Tonight was cold, rainy, and already dark even though it was only 7. One of those gray New England November nights where the whole world just feels tired. The roads were slick with wet leaves and everything outside the windshield looked blurry. π
I was taking the backroads across town (the quickest way, but honestly probably the creepiest at night.) Not many streetlights or houses. Just woods and that kind of quiet that makes you notice your heartbeat.πͺΎπ
Iβm just driving along and all of a sudden this thought pops into my head:π§ π
βWhat if someone is in my back seat right now?β πͺ
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My chest dropped. π
One hand on the wheel, the other kind of hovering near the overhead light, going back and forth with myself like:
βIf I turn the light on and look, Iβll know.β
βBut if I turn the light on and something actually is thereβ¦ then what?β π³π³π³
So I didnβt turn it on.
I just kept driving.
Eyes forward.
But checking the rearview every few seconds like clockwork.
(Those quick little glances where you try to pretend youβre not lookingβ¦but you are.) ππ
The whole time telling myself:
βJust focus. Youβre fine. Just get there.β
I made it. β
And the drive back?
Not a single thought about it.
Like the fear just evaporated. β¨
So now Iβm curiousβ¦. π€¨π§
Has this ever happened to you?
Tell me your story. ππΌππΌππΌ