my_minds_eye
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- Sep 28, 2013
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It was a warm autumn evening as Rob cruised down the highway in his sky blue and white Volkswagen camper van, heading towards the golden sky of the sun setting on the horizon. The roads were clear and could sometimes be hours between seeing any other signs of life. With the window down the cool air rushed inside blowing his short dark blonde curly locks, the sound of 70s rock music playing through the radio, his hand tapping on the steering wheel to the sound of the beat.
The slender framed man focused down the highway, when his mind began to drift with thoughts of his fiancee, his ex-fiancee now. They were due to be married later in the fall before their relationship deteriorated and they broke up during the summer. This was Robert's way of starting afresh, driving from coast to coast, just seeing where the road would take him and the adventures he would have along the way. It had been peaceful so far but he just longed for something to happen.
Then suddenly as that final thought ran through his head, something bright orange surged across the road seemingly from out of nowhere. A boulder had obscured his view and his van was careering at the person in the middle-of-the-road. His feet jammed against the floor, pressing the pedal down as hard as he could. The sounds of screeching tyres against the tarmac still heading towards the person in the road, adrenaline surging through his body he steered his vehicle swerving wildly, missing them by a mere inches it seemed as they fell the floor.
As he finally halted just off the side of the road a dust cloud pillowed up. The smell of burning rubber permeated the air, Rob's hands grasping the steering wheel tightly, sighing with relief that he hadn't just ran over someone. Swiftly he opened the creaking door and rushed to the person on the floor. It was a woman her long hair sprayed everywhere, laying still against the road surface facedown.
"Are you okay?" He enquired concerned about her well-being. He eyed her bright orange jumpsuit as he awaited a response positioning himself nearer her face, while noticing "Department of corrections" written in bold black lettering across her back. Still in shock it didn't even cross his mind she could be a dangerous criminal prison escapee.
The slender framed man focused down the highway, when his mind began to drift with thoughts of his fiancee, his ex-fiancee now. They were due to be married later in the fall before their relationship deteriorated and they broke up during the summer. This was Robert's way of starting afresh, driving from coast to coast, just seeing where the road would take him and the adventures he would have along the way. It had been peaceful so far but he just longed for something to happen.
Then suddenly as that final thought ran through his head, something bright orange surged across the road seemingly from out of nowhere. A boulder had obscured his view and his van was careering at the person in the middle-of-the-road. His feet jammed against the floor, pressing the pedal down as hard as he could. The sounds of screeching tyres against the tarmac still heading towards the person in the road, adrenaline surging through his body he steered his vehicle swerving wildly, missing them by a mere inches it seemed as they fell the floor.
As he finally halted just off the side of the road a dust cloud pillowed up. The smell of burning rubber permeated the air, Rob's hands grasping the steering wheel tightly, sighing with relief that he hadn't just ran over someone. Swiftly he opened the creaking door and rushed to the person on the floor. It was a woman her long hair sprayed everywhere, laying still against the road surface facedown.
"Are you okay?" He enquired concerned about her well-being. He eyed her bright orange jumpsuit as he awaited a response positioning himself nearer her face, while noticing "Department of corrections" written in bold black lettering across her back. Still in shock it didn't even cross his mind she could be a dangerous criminal prison escapee.