This morning, while waiting for my school bus, I saw this tiny, cute jack russel running around on the opposite side of a busy high way towards me
It narrowly avoided two cards as it ran across the road, then it saw me and bolted towards me.
I remember looking at it, running along, looking so happy, then next second there was a sickening thump and it lay on the ground.
It's legs were rigid and it's head was at a funny angle. The person kept driving, and didn't even slow down.
I was shaking with shock, my body felt numb, and I whispered 'Oh my god..." without really thinking about it. I was about to go see if it was okay once the traffic died down, then the owners came around the corner in their car.
A young boy picked up its unmoving body from the road, got back into the car, then stared at me as he drove away. His face was white and I think he had blood from the dog on his face.
I feel so guilty, if I hadn't of been there, then the dog would never have run across the road.
I'm a big animal lover, and by the time I got to school and found my friend, I kind of broke down. I cried the hardest I had ever cried before.
It's sounds stupid and immature, but it really scared me. Even now I have tears in my eyes. It seems like every second I am replaying the moment of its death.
Is it even remotely possibly, that the dog could have survived? Even though it wasn't moving for a good 30 seconds? And its head was at a funny angle.
Also, what can I do to get the image out of my head?
I'm sorry if this upset any animal lovers like me, but I felt I had to get it off my chest, and I really need to know if there was any hope at all for this animal.
It narrowly avoided two cards as it ran across the road, then it saw me and bolted towards me.
I remember looking at it, running along, looking so happy, then next second there was a sickening thump and it lay on the ground.
It's legs were rigid and it's head was at a funny angle. The person kept driving, and didn't even slow down.
I was shaking with shock, my body felt numb, and I whispered 'Oh my god..." without really thinking about it. I was about to go see if it was okay once the traffic died down, then the owners came around the corner in their car.
A young boy picked up its unmoving body from the road, got back into the car, then stared at me as he drove away. His face was white and I think he had blood from the dog on his face.
I feel so guilty, if I hadn't of been there, then the dog would never have run across the road.
I'm a big animal lover, and by the time I got to school and found my friend, I kind of broke down. I cried the hardest I had ever cried before.
It's sounds stupid and immature, but it really scared me. Even now I have tears in my eyes. It seems like every second I am replaying the moment of its death.
Is it even remotely possibly, that the dog could have survived? Even though it wasn't moving for a good 30 seconds? And its head was at a funny angle.
Also, what can I do to get the image out of my head?
I'm sorry if this upset any animal lovers like me, but I felt I had to get it off my chest, and I really need to know if there was any hope at all for this animal.