It Could Have Been Me
"WHAT? We can't use the air conditioner? Oh great. What a day for this to happen!" I left it at that. I knew that whining wouldn't help the situation. It was getting hotter by the hour on that mid-August day. And humid. My husband and I were on a road trip, two hours away from home. Besides, my chauffeur was already getting stressed. No need for me to add to it. Turning the air conditioner off and sweating a little had to be better than the vehicle breaking down on the highway... We spent much of our time in nice cool places: restaurant, clothing stores, doctor's office. We didn't get too miserable while traveling to those destinations. Not only did we survive, but we even managed to enjoy ourselves a little. I was napping in my passenger seat while en route to the medical clinic. I was jolted awake when the car swerved sharply and suddenly. I opened my eyes to see a red truck almost on top of us, crossing the line into our lane...