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Independent woman

See? I’ve got this in the bag

My parents think they’re ht, so to speak, after the media shitstorm my life inadvertently caused Public embarrassment, that’s whatto help soht was a friend But whatever My parents are doinget away from it all

The life

The city

Them

Squaring ”

“Very good,” the narrator says before the gentle h my speakers, and a huskier voice says, “This is the end of session one”

I’rams In fact, I’ve never listened to one until today, and it wasn’t really by choice The people who rented this car beforeI’ve probably spent a whopping ten hours in the front seat of a car—ever—I can’t figure out how to take the darn thing out So, I took it as a sign A little self help never hurt anyone, right?

“Please insert disc two: Free Yourself of Anxiety and Stress”

Itocoastal view

My world has until now been filled with skyscrapers and busy streets where a five-minute commute can easily turn into twenty or thirty, and people would rather bike or walk than drive But here… Here it’s s for rolled-dos, crankedup the hot summer sun

And I plan to soak it up right over there in front of that sprawling blue ocean

Okay, it’s less blue and more murky, but it’s an ocean, and I’ll take it

My car hugs the curves as I cruise along the coast, glancing back and forth from the endless sandy beach to the road in front me, desperate to take it all in, which is probably why I don’t notice the subtle curve to the right and thearound the—

Oh shit!

Jerking my wheel, I swerve off the road and skid to a stop My heart in my throat and my stomach on the floor, I throw my car in park and shove open the door in ti in a large plume of dust

Oh my God

Oh my God

I almost hit someone

I can’t believe I just ran someone off the road What if he’s hurt or worse yet… No!

I dart across the road and fall to my knees beside the the motorist