Pure Luck

During a warm and lucid evening in September my life would change forever. Something like this does not just happen to anyone; fate decides who deserves such a wake up call. That seemed to be the last night I expected a scene so horrifying to happen because the vibe of the whole evening was uplifting. Everything seemed perfect since everyone happened to be in that happy-go-lucky mentality. We did not expect the events that were …

…pants, jumped for cover into an alley right behind us. I didn't hear any gunshots, though. The guy forgot to load the gun! They both angrily sped off and that was the last we saw of them. Following the chain of lightning fast events, we realized that we were in the line of fire the whole time. Fortunately for us, the one man was an idiot. Since then, I've had a newfound respect for life.