California's Crashing (a story of Green Day)

an x-kid tale

I ended up falling asleep. It came back to me the night. The night I found out my mom died. It was a reoccurring nightmare. I remembered it clearly because I was there. We ended up in a car crash a head on collision with another car. The other guy had been drunk. I watched as the blood dripped down from her head while my brother sit next to her unconscious. I sat there in the back seat frozen the sound of ambulances were drowned out and all I could hear were my thoughts attacking me. I didn't cry I didn't even try to move I sat there like i was paralyzed. I noticed head lights from behind I looked down and covered my head like I knew it was happening again I began screaming. I screamed the words no like I knew it was magically going to make that moment fade into the empty space of time. I felt a man unbuckle me and take me out of the seat I was still covering my head i kept saying no. I didn't cry I was in a state of shock. I remembered seeing my mom on a stretcher all covered in blood I yelled out mommy yet she didn't wake up and she didn't move. I felt a shaking sensation. A voice of worry. I heard a familiar voice.. it was Mike.