That's an intense and dark story. The problem with a character choosing an ending like that, though, is that they miss out on all the beauty that could come to them for the rest of their days. I think in general, the pain is better. But our characters make their own decisions and we're usually helpless to save them.
Love the pictures - especially the one where the mist is rising from the road in the distance.
Thanks for this comment! I was tempted to go towards a more optimistic ending, having "wake up" in the nick of time, swerve and keep driving after having seen her... but darkness won me over again!
The feeling during our drive was something I could not put in words. Have you ever got yourself "stoned" by the images, the beauty you're just looking at? That's what I get on trips like this ;)
I am left there, gazing, feeling, absorbing the energy, the beauty... it might sound a bit crazy, but hey, who isn't a little crazy?
I get stoned like that a lot. The music I'm listening to or just the sounds around me, the scenery, wild conversations, faces that tell a whole story just by looking at you. It's why I almost never use drugs. Anything more with my perceptual chemistry might put me over the edge!
I hope you took turns driving, though!
It's nice to see that there are others like me (I felt such a weirdo).
I try to stay on alert when driving, thanks! :)