Lost in thought on my commute home, I failed to notice the car speeding toward the red light as I lined up to turn left in front of him. I failed to notice that he had no intention of stopping. If I had been fully focused, I would not have been
surprised by the squealing of brakes (his).
Thankfully, he did not swerve. He slowed in a straight line. I swerved to miss him; turning sharp left, sharp right, and sharp left again to snake past him mid intersection. It happened so fast I couldn't even tell you how I did it. He could have as easily swerved in the same direction I did, but he didn't. In a flash it was over, he went on his way, and I went on mine.
I'm lucky.
I gotta get my head in the game.
This is my wakeup call.
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