhere. If it wasn’t for that last jerk of the wheel by Drew, I’m pretty sure not too many people in that van would have walked away from that wreck.
I can realize, to this day, how dangerous vehicles are, and I will never attempt anything as idiotic as I did that day.
Being such a beautiful day it was we stopped with the paintball guns barbequed and went for a swim. Swimming began to get a little violent because of the fact that we are teenagers and idiots. After some commotion from the fighting we get all packed up and head out.
We all hop into the van once more for an interesting jo
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