The man smiles, teeth beaming like the headlights of an oncoming car. I am a deer on the tarmac, eyes wide, frozen by the chill of my impending doom. There is a woman next to him, smiling with the same radiance, blinding me with her ersatz pleasure.
They are holding each other close, gazing down at something with all the pride of newborn parents. Music sparkles in the background, drawing me into the scene, a melody as repetitive and comforting as the growl of an engine revving.
I am silent and willing, I am still as the vehicle accelerates towards me, pushing my buttons as the driver changes gear. There is no time to think, no time but now. They are so close that I feel heat glowing off the hood, feel the grill pressing my flesh...
