Adversity

The accident occurred on a lonely stretch of road.

It was dark and he’d been running late. He’d been trying to send a message to tell his wife this, when he dropped his phone. He should never have tried to retrieve it while driving. The car veered to the left, rolled down the embankment and ended up on its roof. It took an age to wind down the window enough for him to crawl out. It took another age for him to scale the steep bank. At least he is now beside the road and visible, should any cars come by. The back of his head was bleeding and several times he felt he might pass out. For now, it was a case of waiting. Waiting for someone to come along and help. He probably needed to get to a hospital. He was thinking this, when he passed out.

He was barely conscious when he heard footsteps approach. Although he couldn’t move, a feeling of relief swept through him at the thought that help had arrived, at last. He was aware of hands searching his jacket pockets and removing his wallet. Someone was obviously looking for some form of identification. He hoped that whoever it was had a mobile phone they could use to call for an ambulance.

Instead, all he heard was footsteps hurriedly receding…

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