Thanks, Jay
I was nineteen years old and had been arrested for drunk driving. It was winter time and my drinking was nearing an end. Spring came a few months later, and so did Spring Break. About ten of us all headed down to Key West to live it up. We laid out in the sun all day (with my fair Irish skin, it was more like laying out to blister all day) and we drank all night. Or I did at least. Half way through my vacation, I found myself down on the main drag, drinking at a place called Fat Tuesdays. At this bar, you could order these smoothie-like drinks, that did not taste at all like alcohol. They were made with Ever Clear, that is 95% alcohol. After I had a couple, I was invited to go along in a truck with a bunch of guys. I hopped in the back of the truck and sped away; the only young woman with about ten young men. We headed to Key Largo, though I did not know that at the time. We got to a hotel where they were all staying and went into a room. I sat there on the bed (it is a miracle I remember this) and the guys all starting smoking pot. As I sat there, oblivious to the gravity of the situation, a young man named Jay came over to me. He handed me a ten dollar bill and said, "Jenny, get out of here. Take this now and go get a cab back." I took the money and walked out the door. I was so drunk, I ended up peeing my pants and walking the wrong way down a highway. An older man on a Harley pulled up next to me and asked me what the hell I was doing. I told him I was headed to Key West and he said he would take me there. He rode me right to my hotel; my arms wrapped around an angel with a leather jacket on. I can still remember the earthy smell of him.
I was sober three weeks later.
God is not a luxury for me. Making excuses can lead to my demise. I know that now. God is my number one priority and when God is not, I just have to remember this story. I never want to be there again. To those who are in college, this may sound like one of those crazy, hilarious drunken college stories. But I often wonder, what did these guys plan to do me? I am so grateful to Jay for having the courage to do something different. I think he might have saved my life, or whatever shred of dignity I had left that night.
Thanks for sharing that Jenny.
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Jenny, you never cease to amaze me. All my love to you and whatever other love I can conjur up from the cosmos. Xoxoxox. I am very thankful for Jay too
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Hey Jenny. That's cool that you offer insights like this into your life, and give us lessons to learn from, through you. Alcohol can be really dangerous, and that's cool that Jay did something.
Grace in California
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