07/11/2025
๐ Real talk for a minuteโฆ
Most of you know me for the laughs, the wild stories, and the humour that keeps us going on the job. That's how we cope!
But this oneโs different. Really different.
Iโve read this story so many times โ and even though I wrote it, it still hits me hard every single time. ๐
Because some things you canโt joke away.
Please take a few minutes to read it.
It might change the way you see things next time you drive past flashing lights. ๐
โ ๏ธ HELP โ ๏ธ
Whyโwhyโwhy?
Why am I reliving the biggest nightmare of my life?
What did I do to deserve this burning, this pain that wonโt stop?
๐ฅ My body is on fire.
The morning started like every other morning.
Wake up. Brush my teeth. Wash my face.
The mirror fogs, the routine plays out, my mind already racing ahead to the day.
Outside, the sky presses low and grey.
๐ง๏ธ Rain spits against the glass.
I throw on my coat, shout goodbye to the family, and run for the car before the downpour hits.
The wipers beat. The roads shine black.
Five kilometres to work. Just five.
Deadlines. Messages. Bills. Just another normal Monday. ๐ฎ
Then headlightsโblinding, wrong lane, coming fast.
The Collision ๐ฅ
Time collapses.
My chest locks. My mind screams move!
Tyres scream louder.
The steering wheel jerks. The car skids down the embankment. There is no time to pray, only to feel everything explode at once.
๐ฅ A bang like thunder trapped in metal.
Glass explodes. The world tilts.
Then nothing moves except the rain.
Sparks. Smoke. Heat.
Someone shouting: โVehicle on fire! Get helpโNOW!โ
I can smell itโplastic, rubber, flesh.
The fire crawls up my legs.
I pull, kick, pushโbut the seatbelt holds me tight.
๐ฅ โHELP! I AM TRAPPED! HELP!โ
A blast of white foam, a man tried with an extinguisher. It dies fast.
The flames roar back, hungrier.
Breathing hurts. My lungs fill with smoke.
Pain tears through meโthen stops.
Everything turns white.
Iโm above it now. Floating. Watching my lifeless body burning.
The fire lights up the trees, sends sparks into the sky.
Rain hisses against the heat, but canโt stop it.
More people park on road side.
People gather.
Phones rise.
Screens glow blue against orange flame.
A woman in a pink dress holds her phone steady, one hand on her hip.
A man swears softly, but films closer.
Someone mutters, โOh Jesus,โ without moving a step.
๐ Sirens slice through the chaos.
Firefighters leap from the truck, shouting orders.
Paramedics right behind them, soaked, choking on smoke.
They fight the blaze like itโs personal.
A young medic yells, โMove back! Give us space!โ
Nobody listens.
She pushes through the crowd, shoulders shaking.
A bystanderโs phone grazed her face.
She shoves it down, voice crackingโโHeโs still in there!โ
But Iโm not. Not anymore.
The flames finally die to black smoke.
Steam rises like ghosts.
Police tape flutters.
Phones still peek through gaps.
Someone laughs nervously.
Another whispers, โI think heโs gone.โ
Traffic slows just enough for more cameras to record.
Then I see themโmy familyโ
running up the road through puddles and chaos.
My wifeโs hand covers her mouth.
My son grips her leg, staring wide-eyed at the wreck.
They know that car.
They know that coat.
They know that voice screaming in the video thatโs already online.
๐ฑ A stranger posts it first:
โMassive crash! Driver trapped! ๐ฅ๐ฑโ
Hundreds share it before the fireโs even out.
Her phone buzzes with notifications as she stands at the barrier.
Someone shows her the videoโwithout realising itโs me.
Her knees buckle.
My son screams.
And stillโsomeone films them crying. ๐
The emergency workers move slower now.
Their faces are calm but their eyes arenโt.
They cut through the wreck, careful, respectful, like dignity can still be rescued.
They still care.
Around them, phones still glow.
No one sees the difference between documenting and disrespecting.
Later, when the road reopens, cars pass slowly.
Someone uploads a โfinal editโ of my deathโwith music.
It trends for days.
People cry in the comments.
Some say, โSo sad ๐ข๐โ
Others argue about who was at fault.
No one deletes the videos.
And I wonderโ
when you scroll past that clip,
when you hear those last cries for help echo through your phone speaker,
โ What if it isnโt a stranger?
What if itโs your brother?
Your wife?
Your child?
Would you still press record?
Or would you finally be the help someone needed?
Because I didn't need the views. I just needed you!