Warnings are very important By: DeLorey

Warnings are very important By:DeLorey

Warnings are important. They aren't used to ruin fun, but to keep you safe. When someone is warning you, you must listen or it may result in an injury or bad accident. You know how parents are always saying, "oh, don't hold your breath, you might pass out!" or "It's a bad idea to try to make your face turn red, you might pass out!" then the child/teenager will say " what are the odds of that happening?" or "stop worrying, it’s so annoying!". Well, I know you probably don't believe me, but they aren't just saying that to scare you out of holding your breath or making your face turn red just because they think its annoying. It can actually be very dangerous. Holding your breath isn't as bad, as long as you don't do it for too long. However, trying to make your face turn red can lead to severe brain damage, loss of consciousness, or even death. I learned the second option the hard way.

I was in the main room at camp with my friends Anna, Elsa, and some other girl. We were getting our supplies when suddenly Anna's voice broke the silence. "Hey, do you guys know how to do that thing where you make your face turn red?"

her twin, Elsa, responded with a sigh and a "No",

but the other girl said, " I can".

Exited, I replied "Me too! We should have a contest to see who can do it better." But after I said it, I wish I hadn't. I remembered my mom telling me earlier in the morning specifically not to do it. And she didn't say it casually; she was dead serious. "Stop worrying so much," I thought to myself, "Everything is going to be fine." But the problem was, it wasn't.

"3....2....1!" Anna shouted. As soon as I started, the room started to spin. "Shake it off," I told myself, But I couldn't. I lost control of my arms and legs. Desperate, I grabbed on to a small lego bin, but just spilled them all over the floor. I had completely lost my memory, including the knowledge of my own name. I didn’t even remember that I had lost my memory until after. Still groping around for support, I accidentally pushed over an entire cabinet and fell with a loud crash. I heard giggling next to me. "Anna and Elsa probably think this is a joke," I thought with the remaining conscious part of my brain. As I continued to fall in slow motion, I saw the other girl lying on the floor, face down. Then everything went black.

There was another time when I was at camp that I did something foolish that I had been warned not to do. When me, Anna, and Elsa were at the camp pool, about to jump in, I pushed Anna out of the way, causing her to crash into Elsa and said playfully, “me first!” and jumped into the water as the twins teetered over the edge. 2 seconds later, Anna fell on me, holding me under the water for what felt like hours.

It wasn’t her fault, because my Dad had told me over and over, “don’t mess around near water.”I hadn’t listened to my Mom or Dad because I thought they were just being annoying. Clearly, they weren’t. So, you need to listen to warnings or something bad may happen. Warnings purpose isn’t to ruin fun, but to keep you safe.