The Drive

The drive home sucked today. Besides losing my job, and only being able to afford cheap whiskey, traffic was terrible. Well it wasn't that bad besides the fact that I was pretty drunk by the time I got to the on ramp. I couldn't stop thinking about what I was going to tell my wife when I got home. Do I just come out and tell her about getting fired or try to butter her up a little first. I should probably just come out and tell her, I thought. The last time I tried to butter her up, she immediately began throwing pots and pans at me and whatnot before I could even complete a sentence!

Man the drivers out here are bad. While I was driving home, I couldn't understand how everyone I passed managed to be spinning out of control in my rear-view! Hmph, they must've drunk more than I did! Plus, there were like 5 or 6 patrol cars with lights and sirens blazing coming up fast behind me. I remember thinking I felt sorry for the guy they were after. I figured I better get out of their way so they could catch up to the guy they were chasing, so I switched lanes in front of a gas truck who started blaring his horn! I assumed it was a friendly gesture to the police officers to go ahead and pass because the coast was clear. I felt I needed another belt of whiskey so I looked down at the floorboards and reached for my bottle. By the time I grabbed my hooch and looked back up, the gas truck was in mid jackknife barely out of my line of vision! In my rear-view, I saw the fire, and all the patrol cars were wiping out in the ditch. I didn't stop because there wasn't much I'd be able to help with in that situation. Besides, the police were already there. I hope a couple managed to get through the wreck and catch their suspect. Crazy day I thought, then took a drink.

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