Moonlight Ride
Jenny
was so happy about the
house they had found.
For once in her life
'twas on the right side
of town.
She unpacked her things
with such great ease.
As she watched her new
curtains blow in the
breeze.
How
wonderful it was to have
her own room.
School would be starting,
she's have friends over
soon.
There'd be sleep-over's,
and parties: she was so
happy.
It's just the way she
wanted her life to be.
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 a 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 Jeff was half drunk
by this time.
But he kissed her and
said that he was just
fine.
Then the
room filled with smoke
and Jeff took a puff.
Jenny couldn't believe he
was smoking that stuff.
Now Jeff 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 Jeff 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
Jeff away:
"Please take me
home, I don't want
stay."
Jeff cranked up the
engine and floored the
gas.
In a matter of seconds
they were going too fast.
As Jeff
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 Jeff was all right,
And if the people in the
other car were 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 Jeff 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
you best,
To bid that girl her one
last request?"
She
looked at the man with
eyes oh 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.
~Author
Unknown~
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