priority.
So, naturally, my next option is to get a tow truck,
right? How much that’s going to cost in a remote area like this?
Three hundred bucks? Four hundred? Do you think the piece of junk
they are going to tow is worth a half of the cost? No way.
Should I call my roommate then? Maybe her bra is
still on the floor at the moment. I don’t think she bothers putting it on
after fucking my boyfriend.
My last option is to call my mother. I really don’t
want to. But it’s getting really cold. My whole body is
shivering. The car is now as cold as outside.
I pull out my iPhone. Oops. It’s all
dark. I push the power button. Nothing happens. I know what
happened. I watched a movie on my iPhone yesterday and killed the battery
completely.
A shock of fear rushes down my spine and then spreads
through my whole body in a nanosecond. My mind turns all blank. Am
I going to die? Life is not fair to me but I don’t want to die just
yet. I want to go to Miami and start a new life. God, please give
me one more day to go south.
I hold my body tight. It doesn’t help at all.
The air is turning foggy by my breath. My nostrils become tight.
The cold air I breathe in turns into ice. My whole body is shaking really
badly. I know I can’t hold on for much longer.
Maybe I should move my body? I stretch my arms and
legs. It doesn’t help at all. Should I do some exercise outside to
warm up? I roll down the window a little bit and give up the idea right
away. The cold air cuts into my face like sharp knives.
I turn the headlights on, hoping someone driving by will
stop to help. I no longer worry if they are going to hurt me.
I turn the heat on. The air coming out is
ice-cold. I don’t know how long it takes to heat up. So I turn it
off.
I see headlights in the far distance. But it’s on
the opposite side of the highway. A big truck passes by slowly. Why
would any idiot head north in such a crazy weather?
Finally, I saw headlights coming from the north.
“Please, come and stop by,” I stare into the rear mirror, hoping… The
headlights move closer and closer. And then they disappear
completely.
Did it get stuck, too? Or did it exit the
highway? I have no clue. And I couldn’t care less.
I feel as if my whole body is turning into a
Popsicle. I hold my body tightly. The world is turning fuzzy.
I see fluffy snowflakes everywhere, but nothing else.
I close my eyes. Slowly, I feel relaxed. I no
longer feel cold. I see a brand-new world. It’s quiet and
peaceful. No snow. No highway. Nothing…
I hear tapping on the window. I open my eyes.
It takes me a few moments to realize I’m in a car, not in my dorm room.
The glass is foggy. I can barely see a smiling face outside. It’s a
guy.
Chapter Four
I roll down the window a little bit. The cold air
blew in. “You okay?” the guy asks.
I shake my head.
“Do you need help?”
I nod.
“Can I come in?”
I open the door and roll to the passenger side. I
don’t worry about the safety or privacy at all at the moment. This can be
my last opportunity to survive. Seriously.
The guy comes in and closes the door right away.
“Oh, shit! This is cold.”
I’m shaking like the hell, “You don’t have to tell me.”
“Can I try it?” he asks.
I nod, still shaking all over.
He steps on the gas a few times and then turns the
key. Nothing happens. “Shit!” He tries again. This
time, the engine turns. But he turns it off soon after because the car
shook so hard the guy was tossed into the air. “Holy crap!”
“Are you cold?” he asks. Without waiting for my
answer, he reaches out and holds my hand. “Oh, shit!” He jumps out
and yells, “Wait!” He closes the door so hard, my eardrums almost