I was in a hit and run car accident in the early morning ~*~*Mayuka*~*~

I was on my way home last night from a movie with a very good friend. It was 1:40 AM I was a mile from home. I'd already dropped her off. I was alone in the car. There were no other cars on the highway, but I saw headlights suddenly in my rear view and a car slammed into me from behind. Everything happened so fast, but obviously telling it in writing will be longer. I'm crying as I write this. At first, I thought, OK, i've been in a collision and will pull over. But, I couldn't slow down with my foot on the break. I was in the center lane of like 4 lanes (I'm not sure about the counting of lanes) My car veered right. I was just praying to God the whole time I lost control and my car was spinning; I saw that I was headed straight for the wall of the freeway. I prayed for the front airbag (side ones had already deployed) and my car did a 180 after striking the wall at the front left headlight. I sat for a minute, unbuckled my seatbelt and got out. I wasn't sure to get out or what because other cars could hit me, but cuz of the time there weren't any. My next instinct was to call 911 and my dad. Due to the time and since I'd just left my friend's, my dad and her both knew when I should've been home, so they knew something had happened to me.

I was shaking, in shock, and had pain in my chest (from the seatbelt and airbag. I didn't hit the steering wheel, thankfully). My phone had flown out from its GPS holder, so I couldn't find it. Luckily, a few cars stopped to help me. Especially a good Samaritan who was a witness. The person who hit me had been speeding and never stopped. I couldn't see the car that did it and the witness couldn't get a license plate cuz they were so fast and he was focused on getting to my aid. Maybe they were drunk because the witness said the car was swerving before they hit me. I didn't want an ambulance because I walked away from the crash. Cops came, I gave a report. My dad came to meet me. I started crying.

Some very nice family stopped to help me collect my bags that had flown out of my trunk. Earlier, my friend and I had gone shopping and I had been so excited for some art supplies I found; but they're all material things that can be replaced. My car is totaled and I'd JUST finished paying it off in July. I was so proud because it was MINE. I had been worried about its mileage cuz it was gonna need things at 110, 000 miles. I thought it would be the car I'd bring my kids home in one day. But, that all doesn't matter now. My 2009 Honda Civic had protected me. It did its job. It can be replaced, but i can't. I had full coverage and uninsured motorist, so I'd at least get some money back and hopefully medical expenses covered.

I'm missing work tomorrow. I'm stiff, sore, and banged up. I got checked out at ER and while some pains and injuries may come later, that it's not worse is what I'm grateful and glad for. The doctor wants me to move around. Says since I'm young, 32, I'll bounce back quickly. But, I think how it could've been worse and it's nothing short of a miracle that I'm here today. I'll take the muscle aches and pains. I'll take the headaches of dealing with insurance claims. Come what may, I'm alive and I don't want to waste the second chance at life that I've been given.

I've never been a religious person, but I do believe in the power of prayer and have always been spiritual. I've lit candles and thanked God.

I'm a Tarot reader and believer, too. Of my recovered belongings, my cards were lost on the highway. But, as I dug through my things, The Page of Wands was the card left from my Rider Waite deck. It's a bit of a complicated card, but it's positive. In short: it's new beginnings and change, a true passion despite not having a fully developed understanding of the world. I'm on the verge of a new phase of life. It represents the creative spark that comes suddenly and unexpectedly that starts me on a new road. Good news is on the way such as a new opportunity for me to be involved in "changing the world."Help me see a new perspective in the world and guide me to a new approach. I need to be open to the possibilities.

I have an upcoming job interview for an evening gig as a Tarot Reader and I had to reschedule that for tomorrow. Wish me luck!

Thank you for reading all of this and I just had to let my USM family know what happened to me.

Best to you. Be safe. Be blessed. Love and light to all of you. Drive safely and responsibly. Please ALWAYS WEAR YOUR SEATBELT. It's also what saved me.

-Michelle

It was the most harrowing experience of my life. It's not my time yet, I still have a lot to do and I plan on helping people and making the most of my life.

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