clarkacademy Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 He left a bus load of school kids, of peoples babies on the side of the road. He left two of the people that make my life worth living. I got a text, one text and the world stopped spinning, we are in a wreck. That is all it said and for a moment I didn't breathe. My bio daughters life flashed before me, my adopted girls last two years flooded my heart. I saw my two girls beautiful now broken and bloody. I got in the car and just started driving. I just drove the way I knew the bus came until I saw the sirens. I just kept thnking please God not my girls, not my girls. They have their whole lives ahead of them. One is straight A's doing college level courses and the other one has had such a rough road but is still the best you could ask for. I had to park pretty far away and walk into the scene looking for those two girls. Looking for two of the people that complete my world wondering if they would both be there, whole and safe. I found my girls. Not a scratch on them some others were not so lucky. Kids were everywhere some just staring in shock. My girls were holding each other until I arrived. My bio girl kept saying don't cry or mom will cry. My adopted girl just squezzed me with tears in her eyes. They were almost not released to me I had run out with no purse or lisense. The lady asked the girls is this your mom both girls said yes. She stared hard at my other girl and said is this your mom? She started crying and said it is the only momma she has ever had. They let us leave then. My daughter said she heard the breaks, the metal crushing and she thought death was coming. The semi left them along with another car crushed up into the back of the bus. The driver of the car was a 16 year old girl. He left them. I came home with my girls. Shaken but whole some parents had to meet theirs at the hospital. In one afternoon my life almost changed forever with no warning. I cannot see life without my two girls. This weekend I will try not to worry about chores and teen mouths and I will just thank God I have those two here to drive me crazy. I cannot believe how drastic a second can change your life. I hope that driver is haunted by the sound of children screaming until he goes insane. I cannot believe he left them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadia Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halcyon Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 Oh my gosh. Oh my gosh. HOw utterly, totally terrifying. My prayers are with you, as well as those whose loved ones were injured. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lang Syne Boardie Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 I am so sorry. Heart in the throat, reading that. So glad your girls are safe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 :grouphug: :grouphug: my thoughts are with you and those affected. They will find him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkacademy Posted March 2, 2013 Author Share Posted March 2, 2013 The children off the bus have been released my daughter just saw via facebook. No word on their bus driver or the girl driving the car. He car was litterally crushed up into the bus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 :grouphug: So glad they're safe. Give yourself time to get through the terror. You'll be reliving it for a bit. Lots of hugs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkacademy Posted March 2, 2013 Author Share Posted March 2, 2013 My girls are shaken pretty bad and neither one understand how this driver just left them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynnae Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 Have they caught the guy? That's just awful. I'm so glad your girls are safe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkacademy Posted March 2, 2013 Author Share Posted March 2, 2013 Have they caught the guy? That's just awful. I'm so glad your girls are safe. As of right now no. How could someone leave a buss load of kids? Those are someones babies no matter how old they are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrincessMommy Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 Lord have mercy! That is just awful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnitWit Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 Oh, my heart! (((((((hugs)))))))) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandelion Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 How terrifying. I'm so glad your girls are safe. And I hope the truck driver is caught and brought to justice. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JenniferB Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 Lord have mercy! (Hugs) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkacademy Posted March 2, 2013 Author Share Posted March 2, 2013 How terrifying. I'm so glad your girls are safe. And I hope the truck driver is caught and brought to justice. :grouphug: I hope the driver is brought to alot of things! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckymama Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelle in MO Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 That is horrible! I'm so sorry! Love on those precious girls! My dh was the victim of a hit-and-run by a semi a few years ago on the interstate, and amazingly, he walked away. It takes a while to get over the feeling that the outcome could've been so very different. :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momto5blessings Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 I read your post in dis-belief, not comprehending how someone could do such a thing. I am so thankful that your girls are okay, and I pray that everyone is okay. Something like this changes you forever...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkacademy Posted March 2, 2013 Author Share Posted March 2, 2013 They were best friends. The girls were best friends in 8th grade. Toward the end of the year my daughter came to me and said her mom left her and her dad has to work all the time can't she be one of us? She has been one of mine ever since me and her dad sharing her. I cannot imagine life without her calling me mom and the two of them driving me nuts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janie Grace Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 I'm so sorry. I am guessing maybe he was drunk, trying to avoid being blamed? I just cannot comprehend it. I am so glad your girls are okay. Praying for peace to fill you and them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie G Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 How terrifying! So glad your girls are safe. Hope they find the driver quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twigs Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkacademy Posted March 2, 2013 Author Share Posted March 2, 2013 No matter how hard I try I cannot find a reason a driver would leave a bus full of kids. Let alone a young girl driving alone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMamaBird Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 Wow. That makes me want to go wake up the babies and hug them and never let go. I hope the cops find that driver before one of you parents do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justamouse Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: Moments like that make all the other carp fall way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkacademy Posted March 2, 2013 Author Share Posted March 2, 2013 Wow. That makes me want to go wake up the babies and hug them and never let go. I hope the cops find that driver before one of you parents do. I pity him if they do. I live out in the country and people have no issue going after someone over their kid! I just cannot get that horrible dread feeling off. I keep looking in thinking what if?? I cannot imagine how they feel as the actual victim I can only think how blessed I am right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkacademy Posted March 2, 2013 Author Share Posted March 2, 2013 :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: Moments like that make all the other carp fall way. Yes it does! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovemykids Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 Oh my gosh! How scary. That is a horrible experience to endure, and I am so glad your babies are safe. Hug them extra tight. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkacademy Posted March 2, 2013 Author Share Posted March 2, 2013 Update on the driver of the car, the girl is OK was released to her parents with minor injuries a bit ago no word on their bus driver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadia Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 Thank goodness the driver of the car is alright. The bus driver is probably hiding and in shock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkacademy Posted March 2, 2013 Author Share Posted March 2, 2013 Thank goodness the driver of the car is alright. The bus driver is probably hiding and in shock. All we know is she is elderly and collapsed on scene she was taken by ambulance to te hospital Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelle in MO Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 All we know is she is elderly and collapsed on scene she was taken by ambulance to te hospital Oh, poor woman! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TN Mama Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 :grouphug: :grouphug: I'm so thankful your girls are okay. Reading your heart brought tears to my eyes. I hope they catch that coward! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 Praying for every affected :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkacademy Posted March 2, 2013 Author Share Posted March 2, 2013 It is very quiet right now. I hear the kids talking and it is home and I am so thankful we are all home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadia Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 Thankfully tomorrow is a weekend. Its hard to imagine the fear of parents and children going onto the school bus on monday. :grouphug: Hope the elderly woman taken to hospital recover well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GailV Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 Oh, my word! I just kept praying you would say everyone survived while I read. The first post. Thank God! I hope the driver recovers. Lots of reasons the driver didn't stop. Most possibilities that run through my head are that he was illegal in some rather large way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkacademy Posted March 2, 2013 Author Share Posted March 2, 2013 Thankfully tomorrow is a weekend. Its hard to imagine the fear of parents and children going onto the school bus on monday. :grouphug: Hope the elderly woman taken to hospital recover well. We live way out and have to take these back highways everywhere there are always semis and I am scared too death of them now. Ironically my retired police officer father just decided to go back to work ......as a truck driver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 We had an aquantance involved in a hit and run. Back country roads, he was drunk, so he was walking to the store. A car hit him, injuring him, but it was dark and he'd been drinking so he knew little information. The police found her anyway. They will find this guy, there is no way a semi can get away. Peace and thoughts to all those involved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraidycat Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 :grouphug: Oh my word! How scary!! :grouphug: I hope they find the semi driver soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkle Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 Oh, Lord have mercy. :grouphug: Thank God your girls are OK. What an awful experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celticmom Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swellmomma Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 :grouphug: I hope they catch the arsehole and nail his arse to the wall. I still remember that feeling when I was told a semi hit my ds9's camp van in july 2011 and coming up to the scene before EMS got there and seeing the van he was in laying on it's roof. The driver of the semi that hit my son did not flee, by the time I was done with him I am sure he wished he had. The lawsuit should be done by fall. My son will have college paid for from the lawsuit I filed against the driver as a result of his injuries. I am so very very happy that your girls are okay physically. Praying for all the families hugging their kids close and thanking God for protecting them. I found after the accident my anxiety was much higher than his. He had nightmares for months afterwards and is still terrified of vehicles (after the semi accident he was in 2 more minor accidents, he has no faith in other drivers at all). But here we are 20 months post accident and talking about it still brings tears to my eyes and my heart pounding as I picture the scene as it was when I arrived and I think about the miracle that occured saving my baby boy. Off to hug my kids again tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 Thank God your girls are OK!!! I can't even imagine your terror as you were trying to find them and you saw the wreckage. :crying: I hope they catch the horrible person who drove away after seeing injured kids -- or anyone, for that matter! Who could just drive away from a terrible accident? :angry: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 So scary! I'm relieved your girls are ok. *hugs* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaffodilDreams Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 What a horrible ordeal! I am so glad your girls are safe and hope that all the other victims are safe, too. I really hope to see an update from you stating they found the truck driver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in Australia Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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clarkacademy Posted March 2, 2013 Author Share Posted March 2, 2013 Thanks everyone. My daughter couldn't sleep she was up and down all night. We just talked through it. My other girl slept like a log so thats good! As of now I know nothing else that I didn't know lastnight. I know that today is a new day and we are going to chill at home! Thanks again everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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