Personal Narrative: A Split-Second Decision

Do you ever wonder how a split-second decision can either mean life or death? Have you ever taken the time to have a designated driver or any other sort of transportation such as a taxi to come pick you up and take you wherever it is you need to go while intoxicated? All these little choices add up and may determine whether you’ll make it home safe to your beloved family, or be the next big news headline for a DUI car crash that took your life and others. So, I insist that you will make the right decision and not get behind the wheel whilst intoxicated, even if it may have been one drink or multiple.
My best friend and I just got our haircuts, put on some new clothes, and we were both smelling fresh, and totally ready for that night’s party. Upon arrival, we had to make a quick stop at the local corner store and pick up some beer, snacks, and condoms. As we arrived, we seen many of our friends from college and even a few colleagues from our part time job that my friend and I both worked at, we were greeted in a very nice manner and continued on. We consumed many drinks, slept with multiple women, and even did some cocaine. As the night came to an end, we were totally wasted. Everyone was waiting for their rides, but
It was a dark and busy night, we both lived near each other, but far from the party so the only route home was the highway. We entered the highway ramp onto the road, swerving side to side and not even knowing it. The first couple of minutes of driving was fine, but ten or so minutes in, it all changed. My life flashed before my eyes, as I turned onto the opposite lane of the highway, unaware, we had gotten into a head-on collision with another vehicle. I was barely conscious with blood gushing from my forehead, I had looked over to my side to see how my best friend was doing and there was no sign of him, he had been ejected from the