Flashing lights, screeching tires, and the shattering of glass. The horror of the events that happened that night is beyond belief. It was the most terrifying night of my entire life and can still be remembered like it was yesterday.
My best friend Kelly is a supermodel. She has been in the modeling business for about two years now. Although not yet a worldwide known model, she has been in the business long enough to be recognized by some of the big agencies in New York and California. We went to school together and we have been friends since as long as I can remember. .
Kelly's management was hosting a business party. Being the great friend that she is, she invited me along. I had to work that night so I wasn't able to come with Kelly; I had to come an hour late instead. It was so much fun meeting and being able to spend time with many models and big businessmen. We were there for almost four hours when Kelly decided it was time to leave. .
"Would you like to come back to my new house? You've never seen it yet and I would love to show you." Kelly asked. .
"Sounds great!" I replied. .
"Oh, and you can spend the night if you would like, since it's late." Kelly added.
I was delighted and decided that I would. Since we took separate cars, Kelly led the way and I followed. The night was quiet and the roads were empty. It was very peaceful. .
We came around a corner and that's when it happened. The horrible accident that I want to forget but can't. About twenty feet in front of me, Kelly drove around the bend and out of nowhere came two bright headlights that collided head on into Kelly's silver Mercedes, causing both cars to be severely damaged. The other car flipped over from the impact and landed upside down. I slammed on my brakes and swerved around the two cars to avoid becoming a part of the accident. I frantically jumped out of my car and ran over to the car that was choking up smoke. I needed to see if Kelly was all right.
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