My Unforgettable Experience

I have an unforgettable experience in my life. Actually, I’m scared of telling this story, because it was a horrible experience. It happened on 7th of July 2009.

The story started from when My grandmother, my mother and I were walking on the Balapan's station at Solo, Central Java. We were having a short holiday in that city. It has planned since two weeks before we got the holiday, and I’m really excited about that plan. I'm bored of my holiday because I just spend all of my time at home.

We used train again to go back Jogjakarta. We used another carriage, but still same, a Pramex Train. Before I entered the carriage, I felt something that I can't explain on my deepest heart. I was so scared. I didn’t know how I could feel so scared. It might be a hunch. In my mind, I was thinking of what happened after this. I was thinking of a child who sat behind me. I didn't know why I felt so worried of him.

Suddenly, I heard a loud sound. It was a bad sound I have ever heard. The train hit something big, and I heard the train dragged that thing. After that, the train suddenly braked. The entire passenger was shocked. So do I. I shocked at that time. I saw surrounding, all of passenger felt scared. I saw a man who sat in front of me injured. His head was injured and bloody. I realized that my carriage hit a bus. You know what, I felt so scared and my creeps back on my neck bristle. I saw many people injured outside the carriage, or maybe they're dead.

And then I talked to my mother and my grandmother. They were on the highest level of fear about the situation inside the carriage. The lamps were off, the train stopped, and I smell the fuel was leaked. Many people inside the carriage confused about what they would do after this. PT. KAI informed that would be a next train to carry all of passenger to go back Jogjakarta. The next trains would arrive an hour after this. But people inside the carriage shocked and tried to call their family and informed their family about the accident.

My mother, my grandmother and I tried to call a taxi to pick us up. After waiting for thirty minutes, the taxi arrived. We were going home with relieved. We took a rest after that.

On the next morning after the horrible incident, I bought a newspaper. I have read the headline; “Train accident at Mbah Ruwet”. Mbah Ruwet is a name for a train doorstop at Klaten, Central Java.

The place where I’ve got the horrible accident. Newspaper stated that fifteen people dead on the accident. Almost the bus passenger dead on the accident. It was horrible and scary. But God still saves us and gave us chance to do the best on life.  I never forget that moment, I’m so thankful of God. God saves us from the accident. Thank God, You’re always blessing us. You are always there when we need help.