RECALLING AN ANECDOTE
As of right now, I am currently dangling off of a
cliff's ledge. You probably wonder how I got here. Don't worry, I'll tell you
right now. Why am I telling you a story about how I got here instead of trying
to save myself? Because it is convenient to the story.
I guess it all started last week when I got my driver's license. I bought a nice car to go with it, so I thought I'd just take a drive around the city, y'know, just for fun. Before I knew it, I was driving! I had always been a huge fan of cars, big cars, small cars, you name it! So driving like this was a dream come true for me. But then, I encountered my first red traffic light. I had never liked red traffic lights, they felt so useless. It's the most boring part of driving, just having to stand still and wait for the light to turn a different color. It's just not for me. So, I ran past it. I know it's illegal, it's dangerous, blah blah blah, but I just really didn’t want to wait 20 more seconds for a light to turn on. To my misfortune, an officer had witnessed me run the light, and before I knew it, I was in an all-out police chase.
I heard somewhere that you have to stop if you see a police car chasing you, but I had already run a red light, I had to commit to the speed. I kept going, I pushed my little Honda Civic to it's limit. I had practiced driving fast in Mario Kart, so I was pretty much an expert at it. I don't think the police officer could keep up with me, because when I looked at my rearview mirror, there were no cars in sight. I knew I had gained a big lead on him so I kept going faster, and faster, and faster! However, I was paying too much attention to who was behind me and hadn't been paying enough attention to what was in front of me. It was the end of a cliff.
I pushed on the brakes as hard as
I could, but it wasn't enough. My car was on course to its demise, and there
was nothing I could do about it. But then, I remembered. I had watched a racing
movie a while ago, and in it the main characters jumped out a moving car's
window, so I tried to copy that. I flew out of the window like a dove soaring
across the sky, so graceful, so perfect. But then I hit the ground. I learned
in science class about something called "inertia", and I was
wondering when it would ever apply in my life. Let's just say that boy did it
apply. I rolled and rolled on the ground for so long, I was inches away from
the cliff. So, I stand up, brush my shoulders and slip on a conveniently placed
banana peel. Oops! I fall down the cliff and desperately grab the ledge,
hanging on for dear life.
And here I am. Funny how I had all that time to tell
you that story, huh? Well anyways, I am now a wanted criminal minute away from
death, whatever shall I do? Oh, what's that? A conveniently placed trampoline
below the cliff? Here goes nothing, cannonball!
By Andrés Díaz Mosquera, Step 9 Blue
