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Photo from Joseph Do Many weeks ago, I had an accident. It almost turned my life upside down.   A Terrible Day Joseph Do from Vietnam Many weeks ago, I had an accident. It almost turned my life upside down. It happened quickly, but I still remember clearly what happened. I just forgot to turn off the stove. It was Tuesday October 17, 2000. I have an ESL class at 8:00 am. Usually, when I wake up, I go to take a shower, and I have a cup of coffee. Then I cook some food for my breakfast before I go to class, but that morning was different. The alarm didn't work, so I woke up late. It was about time for me to go to class. I had to do everything as quickly as possible, so that I wouldn't be late for the class. I didn't have enough time to do the things that I usually do. Photo: Livan Hernandez If I had come a bit late to my house, it could have blown up.   I went straight to my class, but I forgot that I had been boiling water in my kitchen. I asked my teacher for permission to go back to my house. When I got into my house. I saw the smoke all around. I ran quickly to the stove to turn it of. That scared me to death. If I had come a bit late to my house, it could have blown up. From that day, I always checked everything before I leave the house, so that we woke up early to get ready for everything before we go out of the house.  This story was written in The Look Book Project, which was created in Julia Karet's ESL class at Chaffey Community College. More stories about overcoming difficulties: My Little Guardian Angel | The Most Terrible Day  | A Terrible Memory Return to: Overcoming Difficulties | Issue 20 | Home Page TOPICS Online Magazine - ©1997-2008 - Sandy and Thomas Peters - topics.mag@gmail.com