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unmoving. My feet carried me to where she was and I fell on my knees to the ground, uncaring about the glass and any other harmful objects that were on t

him. He's just

close would get hit. I was trying to get him to stop but no one was paying any mind. As the guy reversed and moved the car at full speed to get out of

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s on her body and I was trying to stop the bleeding by applying as much pressure as I could on the injuries but it was like using a cloth to sto

! Someone,

away from where we were, there was no way I was going to be able to carry her all by myself there. I also didn't think that anyone was go

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ction as tightly as she could. Her eyes were slowly

mum. Please

cious. I didn't know what was going to happen if she cl

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but I couldn't hear what she was saying so I r

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coughing and I wished there was something I could do to hel

lo.

that she wanted to say to me before an

strength, mum. St

ut regular cars moving around with some stopping to look at the accident scene before continuing on to

lo.

around, the cough lasted for a longer time and before I knew i

calm

d and coughed and coughed, bringing up more blood through her mouth. While she was i

longer, mummy. T

t to where we were any faster. They were so close to where we were when I felt my

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and thrice but there w

shock, she's

10 seconds prior. She couldn't be dead. The police were the first to park some meters away and run towards me like I was

m, let go of

umped some bag that was attached to it. As I watched them, the only thing I could hope for was that my mother stayed alive for me. I moved my head over to the police officer wh

do not understand

ther"The police officer looked at me for a moment befor

f what you're s

you identify him? Can y

ated all the information that I had about him in my brain, down to the model and color of his car. When I was done, I

ou're describing?"I nodded and started describing him all

t understand why they were acting the way they were towards me. They asked if I could describe the driver that crashed into my mothers car and I told th

t in shock. I know exactly what I'm say

rgument was interrupted by another addit

ght?"The paramedic, judging from what he was wearing, loo

s,

ld come along right now"I looked back at the police

ht n

l. As I glanced down at my mother who was fighting for her life, two questions remained at the back of my mind. Why did the police officers react the way they did when I