Escape (Part 2)

I took a deep breath and started to roll the window down. Water began pouring in and the pressure became too strong to swim through. I exhaled as the water began filling up the truck. I swam to the back seats, where an air pocket was forming. When the pressure stabilized I took another breath and swam toward the open front window. I pulled myself through and watched as my truck slowly drifted to the bottom of the lake. Then my throat started burning and I realized I needed to hurry to the surface. My lungs were screaming for oxygen.

Escape (Part 1)

I was driving down the highway, when a large SUV happened to change lanes. Normally this wouldn’t be an issue but I was already occupying that lane. His vehicle smashed into mine, sending me into the guardrail on the edge of the bridge. I was soon made aware of the bridge repairs as the guardrail became a series of cones. My truck slid off the edge and into the lake. The impact of the water set off my airbag. Water began seeping in through all the door jams and the air vents. I was sinking fast. I needed to escape.

Time...

Last night was daylight savings. By changing our clocks we got the benefit of one extra hour. I was going to set my clocks before I went to bed so that when I awoke Everything would be precalibrated. It was then that I realized what would happen: I would use that extra hour for sleep. So instead I decided to wake up at a decent time the next morning and then set the clocks back an hour. I wanted to actually use that hour while I was awake. It was a good thing I did, it came in quite handy.