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It was during treasure hunt. My group and I were walking downhill on the road by the playground in Frasers. Many others were around me as there was about 2-3 other groups there too. I was walking about 2 meters ahead of those in my group as we were walked single file down the right side of the road. I knew there was a car coming from behind, and I could see another car on my side of the road coming uphill. It was all very safe and very normal. We were all safely as far to the side as we possibly could without walking in the drain. The cars should be able to drive on without any problem.
Suddenly, many things seem to have happened at the same time. My slow brain couldn’t process so many things at the same time. That stupid car (I’m calling the car coming uphill ‘the stupid car’) swerved towards me and seemed to have sped up at the same time. My group members and some others behind me started shouting… something… I only remember hearing “Audrey! Audrey!” and everything else was a blur. My mind couldn’t quite register that the car had swerved and was coming up towards me fast cos it was just slow and safe a few seconds before.
By the time I realized it, I guess I would’ve been waking up in heaven or in an ICU if the car hadn’t made an emergency stop.
I was in a daze. My mind was a blank. The car drove away and I still was in a daze. I cant even remember what exactly happened after that close shave. I knew Andrea and Evelyn were among the shouters close behind me. They had to ask me if I was alright and tell me what happened cos I just didn’t quite know what happened.
It was awhile before the incident started sinking in. Poor Andrea seemed to have gotten a greater scare than me at first. Later when my slow mind registered what happened only did I feel the full extent of that scare. Running through my mind was replays of the stupid car swerving and speeding up towards me while I was being a slow idiot, not reacting to anything. I was much more scared then I let on then.
Getting into an accident smack right in the middle of YLDP, away from the campsite, in Frasers hill, with the weather being so cold, and my parents away… definitely not an ideal place and time to get injured or to die. I guess dying wouldn’t be too bad for me- no suffering; but definitely troublesome for the facilitators. Also, probably much more shocking and traumatic for my friends to witness my death compared to me getting injured. Getting injured in Frasers would totally suck considering the nearest hospital’s a few hours away and I’ll have to go through winding roads that’ll make me sick.
At the end of the day, we were asked to ponder over two questions while taking into account the events of the day. What are you most grateful for? And what are you least grateful for?
Obviously, I was most grateful for my life, and for not getting injured. As for what I’m least grateful for? I couldn’t think of any. Han Yuan suggested the lousy driver. I did consider it, but that was not it. I am actually quite grateful to the driver. Grateful that he did make the emergency stop and didn’t bang into me. And from that incident, I leant to appreciate life better. Also, it served as a reminder that life can just end anytime, anywhere.
I’ve been so out of touch with so many. I realized that when one of my church friends who I was close to went, “So, how’s A Levels?” I was stunned for awhile. But I can’t blame him. We didn’t talk much for some time and I never told him bout my life.
I’ve long finished A Levels. Ended on the 19th of June.
Wasted away and collected dust for 2 plus months
Except for the time I worked for Smart Reg for 2 events (Cosmobeaute in PWTC and Pecipta in KLCC)
And joined the stage crew of my church’s musical production, The Dreamer. I never knew being part of the stage crew was so challenging till this time. We either gotta have night vision or the gift of being able to walk around it pitch blackness without knocking over anything.
And played the keyboard for Passion Youth at the One Rock concert at The Mines.
The initial plan was for me to do a twinning program with an Australian university. So I was supposed to be super free till Feb next year. But I suddenly started my degree course, which is BA (Hons) Finance, Accounting and Management, in Nottingham Malaysia (don’t ask why unless u really wanna know. Long story). I should be stuck here for 3 years unless I take up their mobility program.
Nottingham is in Semenyih. Where’s that? Haha! I don’t expect you to know. It’s somewhere between Kajang and Seremban. I stay on campus and go home to KL on weekends.
This is all for now. I'll update properly another time. I'm REALLY just too lazy to blog and the difficult access to internet here just makes the blogging process just too long and tedious.
