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Driver-Personal Narrative

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I had been driving for two hours, but I didn’t care. Beams of sunlight glimmered through the gaps between buildings, and the cityscape was alive with light. It was a good day for diving, and I was a good driver. It was a perfect combination and I couldn’t help but smile. Mom undid the windows and her smile matched mine as her long grey hair danced in the rushing air. “Enjoying it, Mom?” I asked, waking her from a trance. “Yes, Robert” she replied, her voice cooler than the morning. The engine purred smoothly as I navigated the car gently through the turnpikes sharp curve. Ahead, a large truck spouted black stacks of exhaust high into the air, leaving a path clear of traffic in its wake. Behind it, a lone blue convertible cruzed comfortably, taking advantage of the now open road. Despite being a couple of …show more content…

We spun out onto the shoulder next to the turnpike’s median strip. I knew I couldn’t slam on the brakes without killing us, so my only option was to try to steer us in a straight path uniform with traffic. I fought the steering wheel to keep us in line, but the left wheels were sinking into the frame of the car. It seemed to pull left, and if I kept going like this we would cross the island between the lanes and enter oncoming traffic. I continued my brawl with the wheel, and just as I was starting to gain some control, the left tires blew out. The car turned sideways and it was then that mom started to scream. We started to skid and I tried with all my might to turn the steering wheel, but the drag of the blown out tires were too much. Mom’s scream rang steadily in my ears and I wondered how she scream for so long. As the nose of our car protruded into the opposite lane, an oncoming car struck the exposed area. I was thrown against the steering wheel and then into my mother’s lap. Dazed, I stretched out my left hand and used the steering wheel to right myself. Mom

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