This past week, I had my first car “accident.” It ended up being not a big deal at all. In fact, my car suffered no damage at all. So because the accident was so miniscule, I found myself laughing at how odd the whole situation was. I wanted to share some of the thoughts I had during it with all of you! That morning for me went a little bit like this.
1. What a beautiful morning driving to work! I’m so excited to be there.
2. Here comes my exit. Better get over to the exit lane.
3. Perfect, I made it to the exit. Now I’ll just keep driving and…
4. Whoa, lady! WHY WOULD YOU JUST SLAM ON THE BRAKES LIKE THAT?!
5. Oh good, I stopped just in time and I didn’t hit her.
6. She’s letting off the brakes now, so I think I’ll do the sa…
7. Wait, what was that bump?
8. Did she just slam on her brakes again?
9. And DID I JUST HIT HER?!
10. Maybe she didn’t notice…
11. No, she’s pulling over. She totally noticed.
12. I hope she doesn’t yell at me.
13. Don’t cry. You’re an adult and you can handle this.
14. “Is it okay?” What a dumb thing to say to the woman you just bumped into.
15. Please be nice to me. Please be nice to me.
16. She’s digging in her car. What does that mean?
17. She’s got a pencil and paper. She’s going to take my insurance information.
18. Oh well, the only thing I’ll have to do is pay for a new paint job.
19. But now I have to keep driving to work.
20. I never want to drive again. They should invent a teleportation device.
21. Also I’ll have to call the insurance company. Great.
22. I expected this phone call to last like 10 minutes, but I’ve been on hold for 20.
23. Finally, that phone call is over!
24. And I’m only 30 minutes late for work.
25. Also I think I have an irrational fear of brake lights now...