You told me not to drink, Mom
So I had Root Beer instead.
I felt proud of myself,
The way you said I would,
That I didn't drink and drive,
Though some friends said I should.
I made a healthy choice,
And your advice to me was right,
The party finally ended,
And the kids drove out of sight.
I got into my car,
Sure to get home in one piece,
I never knew what was coming, Mom
Something I expected least.
Now I'm lying on the pavement,
And I hear the policeman say,
The kid that caused this wreck was drunk,
Mom, his voice seems far away.
My own blood's all around me,
As I try hard not to cry.
I can hear the paramedics say,
This girl is going to die.
I'm sure the guy had no idea,
While he was flying high,
Because he chose to drink and drive,
Now I would have to die.
So why do people do it, Mom
Knowing that it ruins lives?
And now the pain is cutting me,
Like a hundred stabbing knives
Tell sister not to be afraid, Mom
Tell daddy to be brave,
And when I go to heaven,
Put "Daddy's Girl" on my grave.
Someone should have taught him,
That its wrong to drink and drive.
Maybe if his parents had,
I'd still be alive
My breath is getting shorter, Mom
I'm getting really scared.
These are my final moments,
And I'm so unprepared.
I wish that you could hold me Mom,
As I lie here and die.
I wish that I could say, "I love you, Mom!"
So I love you and good-bye.
"The Boyfriend"
All Maggie wanted was a boyfriend.
Such a sad story really!
She should have known better.
She should have realized that Justin was taking advantage of her.
He seemed so sweet at first.
He flirted and was so nice.
And then he asked her to the prom.
She was unsure because she didn't know him that well.
Her friends urged her to go though.
They had a good enough time so that Maggie thought he
was a great guy, and really started to like him.
One day after track practice he pecked her lightly on the cheek.
She could feel the chemistry.
He asked her out the next day.
Although she felt something saying no, she said yes.
She told her friends and they squealed and told Maggie what a cute couple
they were.
Their first date they went to an italian restaurant.
Justin had found out that it was Maggie's favorite.
He brought her a red rose with a note attached that
said, "Dear Maggie~ I hope we will always be happy
together."
It was sooo sweet,said her friends.
They totally approved of Justin,but Maggie still felt
uneasy.
A few days later at school, Justin handed Maggie a small box.
Maggie felt apprehensive as she opened it.
It contained a silver and gold bracelet.
It was beautiful.
Maggie hardly knew what to say.
She let Justin kiss her, and she thanked him endlessly, but secretly she
wondered why he was getting so serious so soon.
The next day at school her friend Zack approached her
and whispered to Maggie how much the jewelry had cost.
The price was $170.00!! Maggie gasped and stared at
Zack.
Justin and she had only had 1 date.
It scared her to think of where Justin had gotten the
money for it.
Because his dad had left him at an early age, Justin and his mother were
always tight on money, since it was just the two of them.
She asked Justin what was going on, did he have a special reason for the
gift?
and he said no, but that he loved her so much.
Once again her friends told her that he seemed like the sweetest guy on
earth.
Not to Maggie.
The next week Justin came to Maggie's work, a local
ice cream parlor.
As her shift ended he presented her with a large bag
decorated with floral patterns. Maggie made a desperate face at her employee
friends and then asked Justin suspiciously what the occasion was.
He replied that he simply loved her more than life.
Maggie cautiously opened the bag.
*Inside was a big heart pillow with a zipper that Justin told Maggie to
open.
She did, and found two tickets to the big concert of 98 degrees. >
she quickly hugged him and told him that it was great,
but she didn't need all these presents.
He simply said,
"Yes you do."
I love you more than life, and if we ever broke up,
I'd kill myself and I'm not kidding. I want to marry you Maggie.
I'm not proposing yet, but I will."
And then he turned and drove away without another
word.
Maggie gasped and immediately started sobbing.
She was only sixteen!!! She didn't want to think about marriage!
She realized that Justin was just getting way too serious for her taste. She
needed a fun and carefree boyfriend.
Not someone who seemed so dependant.
For the next week she avoided Justin.
The concert Was in 2 days, and she would feel terrible if she broke up with
him before it, after he spent so much money, but afterwards she was
definitely dumping him.
This relationship was over as far as she was
concerned.
~At the concert Maggie put on a smile and let Justin
put his arm around her but when he tried to kiss her long and passionately
she made excuses that seemed very obvious, but Justin didn't see that.
He only saw HER.
He loved her deeply and everyone knew it.
Only Maggie's best friend knew that Maggie would soon put an end to Justin's
affection.
The day after the concert Maggie asked Justin to go on
a walk with her.
Once again he was trying to be very romantic with her, but she sat him
down on a bench and said,
"Justin, this isn't working out. You're moving way too fast and serious for
me.
I'm sorry. This is...I guess this is goodbye."
Justin stared helplessly at her, and for a moment sheregretted her decision.
A very brief moment...because then... Justin's eyes suddenly turned very
fiery and hateful and he sat up very straight.
He stiffly got up from the bench and then he roared at Maggie the most
hurtful words ever spoken to her.
She sat silently all though his verbal abuse.
He cursed her and looked as though he would slap her.
Then he cried and said she was all he ever wanted. And then his sadness was
all over and he turned silent again just like her.
His eyes were stone cold.
He put his face up to hers and said, "You're going to regret this for the
rest of your life.
"His voice was steady with anger and on impulse, He grabbed her face in his
hands and said "I loved you truer than anyone else ever will, Maggie.
You just watch.
I'll get you for this. You broke my heart and I won't ever
forget it."
And then he hit her.
He slapped her so hard on the face that she felt numb.
She went home and saw the red handprint on her face.
She didn't care.
He was gone once and for all.
That's what she thought.
The next day at school Maggie opened her locker and
saw a note pinned to thedoor. what? she thought.
I don't ever give my combos out!!!
Who could have...?
She picked up the note and red it.
"Dear Maggie I was not lying when I told you that you
would regret your decision. If I were you, I'd be very very careful from now
on... You broke my heart. And I won't forget it. You will pay for my pain."
