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The Accident

August 12, 2014
By ORIanna SILVER, Lowell, North Carolina
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ORIanna SILVER, Lowell, North Carolina
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"You don't love someone because their looks, or their clothes, or for their fancy car, but because they sing a song only you can hear." -Oscar Wilde

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Baaamm.
Car smashed.
Rolled over.
Flames.
Then more.
Shrieks.
Cries.
Fire.
Ash.
She pulls 5 out.
She can't help anyone else.
Surreal.
All of a sudden.
Out of control.
Indescribable.
An angel gained above the clouds.
Cries.
Questions.
Answers.
Tears.
Gates open.
And God receives.
Open arms.

© Courtney K., Bethel Park, PA

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Family members went through a terrible car accident.
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