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Elizabeth Alaniz 5-8-2008 Junior English “Eyewitness” essay

I have seen many things in my short life. Most things were pretty plain and traditional. Things like childbirth, bullying and dishonesty. But there has been one experience that has always stood out from all the others. It was not the worst thing I have ever witnessed, however it wasn’t a good thing.

It was about 10:00 p.m. on a warm, rainy June night. My friends Jadienna and Briana were at my house getting my stuff so we could go back to Jadienna’s house. When we left my house we walked down Oregon Avenue like we always did and headed to Jadienna’s house, which was 6 blocks down the street. We had only walked a block when we arrived at the church on McKinley and Oregon Avenue. We heard very odd noises near by and were wondering what it was and where it was coming from but we continued walking despite it. But then we saw it.

We were on the block of McKinley Avenue and Oregon Avenue right past the church. There was a black mid 90’s car in the back parking lot. We saw silhouettes of a man and woman struggling inside the car. The muffled screaming continued. The man was yelling at her, as the screaming got louder. The next thing we saw was her leaping out of the car and making a mad dash towards Lincoln Avenue. She splashed through the puddles down the pitch-black alley. She nearly tripped over her self several times from what we could see. The man then opened his door and looked down the alley for her. He quickly got back into the car after he noticed us watching. He started his car and raced down the alley chasing the woman.

I looked closely at that mans face and saw that he must have been in was late 20’s to early 30’s. He was wearing jeans and a t-shirt and he also had tattoos on his arms. The woman he was after was wearing a light colored tank top, light blue jeans and a dark blue sweater. I tried to catch he license plate number but he had driven off too quickly. I would have taken a picture if I had a camera phone.

This incident that I witnessed was over 2 years ago. However it reminded me to always watch out for myself. Always be alert and aware of your surroundings, because nothing is safe anymore. No matter where you go you could witness something that may alter your life forever. Or something could possibly even happen to you that other people would witness.