The morning had been chaotic, the kids were whining about going to school and the dog had vomited on the new carpet. It was a Monday. By the time she got on the highway, Sue was ready to murder someone. She had an appointment in 45 minutes and the traffic was crawling. What the hell was the holdup? Finally there was clear road ahead, and she put distance between herself and the chugging trucks. This was good. It looked like she would make her meeting after all.
Suddenly there was a huge SUV behind her. It had appeared out of nowhere, it was flashing its lights and someone was shouting at her. She couldn't hear what they were saying but it didn't look good and she could see a fist and a rude sign. Sue felt herself start to panic, she was already doing 140km, and there was a string of trucks in the left lane, and a bakkie full of children in the right lane, there was nowhere to go. The SUV was so close now it was almost touching her bumper. Her hands were sweating on the steering wheel and her heart was pounding so loudly she was battling to breathe. Its lights were glowing with a demonic red glare.
She tried to speed up and get out of the way, but as she did the bakkie lurched into the lane in front of her. All those children - what if it stopped suddenly? She had to brake but the SUV from hell was almost upon her. She couldn't see in as the windows were tinted dark and all she could see were lights flashing and all she could hear was shouting. She slowed down a fraction, giving the bakkie enough time to get out of the way, and then she turned her attention to the SUV. She managed to get into the left lane, between two alarmed truck drivers, and let it pass. The she slotted in behind it and proceeded to tailgate, hooting, shouting abuse and driving dangerously close to its bumper. Now she could see more if the occupants, who looked terrified as they tried to get away. She caught a glimpse of herself in the mirror. She looked quite mad. No wonder they looked so scared. Too bad, thought Sue, revving her engine. You asked for this. I also have an SUV and I know how to use it.
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