irrelevant to post but,
I'm an 18 year old high school senior, the other day I was wrestling with my best friend of 5 years at school, some other kids started gathering around and watching us, cheering, we started pushing each other and got genuinely angry, escalated into a shoving stand off
I've been in a few tiny scuffles in school before, in a surge of rage and to impress the crowd, I threw a hook at my friend's chest, he put his head down and my knuckle caught the side of his jaw and sliced it open so deep you could see the fatty tissue.
Blood started pouring onto the pavement from his jaw while he recovered from the hit, the adrenalin was still rushing through me as my life flashed before my eyes, I was preparing myself for expulsion and possible jail time, only a month before my final exams and graduation which I worked so hard for over the years, It hit me like a truck, I thought I was going to lose my life as I know it
After the punch, a teacher immediately came rushing into the group, asking "WHAT HAPPENED?" I expected my friend to tell on me but he said "oh, we were practicing wrestling and I tripped over and cut myself on the side of the pavement"
They took him away by ambulance, he got 8 stitches, the school still thinks its an accident
I followed my friend to the sick bay, blood spilling from his jaw, I was noticeably in shock and the teachers tried to comfort me saying "its not your fault, accidents happen, it could have been you" this only made me feel worse
I've apologized several times to my friend for my utter stupidity and we've talked a couple of times but I don't think things will ever be the same again
I've learnt my lesson and I hope everyone can learn from my mistake
Don't ever get into a street fight if you can help it, you lose either way