Everyone has nearly crashed because their co-pilot is distracting them. For most of us, at some point in time, it has been our significant other. I actually did hit a car once because my girlfriend at the time was a distraction. It wasn't a terrible crash, it was a love tap. I didn't have insurance, but luckily, neither did the other driver. So we just got back in our cars and left as if it never happened. Phew!
After I drove off, I thought, "These guys I just hit seemed very eager to leave." They were anxious to just say, "It's ok, don't worry about it, no harm no foul." Did I mention they didn't speak a word of English? My guess was that they weren't citizens and just wanted to avoid any trouble with the law.
But what if it was something else? What if they were hiding something in their vehicle? So I wrote this story to answer my own questions. What if we were on a lonely road? Would they have tried to add me to their collection of terrors in the trunk? Would I have to put on my hero cap and save my co-pilot?
I wrote this two years ago and tapped into "that someone else" (I wrote about him in my last blog). I asked what would he do if this happened to him? I could've been a jerk to those men I hit and say, "No, you stopped suddenly, your brake lights don't work, you gotta pay me some cash or I'm calling the cops." Luckily for them, I wasn't. But if "that someone else" was there, who knows what would've gone down. So I used him in answering the questions floating in my mind.
After writing this story, I always keep my Dodgers souvenir bat in my car...because you never know. I hope I may have sparked some interest in you, you who have become my reader. Will you keep something in your car...because you never know?
