i was driving on i40 today. having a cigarette while driving isn't new to me; having a cigarette while driving on the highway isn't new to me. i usually squeeze the last remaining tobacco out the window and throw the filter into a bottle i keep in the console so i don't litter.
not today.
i went to squeeze the last remaining tobacco out the window...and it came back and hit my neck. i freaked out and went to brush it off me and out the window--
but it went down my shirt.
damn it.
so there i am driving on i40, flailing around trying to stop the burning tobacco from staying too long on any one part of my skin but it fell down my back and i tried to squish it with the fabric of my shirt but that didn't work and i'm trying to stay in my lane and then it fell down to the waistband of my pants and i'm freaking out hoping that the cloth seats don't catch on fire and OH MY GOD WHY WON'T IT STOP BURNING I REALLY CAN'T DEAL WITH THIS RIGHT NOW--
and then it was over. just like that. the burning stopped.
i ran my hands over my neck and back and the seat and only felt skin and cloth. huh. i guess it just burnt itself out...
i placed the filter in the bottle just like i always do. and i turned on the radio pretending that i totally didn't just have a moment where i was seriously teetering on the edge of Emergency.
i'm just glad no cars were around; i'm just glad no one saw.
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