Life… continued
I can’t believe it.
Less than a week after Evan dies in a drunk driving accident, another Moorestown High School senior is killed by a drunk driver. Their car was hit head-on by a drunk driver on 38. I didn’t know Eric Messick well but from what I know he was a hell of a lot like me. Here is a kid who always wanted to have fun and do crazy life-risking things, and now his life has ended by something completely out of his control. In high school I was good friends with Tom McCue, who was driving the car that was hit. I hope he makes it out okay, I haven’t heard any details on the condition he’s in. I talked to Tom online about a week ago… we were planning to film some fun and wild stuff like we used to in high school. He wanted me to film him drifting his car and we were planning on going to the quarry during my winter break, which started yesterday. I am terrified to think that that is exactly where they were going. The accident happened halfway between Moorestown and the quarry. I can’t believe any of this is real. I could have very easily been in Eric’s place last night. The only hope I have is that something positive will come of these events. After Evan died, I spent a lot of time thinking… about life, death, everything. Gordon, Kyle, and I talked about everything imaginable from about midnight-6 a.m. one night. Over the past week, I have grown so much as a human, and this second tragedy will only help continue that growth. I made a 16mm short film essentially about life for my filmmaking class. We screened all of the films in a small movie theater yesterday for our final, and the reaction to my project was pretty unreal. The film professor and the TAs were speechless for about 10 seconds and then there was nothing but positivity from them. It was a great feeling and it was only intensified by my deliriousness as I hadn’t slept for 2 days up to that point. Anyway, the point of this entry was basically for me to get some feelings off my chest and to help people realize that terrible and negative events can be transformed into various forms of positivity. I could go on a philosophical rant for days, but I think I should save that for another time. Enjoy your life and be thankful for what you have. Please.