ALWAYS WEAR YOUR SEAT BELTS!!!here is my definitive explanation of what happened on sunday. i was driving down our road (mirror lake dr.) with jonah in the passenger seat, and julia (my cousin) behind him. i was driving too fast down a big hill. a road goes across it, which creates i type of ramp type thingie on it, we went over it, i don't think we took air, but in anycase, we hit hard and started fishtailing. i have no idea if i slammed on the brakes or what. i tryed corrective stearing, and swerved a couple of times, but then the car started rolling. i do remember Jonah screaming "eli what did you do?" at this point. julia also was screaming. i have no idea if i was or not. we rolled i think a couple of times, and did a somersault. i might have passed out for a second or two but i do remembering starting to roll, rolling, and then i remember stopping. rolling was one of the scariet things ever. between the crunching of metal and glass, and safety glass everwhere, and so seeing CDs and glass go flying, and hearing people screaming it kinda gets to you. but i did get a waking up feeling when it stopped. when i've passed out in the past, i've felt "i'm so glad hat was all a dream" but this time i felt "i really hope that was a dream," so there was a difference, but then the conclusion of that thought was "because i really didn't want to hurt Julia" so i knew from the first moment that Julia was hurt. btw, we also stopped uspide down. all three of us hanging from out seat belts. the car was leaning against a tree. i (remembering mom's story) braced myself with my hand, and buckled myself and hit my head i think gently and rolled into the back seat. julia was unconscience and hanging in her seat. the radio was blaring static and there was a smell of gasoline at the time. after jonah was unbuckled he started panicing. he was screaming "i can't get out" i asked it he was stuck, he wasn't but continued screaming. i shouted at him to get out the driver's window. apparently he did, becuase he got out somehow. i wasn't paying attention. he was panicing becuase after seeing julia unconsciene upside down he thought that she was dead. i don't blame him. i still don't know why i didn't panic at all, i just did the next thing, i'm pretty sure that was God. because not panicing when the thought "oh my gosh, i killed her" comes into your head doesn't seem logical to me. so after jonah was out of the car, i checked julia's vitals, felt her pulse and her breathing with my hand. she was breathing and her heart was beating. i got her head and shoulder and did my best to keep her still while i unbuckled her seat belt. her butt and legs hit kinda hard, but her head and neck didn't move very much which was good. i laid her out and crawled out the window. i saw jonah sitting on the ground freaking out. he asked me if it all was a dream, and i said that i wished it was. there was another stopped car with people standing there watching, not actually doing anything to help, and a jogger running closer with a cell phone. i shouted for him to call 911. he might have been on the phone with them already, i don't know. i just crawled back into the car to check on julia. she was still unconsieous. i tried to talke to her and wake her up, and after a mintue i kicked the radio and it's static off. the dude on the cell phone shouted down and asked if anyone else was in the car. i crawled out again and said there was someone else, and she was hurt. i crawled back in. at which point she woke up. she was dazed and not talking but moving and looking around. i continuously asked her if she could hear me. after i very sternly said that she HAD to answer me she nodded. i shouted out the to people outside that she was consiencous. then when i heard sirens coming i got out again. jonah had gotten a cell phone somehow and was calling home. i asked if i could talk to whoever he was talking too but he ignored me. what happen was that aaron picked up and jonah asked for mom. aaron ran to get mom, so no one was on the phone and jonah started panicing again. i went into the car and help keep julia still because i didn't want her moving too much. then firemen started comeing and told me to get out of the way. i obeyed and crawled out and told them where she was. then i went and held jonah who was still panicing. right about then mom showed up and came running. i went to her and told her that me and jonah were ok, and they were helping julia. she went and checked on julia and i comforted jonah more. after a couple minutes aunt doon, unclue john (julia patents) and pop-pop (mom and aunt doon's dad) came. aunt doon saw the whole thing and just froze. mom wne to her and told her that everyone was ok, julia was hurt, but was being cared for, and was awake, and responding to the paramedics. unclue john followed them, and pop came ot me and jonah and made sure we were alright. he then told me not to tell anyone what had happened. no the cops. no one. just that there was an accident. which was good advice, though i had been smart and hadn't said anything to anyone yet. about this time a paramedic came and asked me if i was ok. i said i was fine and didn't need to go to the hospital. he said that i needed to sign something in which i refused to go to the hospital of my own volition. i went over there and while answering his questions i put my hand into my back pockets. in my back left pocket was a dime and a nickel. the may not seem like a big deal, but i don't keep change in that pocket. that was when i started to feel the rush of emotions. and i started to cry a little them. pop pop then walked me back to where everyone else was. when unclue john came over and hugged me and said it was ok. i started crying then. and then when aunt doon came over and hugged me and kissed my cheek i also cried. somewhere in there i don't know exactly when but uncle paul and aunt lisa showed up. then we started to organize how we'd get to the hospital. mom siad that me and jonah had to get checked out. jonah had his arm bandaged because he had some glass in it. i had a sore head, and shoulder at the time. more and more as the afternoon went on my wrist hurt. julia and aunt doon went of in the ambulance uncle paul and aunt lisa drove unclue john, and jonah, mom, and i went back to our house really fast to grad advil, waters, and mom's purse. while there uncle tom showed up so we jumped into his car and drove to the hospital. i'm moving faster here becuase the details aren't as important. then we get there. julia has already been admited into pediactrics. jonah get admitted there just fine, but i have to go into the normal ER. so i wait there for 2 and a half hours getting news everyonce in a while about jonah and julia. what i hear is that julia is still in pain, but nothing is broken. jonah is fine, no broken anything. after about an hour, dad shows up. of everyone i've come into contact with he was the most upset with me. i understand though, i'm not mad about it or anything. btw. unclue paul stayed with me like the whole time and was even prepared to referee between dad and i if i'd needed it. so after a long time i finally get admitted and they hook me up to a blood pressure machine and a heart moniter. my blood pressure was very high, but that was understandable and otherwise my vitals were ok. after a LONG time i get x-rayed in my shoulder, and my wrist. becuase i was coherent and didn't think i passed out i didn't get a CT scan like julian and jonah got. nothing seemed broken, but they put a slint on my wrist, becuase i was sore in the right place for a classic driving injury and they wanted to be safe. so it will get x-rayed in a week just to double check. when i finally got check out, we got ot see julia for a minute. aunt doon reassured me that accidents happen, and it was ok. julia was very sick from the narcotics so we had to leave quickly after we came. then unclue thom drove jonah, mom, and i home. the youngs were there, and so was Pastor Webb. we prayed and then i went inside. had dinner and then went upstais and IMed until about 1. i really needed it, and talking to good friends REALLY helped. i also talked to aunt cheryl and hana a little before i imed. i didn't ever get home until about 9. there was the baccauloreate service and my church that evening, but we canceled it because we weren't going ot be there. but Mr P very nicely decided that me and aaron still needed to be part of it, even though we couldn't come. so he talked for aaron, and aunt cheryl taked for me. which was VERY awesoem of both of them, and apparently they said nice things. and because there was an announcemtn people stopped by our house. the lincourts came by and dorve aaron up the wall, but i don't know who else stopped by before i got home. when i got there the youngs were there and mr young hugged me and offered anything he could. then the left and then the leets showed up with some of the cake and balloons. very awesome of them. so anyway i slept in this moring. then had some breakfast. then me and mom brought lunch to aunt doon, and uncle john. they both were great again. julia was awake and talking a little. still in a neck brace, and still on meds, but awake. then she had to go for some x-rays. me and mom finished lunch and then left. on the way home we drove by the wrech site. doesn't look too bad without the cat there. (it IS totalled btw) then i went to aunt cheryls which was awesome and very therapudic for me. we had a good chat, i got home and called the insurance company, and called Elizabeth's and told them i wouldn't be able to work this week. then i IMed a little this afternoon, and then had dinner. then played heroscape with aaron, jonah and juliana. which was fun. so in conclusion of what's going on, jonahs fine physically. still kinda shaky. i'm ok. my shoulder is still sore, and my wrist is in a slint. julia's ok. nothing broken, but they're still looking inot soft tissue stuff on her shoulder and her cheek. so please pray for my wrist, julia's shoulder and cheek, and all of my family's emotions. in conlcusion of my emotions, there are too things. one is that i'm still kinda shaky. i still havn't paniced or lost control at all. but i can still see the car rolling. and i still remember thinking that i'd killed julia. really shakes you up. also i'm dealing with guilt. not too bad becuase everyon is being great about everyhting, but still, i cuased this. which brings me to me last point which i've had to deal with. why was julia hurt and i not? i think the answer is that someone had to be awake, and coherent at the scene.i doubt taht i saved her live ro anyhting, but it could have been alot worse if i hadn't done what i did. though it pales to the fact that i risked her and jonah, and my life. but i really think that god got us all through it ok. and he blessed me with not freaking out, and the strength it took to do what had to be done. and yes, seat belts saved al of you lives. jonah and julia have bruises on their shoulders from it, i don't, but i'm sore. so please, not mater what, wear your seat belt. with out them we'd all be dead. no joke at all. so yeah, please pray for me and all of my relations, especially julia. thanks, i love you all!
ELI | 
