I don't even want to write about this. It was just a little wreck. No one was hurt. It happened on a pretty quiet street. The police arrived in just a few minutes and everyone was nice. If it was going to happen, it happened in a nice way, but I could have gone through life without that experience.
I caused the whole thing. I was just around the corner from my house, on my way to work, and I looked down at a dead raccoon that was on the side of the road. He was big, and his face was looking back at me. When I looked up, traffic was backed up in front of me and I screeched to a stop, but didn't make it. I hit the car in front of me, and she hit the car in front of her. When we got out, the person in front of me was a teacher from my school! When I called the office to let them know that I might be late, the secretary was shocked. She said, "Weird, Emma was in an accident this morning too." We both made it to school on time, but I was greeted all down the hall with comments and questions. I thought I should have sent out an e-mail.
I was shaky, a little sick, and greatly embarrassed all day. Even though it was just a minor fender-bender, it's going to add up to a big expense. My car didn't look much worse than a bent license plate and a couple scrapes, but the estimate is $1,300. I am grateful for the best insurance company on the planet - USAA. (Thanks Dad, for being an officer in the military.) Now I just have to deal with my fine for the inattentive driving ticket that I received.
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