It was supposed to be a happy celebration of Phoebe's birthday. Bryan already borrowed his father's truck. Everything was all set. We gathered at Karen's place early in the morning. We loaded the truck with all the things we need- the grill, the food, and the drinks. We hopped in to the truck and went on our travels.
We decided to visit the National Arts Center first since the view is absolutely magnificent. It was located on top of a beautiful mountain. The road was steep and winding but we didn't mind. When we reached the school, we had so much fun. The boys even played basketball while the girls were taking pictures.
Suddenly, the rain poured. We decided to leave so we all got inside the truck. On our way down the road was really slippery that's why Alvin, our driver, was extremely cautious. We were laughing and playing around inside the truck when suddenly we came to a halt while in the uphill then the truck was slowly sliding downwards.
Alvin was already panicking, the truck was uncontrollable. That was the only time we realized that we were in trouble. The truck kept on picking up speed every second. Noel jumped out of the truck to try to stop it but it did not work. Andrew was thrown out of the truck as well as Billy. I held on tight, closed my eyes, and prayed.
The truck eventually flipped over and over and after several turns I felt it stopped. I slowly opened my eyes and found out that we are hanging beside the deep cliff and the only thing that kept us from falling is a strong-looking tree. Ann and I were the only ones left inside the truck.
Alfred helped us get out. I saw my best friend, Honey, under the truck. Phoebe was crying on her right. My brother's girlfriend Phoebe had a huge cut on her forehead. Her shirt was almost covered with blood. On the other hand, her sister was in shock. Half of her body was literally under the truck's tire.
The boys have to slightly lift the truck in order to get her out. When she got out, she whispered that she cannot feel half of her body. It was numb. On the front side of the truck, Aileen was holding on to the door. Her legs are already hanging on the edge of the cliff. Just one slip of her hand, she would drop. Ace saw her and hurriedly helped her climb back up. Alvin who was the driver was in terror. He could not believe what happened.
After several minutes, a shuttle bus passed by. We got rescued. The driver willingly obliged to get us to the nearest hospital. We all arrived in the hospital and were treated by the health professionals there. Some of our parents came and took us all home.
Even though the accident was so terrifying, we were all fortunate to have survived that ordeal.
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