Tna Martinez

Everything just works out

It was jus like any other day rushing home from work to pick up my kids and get dinner started, homework done & chores before they needed to sleep. It was a routine we have become accustomed to & frankly didn't mind considering what we had been thru. So as the week went on as usual there would always be something to throw us off balance. This week it's a disconnection notice for our electricity. As I'm at one of my jobs trying to do what I need to along with getting ahold of the electric company to see if I can get another extension my boss comes and hands me a stack of papers that needed immediate attention. I have no choice but to hang up and try again later. Time is flying by I'm moving as fast as I can glancing at the clock every chance I get hoping I'll be done before they closed. Well it's 6pm my work finally completed & my boss let's me leave 1/2 hour early for working so fast today. Getting it done before our deadline, good job she exclaims. As I'm dashing out the door I'm on my phone calling the electric company. Thank God! I got thru. I explained how I couldn't pay the whole balance but I could pay $200 till next paycheck. She explained that I needed to pay the whole balance to keep my services on. Without any other options I started to read my card number. Deep breath at least we still have electric so I'm a little relieved. So now headed home to continue my daily routines. Next morning I wake up getting ready to start a new day try'n to think positive, I mean think about it? What else could go wrong right? Dropped my kids off, picked up the office supplies now back to the office. As the day goes by I can't help but to feel excited. I was looking forward to going home and jus relax with my kids. Actually it's been a while with the weekend coming we didn't have a archery tournament, boxing match, robotics competition, basketball game or any fundraisers to attend. We can just lay around and spend some quiet time with each other. So it being payday & my bank is closed by the time I finish work I check my balance and see I can treat us to dinner and deposit it on Monday during my lunch break. I got gas, laundry money why not. So I text my kids asking them what they wanted to eat. Nice got dinner, kids are already home & chores are done. I'm excited about the weekend on my way home and then it happens! A car runs the red light & hits me. My windshield is cracked, the whole drivers side is smashed in to where I can't even open my door. Everyone that was around came rushing to see if I was hurt. My shoulder was sore but my focus was on my car. I mean I can drive it home but that's it. The fender is rubbing on the tire cause it's twisted. I only have basic insurance & the driver didn't even stop. I know it'll be expensive to fix & honestly I know I can't afford it. Police finally gets here takes everyone's statement along with my information. Gives me a card with a report number and let's me know an investigator will be in contact with me within the next couple of days. Now driving home as slow as I can wobbling all the way home. Kids come running out asking me what happened. I jus passed the food to them and followed them into the house. After cleaning up and finally sitting down to relax I can't help but to start worrying. How am I gonna do this? I already work 4 jobs which gives me no time for my kids. How will I get to work and back? Do my shopping, drs, dropping off my kids to school? We don't have bus services where we live. It's too far of a walk for them. So much for relaxing this weekend. Tuesday comes and I get a call from the investigator to come down to finalize the paperwork. So after work I decided to walk there giving me some time to think. I walk in and there's an older man sitting on the bench. So I smiled as I continued to walk to the front desk.