Moonlight Ride
--Author Unknown
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'd
have friends over soon.
There'd be sleepovers, 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 to 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 your 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.
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