I'm confused.

[ysobelle]

I've just come back from the diner where Bill and Courtney and I go all the time. There were some incredibly drunk guys there. A third guy came in separately. One of the first two got rowdy, and threw something at the third, then left. The third guy got angry and tried to go after them. I realised he, too, was incredibly drunk. For a minute, we all snickered.

Then I realised he'd come in alone. Driven in.

The host and waitress sighed and said yes, he did it all the time. He'd stay til he got sober, then drive home.

I guess I kind of quietly lost it. I said to Courtney,"What if, in 1991, someone had called the cops on the guy who later killed Patrick?" And I realised that it was one of those moments that I could look back on years later and wonder why I hadn't done anything. So I stepped outside, and I called the police.

There wasn't anything they could do, of course, since they didn't see him driving. But they came. At least I called.

So why do I feel like I caused drama? Why do I feel bad?

Comments

[nephthys43.livejournal.com]

don't feel bad. i did the same thing too the other night. realized i was behind a drunk, called the cops and then tailed him til the cops found us. i felt guilty too, but i would have felt worse if he had killed someone