Diary of a Christian Girl

Day 4: The Tragedy

It all started on a normal day, I woke up with my eyes swollen because I cried a lot yesterday, we got up at 7am, we got ready in the same order and went out for breakfast, I haven't socialized much these days, so I spoke a little with the people at the table.

The Youth Pastor came up and told us that we would leave at 3pm after lunch, so we all went out to pack our bags... At 2pm we had it all, we had lunch and now we're getting on the bus that was going to take us back.

I was going to sit in the back, but I remembered my challenges with Andres and Juan, so I decided that Kate and I should move forward, she liked the idea so we sat there, almost next to the driver. I felt like something was wrong, like a knot in my stomach, but I didn't know why.

-Well guys, we are going to entrust this trip to God- said one of the leaders -Everyone close your eyes ... Father, in this afternoon we give you this trip that we are going to do, Lord take care of us and protect us from any accident, help any driver who goes on the road with us, send your angels to guard us, we thank you for this camp and for everything you did in us in these 4 days. We ask this in the name of your son Jesus, Amen. Have a good trip guys.-

-Mily, are you okay? You seem a little tense- Kate asked me

-I don't know, I feel a little stressed but it must be nervous about the trip- I said, this time it's not a lie -Don't worry, I'll be fine-

-Ok- she said with a sleepy voice -So there is no problem with me going to sleep?

-No problem girl- I said

I was thinking so much about what happened at the camp that I turned off an alarm that was ringing on my cell phone, "It must not be important" I told myself and kept thinking for a long time. After a while I got a call from my mom so I answered.

-Hi mom, how are you?-

-Hi Emily, I'm good, how is Meli?- I felt her voice a little sad.

-She's fine, she's asleep- Lie, I don't even know where she is.

-Daughter I need to tell you something- She sounded very sad.

I started to feel a bit drowned, I realized that the alarm that I turned off on my cell phone was to remind me of the inhaler, I should have done it more than 1 hour ago!

-Emily,are you okay? It's important-

-Yes mom- I tried to breathe normally because I don't want to sound agitated as I looked for the inhaler in my suitcase. -What do you want to tell me?- I moved away from the microphone a little so that she wouldn't hear me agitated but I couldn't find the inhaler... Where did I leave that thing?

-Emily, your sister is pregnant by a certain boyfriend of hers that we did not know, now we are all in the hospital.-

I started to run out of breath and feel that everything was spinning around me, am I going to be an aunt? I could not find my inhaler so I gave it up for lost, which is a serious problem since I have another 2 hours of travel waiting for me...

I spoke as I could. -And... why... are you... in the... hospital... - I said and took a stifled sigh, I felt as if I had run a marathon.

-Emily, when your dad found out, he had a pre-heart attack and now we are in the hospital- Mom said through tears.

-What!!!- I scared the driver with my scream, who was two steps away from me. He had to turn abruptly to take control and he found a car coming in the opposite direction, he tried to evade it but did not succeed, the last thing I remember is the bus going round and round a whole mountain until we stopped somewhere and I was unconscious.