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"Wreck of the Day" - Anna Nalick There's so much in my head, but I have no idea why. Seriously. No. Idea. I have a story to tell that has absolutely nothing to do with anything, but I guess today is one of those days where I simply just don't want to make sense. I was driving my usual route this morning when a tan, 4-door car entered the freeway. The car was moving at an average speed, but just as it was about to kick into gear, it started to swerve. I saw this from the corner of my eye and slowed down enough to stay to the left of it. Suddenly, it lost complete control and spun out, twisting its way back to the side of the freeway with a metal-pounding "thud." It somehow landed sideways against the hill with pieces of its broken bumper left scattered ahead. Through the windshield, I could make out pale, frail arms still gripping the steering wheel, but I was going too fast to see a face. And so I passed it by... I looked in the rear view mirror before turni...