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Lonely Country Roads are Killer

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the night he held my hand for the first time, we almost died. but we didn't. die, i mean. the car fishtailed and he lost control and i froze up tighter strung than the seatbelt holding me and we almost flipped, but we didn't. flip, i mean. the first thing he did after the car stopped swerving was put his hand on my leg and ask if i was okay.

"are you okay?"
"yeah."

then he waited a moment and i took his hand in mine and he asked again.

"are you okay?"
"yes. calm down. you're alive, i'm alive, the car is fine. we're both probably in shock though, but i don't think we'll die of that."

he laughed and squeezed my hand and i squeezed back. we stayed like that for a while, until we got back to town and i almost let go but didn't. let go, i mean. he remarked as to how lucky he was and brought god into it. 

"i am incredibly lucky."
"why do you say that?"
"everything. i live a happy life and we didn't just die. i mean, there is a God. there must be."

i didn't tell him that i had more reason to believe than most, but i almost did. tell him, i mean. but i did tell him, while i was in the confessing mood, about my anxiety and addictive personality. he took it all in stride.

"i would have never guessed you have stories like this. you hide it so well."

the first night we held hands was also the night that he first kissed me and said "how's that for a change in pace?" i was almost surprised and thanked him twice for listening.

but i wasn't. surprised, i mean.

full title -- Lonely Country Roads are Killer On the Cerebellum (If You Have Enough Of One, That Is)

nonfiction. second time skirting death. and i thought i was done with being dangerous.
because of the nonfiction nature of this piece, i decided to keep it as truthful as i could and not embellish for the sake of literary beauty.

TRUE STORY.
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glossolalias's avatar
very beautiful; i was hoping it was a true story. something about it felt very sincere. i loved the pattern of the "______, i mean." very clever.