My Trip On The Car - 1063 Words

Fingers laced ten-and-two around the steering wheel, a familiar melody made its way through the speakers. As I drove down the familiar road my mind wandered, yet my tires moved steady on the asphalt. Moments passed, and a cool breeze through the open windows brought me back to reality. However, the reality was not what I was prepared for. My foot felt like lead hitting the brakes, and so did my heart hitting my stomach. My Ford Focus was no match for the white SUV that pulled out in front of me. The man in the vehicle opposite to me seemed paralyzed by fear, because he looked at me but did not move. Almost involuntarily, my hands jerked the steering wheel to the left, causing me to miss his vehicle by a foot. The sound of metal against metal sent a chill through my spine, and the road sign I hit flew across the road. My engine stopped, along with my train of thought, and my whole world felt as if I were trapped in a snow globe that had just been shaken. 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