The Beauty of Not Rolling at Night
Alexander cannot believe what is happening. After driving for a little more than 90 minutes on that dark and bumpy state highway, the bad feeling he felt due to the speeding of the driver of the vehicle has come true. Because of the high speed, an opening in the middle of the road has caused the puncture of one of the rear tires of the vehicle. And while you might think that your premonition is now a reality, it is only what was obviousthat would happen. When he mentioned to the driver that he should slow down, the driver became very upset and responded in a bad way:
— I've been on this road for years, night and day, I know every hole in the road, so don't worry, everything will be fine and we'll get there early.
They had already dodged several holes in the road. But, driving too fast, there were a few others that he could not avoid, without damage to the vehicle. Everything was good up to this point. With the greatest reluctance, he decides to help the driver change the damaged tire and put on the spare, which, when he sees it, he notices is much smaller and weaker than the usual ones. Of course, it is a spare tire and is intended to be used for short trips while the problem with the main tire is being solved. But, even with 3 hours to go, in the middle of the night, with a driver pedantic and cocky about his abilities, and with a fairly rough road, the tire's strength worries Alexander. Upon letting him know of his thoughts, the driver responds with a worse attitude. The couple in the back seat of the car has hardly taken any part in the matter that makes Alexander uncomfortable. They just enjoy the ride, holding each other and sharing kisses whenever they can.
After several minutes of uncomfortable activity, they manage to change the damaged tire, start driving, and again, the man behind the wheel shows off his "skills" as a driver of several years on night roads full of holes. A new call of attention from Alexander about the speed, makes the driver's angry face present again. After a few minutes of driving at almost 100 kilometers per hour, a new hole in the road hits the newly installed tire. Now it was hopeless. With only three operational tires and two damaged ones, this vehicle, which needs at least four in good condition to keep rolling, is not going anywhere.
Alexander looks angrily at the driver. He glares angrily at the damaged tire. The couple in the back seat look at each other with love and enthusiasm, while their kisses roll passionately on a desolate road. After a few minutes, when tempers are about to get out of control, Alexander takes a deep breath and decides to walk away from where they are stranded. In the middle of the darkness, he looks at the starry sky and marvels at the beauty, which, due to the brightness of the artificial light in the city, is not possible to enjoy in such detail. He takes a few minutes to try to identify some of the star constellations and manages to clearly define the stars of Ursa Major, Ursa Minor, and Orion's Belt. He thanks the Supreme Creator for such a wonderful opportunity to contemplate such a beautiful night sky.
The driver of the vehicle, after almost an hour of waiting in a place where there is not a very good phone signal and no other driver, of the very few that have passed by the place, stops to help, and manages to contact the insurance company. Very kindly, after obtaining the details of the damage, they tell him that they will send a tow truck to help them. The problem is that it will take them about four hours to get there, as they have to attend to other incidents that come before them. Alexander looks at his watch, which reads 15 minutes to midnight, so, if they are on time, they should arrive around four in the morning. Not encouraging, but at least he knows that someone will come to their aid.
The couple has remained seated in the back seat of the vehicle. The driver, like Alexander, has decided to walk a little and Alexander follows suit, but in the opposite direction, getting as far away as he can. As he walks, he thinks to himself that he should have listened to his mother and not taken this trip so late at night. Rolling on the night roads, with a driver who thinks he is unbreakable and superior, can be dangerous. Fortunately, they only have a couple of damaged tires and the whole night to enjoy a beautiful, splendidly starry sky.
Greetings, dear friends of Hive BlockchainROLL and as a writing skill, to include an antagonist for the main character of our story. As always, a great challenge that I feel I have taken on very well in my entry. You can learn all the details of this initiative, by visiting the post The Ink Well Prompt #81.. Once again, I join the weekly post proposed to us by the @theinkwell community, which has reached its #81 edition. This is a very interesting call and one that has kept many users of our blockchain very involved. This week, they propose us the word
VERSIÓN EN ESPAÑOL
La Belleza de No Rodar en la Noche
Alexander no puede creer lo que está sucediendo. Después de rodar por un poco más de 90 minutos en aquella carretera estatal, oscura, llena de baches y huecos, el mal presentimiento que sentía por el exceso de velocidad que lleva quien conduce el vehículo, se ha hecho realidad. A causa de la gran velocidad, una abertura en medio de la vía ha ocasionado el pinchado de una de las llantas traseras del vehículo. Y aunque podría pensar que su presentimiento es, ahora, una realidad, solo se trata de lo que era evidente, sucedería. Al hacerle la mención al conductor que debería reducir la velocidad, este se molestó bastante y le respondió de mala manera:
— Tengo años transitando por esta vía de noche y de día, conozco cada hueco en el camino, así que no te preocupes, todo saldrá bien y llegaremos temprano.
Ya habían esquivado varios huecos en el camino. Pero, al conducir muy rápido, hubo algunos otros que no los pudo evitar, sin que el vehículo sufriera daño. Todo fue bueno hasta este momento. Con el mayor desgano, decide ayudar al conductor a cambiar la llanta dañada y colocar la de repuesto, la cual, al visualizarla, la nota mucho más pequeña y débil que las usuales. Claro, es una llanta de repuesto y está pensada para usarse en cortos recorridos mientras se soluciona el problema con la llanta principal. Pero, aun faltando 3 horas de camino, en medio de la noche, con un conductor pedante y engreído de sus habilidades y con una carretera bastante accidentada, la fortaleza de la llanta preocupa a Alexander. Al hacerle saber de sus pensamientos, el conductor responde con peor actitud. La pareja en el asiento posterior del auto, casi no han tomado parte del asunto que incomoda a Alexander. Ellos solo disfrutan del viaje, se mantienen abrazados y comparten besos cada vez que pueden.
Después de varios minutos de incómoda actividad, logran cambiar el caucho dañado, emprenden la marcha y nuevamente, el hombre frente al volante hace gala de sus "habilidades" como conductor de varios años en vías nocturnas y llenas de huecos. Un nuevo llamado de atención por parte de Alexander sobre la velocidad, hacen que, la cara iracunda del chofer se haga presente otra vez. Liego de unos pocos minutos rodando a casi 100 kilómetros por hora, un nuevo hueco en la vía, hace blanco en la llanta recién colocada. Ahora si que no hay remedio. Con solo tres cauchos operativos y dos dañados, este vehículo, que necesita al menos cuatro en buenas condiciones para seguir rodando, no ira a ningún lado.
Alexander mira con furia al conductor. Este mira con rabia a la llanta dañada. La pareja del asiento posterior se miran con amor y entusiasmo, mientras sus besos ruedan con pasión en una carretera desolada. Después de algunos minutos, donde los ánimos están a punto de salirse de control, Alexander respira profundo y decide caminar, alejándose un poco de donde se encuentran varados. En medio de la oscuridad, mira al cielo estrellado y se maravilla de tanta belleza, la cual, por la claridad de la luz artificial en la ciudad, no es posible disfrutar con tanto detalle. Se toma unos minutos para tratar de identificar algunas de las constelaciones estelares y logra definir con claridad las estrellas de la Osa Mayor, la Osa Menor y el Cinturón de Orión. Agradece al Creador Supremo por tan maravillosa oportunidad de contemplar un cielo nocturno tan hermoso.
El conductor del vehículo, después de casi una hora de esperar en un sitio donde no hay muy buena señal telefónica y sin que ningún otro conductor, de los muy pocos que han pasado por el lugar, se detenga para ayudar, logra comunicarse con la empresa aseguradora. Muy amablemente, después de obtener los detalles del desperfecto que presentan, le indican que enviaran una grúa para ayudarlos. El problema, se tardarán unas cuatro horas en llegar a donde se encuentran, ya que deben atender otros incidentes que están primero que ellos. Alexander mira su reloj, que marca 15 minutos para la medianoche, así que, si son puntuales, deberían llegar alrededor de las cuatro de la madrugada. Nada alentador, pero al menos, sabe que alguien vendrá a prestarles socorro.
La pareja se ha quedado sentada en el asiento posterior del vehículo. El conductor, al igual que Alexander, ha decidido caminar un poco y este lo imita, pero en sentido contrario, alejándose lo más que puede. Mientras camina, piensa en que debió haberle hecho caso a su madre y no haber emprendido este viaje tan tarde en la noche. Rodar en las carreteras nocturnas, con un conductor que se cree inquebrantable y superior, puede ser peligroso. Afortunadamente, solo tienen un par de cauchos dañados y toda la noche para disfrutar de un hermoso cielo espléndidamente estrellado.
Saludos, apreciados amigos de Hive BlockchainRodar y como habilidad de escritura, incluir un antagonista para el personaje principal de nuestro relato. Como siempre, un gran desafío que siento he asumido muy bien en mi entrada. Puedes conocer todos los detalles de esta iniciativa, visitando la publicación The Ink Well Prompt #81.. Nuevamente, me uno al mensaje semanal que nos propone la comunidad @theinkwell, el cual ha llegado a su edición #81. Se trata de una convocatoria muy interesante y que ha mantenido muy involucrado a muchos usuarios de nuestra cadena de bloques. Esta semana, nos proponen la palabra
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We agree with you. You handled this very well. There was a lot of rolling in this story, for sure. And there was certainly an antagonist. You rose to that challenge perfectly. A foolish driver who endangers everyone in the car qualifies definitely as an antagonist.Hello @fragozar01,
Great job.
Thank you for sharing this story with us. We appreciate also that you engage with other authors in the community.
Grateful for such a kind evaluation, it is a pleasure to be up to the challenge, and I appreciate it. I loved how the story turned out, which has some things of reality and many of fiction. Thank you very much.
A really nice job with the prompt, @fragozar01. I am especially impressed with the antagonist. This is subtle and yet definitely adds conflict and action to the story.
Thank you!
I'm glad you liked it and you appreciate that touch, subtle but evident. Thank you for your visit and your kind evaluation. Greetings.
Alexander should have listened to his mother and not drive at night on a road filled with potholes -- especially if the one driving has too much confidence in his driving skills. Fortunately, they only suffered a busted tire and none of them were hurt. Also, on the bright side, at least he could go on an unplanned stargazing while waiting for help to arrive.
That happened to him for ignoring his mother. The good, I enjoy a different night despite the bad. Thanks for stopping by and reading. Greetings.
That must really be a stressful night. It's really good that they came out unhurt.
I liked the happy ending and I wanted to reflect that in the story. Thanks for the visit.
Luckily, there are no bloodshed in the story, phew. Alexander will always heed to his mother's advice after this lol. Nice write up ✌
A happy ending, I loved reflecting on that in the story. You can always get good things out of everything bad. Thanks for stopping by.
Si yo fuera este hombre y me pasara esto estuviera tan nerviosa por si pasara algo esa noche y no me fijaría en ningún cielo ni estrellas.
En qué carretera tan accidentada te inspiraste? Yo hasta ahora en todas las que conozco que son así de corre peligro hahaha
Espero que el relato no haya sido basado en hechos reales porque yo les hubiese dicho sus cosas a los enamorados también!
Buena elección de antagonista, es el típico personaje insoportable.
Algunas situaciones son reales y otras no tanto. Lo de la carretera en la noche es muy real, pero en el tiempo que sucedió, era mas seguro viajar de noche. Me toco cambiar muchas cosas para ceñirme a lo pedido por la comunidad. La carretera, una del estado Monagas en la época en que eramos felices y no lo sabíamos. Gracias por la visita, se aprecia mucho.
Esta muy bien ideada tu historia, sobre todo apegada a las exigencias de la temática del concurso, pero......a quien se le ocurre emprender un viaje largo con una persona antipática y en el asiento del copiloto?. Debe haber sido una necesidad imperativa el rodar así. Felicitaciones @fragozar01.
Aunque me inspire en un accidentado viaje que debí realizar un 25 de diciembre, muchas cosas fueron cambiadas para adaptarme al reto. Al final, quedo muy bien el relato. Gracias por leer amiga.
I love what I just read. It's beautiful how Alexander was able to appreciate the beauty of the darkness that their street lights deprives them of in his city as a result of that incident. But that driver deserves a knock on the head and the two love....lol.
LOL!! Her boyfriends were the only ones who always had fun. And of course, a night in a field is different and beautiful. Thanks for reading and for the value appreciation of it.
I think I've met a few drivers like your antagonist in my time. Usually, they're the ones overtaking and very soon all I can see is their tail lights off in the distance.
I'm glad, Alexander managed to turn the unexpected event into something special by looking up at the stars.
I came to your post via dreemport. 💛
Nothing like a starry night in the middle of the field, it is a different show, with so much detail in the sky. In the city, it becomes difficult to appreciate it. I love that. Thanks for the visit.
This was done quite nicely to be honest! What a driver. Haha. I would have puked at some point... Came in through Dreemport.
An unbearable driver really, very conceited and idiotic. Thanks for reading, I really appreciate it.
A pleasure😁
I envy your main character keeping so calm and making the best of the situation.
Good antagonist and combination with the prompt, I like how you engage with the challenge and made a good story out of it.
Thank you for this good appreciation of the work. It was a somewhat strange inspiration for a real event, but I had to change it in many ways to make it as fictional as possible. Greetings.
Uh, what a chase. And you really had me reaching for the dictionary a lot of times (not a native english speaker), new record for any post on hive. 😉
Some drivers are just nonchalant. Driving on a particular road everyday does not guarantee you know the road, something unexpected might have happened few minutes before you take the road again. The driver does not even care about other peoples like, a just glad, there was no accident. Alexander as just learn to listen to his mother.
Dropped in from dreemport
Sometimes dedicating yourself so much to the same activity can make people lose confidence. The good thing was the happy ending and that he should heed his mother's advice. Thanks for stopping by.
Lovely story. Alexander has just learnt how reckless some drivers can be. I bet he would listen to his mom next time without even arguing.
Via dreemport!
Certainly, he will pay more attention to it since the lesson was very special. Thanks for the appreciation and I'm glad you liked it.
I have felt a similar situation myself and it makes me feel uncomfortable when people are being reckless. !PIZZA
Certainly, but when your life is at risk, it is very uncomfortable. Thank you for reading.
Your story has been selected as one of the best of the week and is part of The Ink Well Magazine # 70
Congratulations, @fragozar01! https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@theinkwell/the-ink-well-highlights-magazine-70