Submitted by NapKingCole

Woke up feeling weird, you know that kind of day where you just feel off? Yeah, it was one of those. Heard it was Friday the 13th and thought, great, just my luck. I shrugged it off at first, figuring it was just another day, but there was this little nagging feeling I couldn’t shake. My coffee tasted a bit burnt, which never happens because I’m pretty precise about that stuff. Maybe it was a sign? Who knows.

Anyway, I had to head out for errands, so I got in my car, already in a bit of a funk, and this weird sense of unease just tagged along. It’s hard to explain, but everything felt a little off-kilter, like the world was slightly tilted or something. The roads were unusually busy, and people seemed crankier than usual, honking more and cutting each other off. I remember thinking, Why is everyone in such a rush today? Maybe they felt it too.

I was driving along, trying to focus, you know, telling myself to snap out of it, when suddenly, out of nowhere, this car swerves right in front of me. My heart jumped to my throat, and I hit the brakes hard, hearing the screech of tires. It all happened so fast, yet felt slow-motion, you know? For a split second, I saw the other driver’s wide eyes, probably as panicked as mine.

Somehow, my car stopped just inches from the other car’s bumper. My mind went blank for a moment, just taking in what almost happened. I took a deep breath, my body shaking with that leftover rush. It took me a minute to gather myself, even to realize we hadn’t actually crashed.

As I drove away, more carefully than before, I kept replaying the scene in my head. I don’t really believe in luck or curses, but that experience made me wonder, just a little bit, you know? Is there something to this whole Friday the 13th deal? Maybe I was just on edge because of the date, but whatever it was, it left me kind of shaken but also oddly grateful.