A good reminder
So, a few days ago I was in a car accident. I was travelling down the road, and there was a high fence, so it was difficult to see the crossroads. So the other driver ran their stop sign and hit the back of the car on my side, putting us into a spin before the car came to a complete stop.
Now the airbag hit me on the side of the head, and my ear was ringing like crazy. I was the passenger, it was a work thing. My first instinct was to check on the driver. They were fine. I got out of the vehicle and checked on the other vehicle. Everyone there was fine, just really shaken up. I went back to my vehicle, helped the driver out, and sat her on the grass, and she called her family. The girl in the other vehicle called her husband.
Firetrucks and the works showed up, lots of bystanders there. The car is absolutely totalled. Anyway, the driver of my car hitched a ride with her family, and the other vehicle got a ride. I stayed and helped the tow truck tow the two vehicles.
Then, I was there. In the intersection, with my bag, and I walked home. 30+ minutes. No one to call, no one to anything. The only person I called was my boss. He called me back later and told me to work the next day. So I went to work. Ear still ringing, body was ok. But now I am really feeling it and it hurts. But yeah. Not even a day off work.
And like... no one to call. If I died that day... not one person would have been affected. A good reminder of just how alone I really am.