178. The car hurls over the edge

The car hurls over the edge and plummets onto the rocks. The airbag inflates but it hardly cushions the blow. Glass fragments whirl all around you, drawing blood, as the cold metal bends round your legs, piercing flesh and crushing bone. Fortunately the adrenaline washes away the pain. Momentarily at least.

 

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11 thoughts on “178. The car hurls over the edge

  1. Bruce Goodman says:

    Horrific and wonderful. A great piece – keep it up… (please) …

  2. echoesofthepen says:

    A very poignant piece that certainly hits home!

  3. Yep – that says it all 😀

  4. D. says:

    Nice twist and segue into a further morality story. Know you’re only
    doing 300 words, but I could see this expanded further.

  5. Stefan says:

    Reblogged this on Untraum and commented:
    Number 178 of 300 flash fiction stories. Highly recommend this blog if you haven’t seen it already.

  6. This one is fantastic, Dieter. One of your most impressive and impactful stories yet.

  7. littlemissw says:

    Wow! Great second person writing too.

  8. …yes, that’s exactly it…shivers

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