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The sun had just begun its descent, casting a warm golden hue across the horizon, as I settled into the passenger seat of an acquaintance’s car, my heart filled with a sense of peace and contentment. Little did I know that the tranquility of that moment would be shattered, replaced by a chilling fear that would etch itself into my memory forever.
As we merged onto the major road, the world seemed to be moving at a steady pace. But that tranquility was short-lived. A symphony of screeching tires and blaring horns abruptly thrust me into a nightmare that unfolded right before my eyes. Two male drivers locked in a dangerous duel of egos. It was a road rage incident in the making. I was sitting in one of the cars.
My heart pounded as adrenaline coursed through my veins, but it wasn’t the speed of the cars that terrified me; it was the realization that I was trapped in a high-stakes showdown that I had no part in creating.
The roar of engines was matched only by the fire in the drivers’ eyes, a fire fueled by an inexplicable need to prove superiority in a contest that had no real winners. It was a reckless battle for dominance, with little regard for…
