I close my eyes and concentrate on the music pounding in my ears, drowning out the gentle hum of the engine. All my troubles seem to crash down upon me and I argue with myself internally, trying to stop my mind from breaking down. Exhausted from these relentless problems, all I want is a release, to let go of all the memories. I become suddenly aware of a high screeching sound, easily heard above the shattering music, and my eyes fly open, trying to locate source of the noise. From the corner of my eye, I saw a single car, whirling out of its' lane towards me. Amazingly, as the car was spinning out of control, I found a shred of happiness; I would never survive the crash. The cars' back end spun around for a final time, and the last image I processed was the terrified look on your face, eyes wild and already losing life. I reached out to touch you one last time, but I heard the crash and saw the darkness swallowing me, and my hand fell, lifeless, inches away from you. 2008-05-16T08:21:29Z http://ficlets.com/feed/story/30605 <p>wow.. I like how you describe the horror of knowing you wouldnt survive the crash. Also the car spinning out of control and its last revolution being against your car. Incredible. You have captured this horrific situation right down to the nano seconds that its made of . The ending is tragic but expected. Job well done!</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/30605?basename=62691 2008-05-16T08:21:29Z Apostrophe http://ficlets.com/authors/murphyrose27 <p>i love this. I&#8217;ve never been in a (serious) car crash, but this is beautiful and sad and it made me cry. Thank you so much.</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/30605?basename=62531 2008-05-15T17:29:41Z Insert Pen Name Here http://ficlets.com/authors/yaylane <p>I agree with KM, having been in a serious car crash as well. Very well described. Sad that the shred of happiness is locked into the thought of not surviving. Makes you wonder about the other person in the car.</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/30605?basename=62502 2008-05-15T15:37:56Z thebetweenspace http://ficlets.com/authors/thebetweenspace <p>Having been in one very serious car crash, I can say that you REALLY captured the moment.</p> <p>You start &#8220;super processing&#8221; during the event and time honestly slows down to the point where seconds feel like minutes.</p> <p>Great work!</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/30605?basename=62481 2008-05-15T14:41:37Z KevMullins http://ficlets.com/authors/kevmullins <p>Well-described moment. Bit of a twist there with someone else in the car (?). Tragic and kind of romantic maybe.</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/30605?basename=62461 2008-05-15T14:11:34Z THX 0477 http://ficlets.com/authors/thx_0477