A Tragic Accident

When Mike and I got home from church today we saw about 5 police cars right in front of our house and several people standing by the curb. I was very curious but my heart skipped a beat when I saw the crime scene investigation van. We pulled into the drive and a lady with a badge walked over to us. She wanted to let us know what had happened. Apparently the girl that lived next door to us (by herself and about my age) had passed away in her home. But then she went on to tell us that they were making sure it was only an accident. She was found in her bathtub and they think her cat must have knocked her hair dryer into the bath. They did not suspect suicide because her family knew her very well and she did not leave a note. They did say her back door was unlocked but that was normal because she had a dog that she let out to go to the bathroom. She asked if we had seen her. I had remembered seeing her pull into her garage the same time I did on Wednesday around 4:30. The reason I remembered seeing her is because I have only seen her a handful of times and we needed to give her money for a fence that she had fixed in between our houses. I never have cash on me so I always forget and when I saw her pull into the garage I thought to myself,"remember to get her the money." Her mom said that is around the same time she had heard from her daughter last because (it gets even worse) they had just been out that day for her daughter's birthday and that was about what time she would have been home. So as I saw her pull into the garage, that was the last time anyone saw her alive. When she did not return her mothers call by the end of the weekend her mother knew something was not right. I can only imagine what she saw when she went into her daughter's house. It breaks my heart that such a terrible accident could have been prevented. I know that most of the time I think that I am smart and I am not putting my life at risk, but I also know that there is always a thought "that would never happen to me." Just please take this tragedy as a reminder that we can never be too careful. And please remember to keep Kerri's family in your prayers.