Donna barely had time to react as the oncoming car turned left, cutting across her path. Her foot slammed against the brake, sending everything loose in her car flying forward. The other driver never looked her way. Grumbling, she continued on.

She died three seconds later, broadsided by an SUV.

Michele Kijeski is a liberal arts student who loves to write in her spare time. She is kept marginally sane by her husband and their six cats.