Mason
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I stopped maybe 20 feet away from it.
I sat there with my foot on the brake and stared through the windshield.
The animal did not move.
No twitching, no breathing that I could see.
Its mouth was open a little.
Its fur looked dusty and grey.
I remember thinking it must have been hit recently because I had driven that same road earlier in the day and had not seen it.
I checked my mirrors again.
Nothing.
I put my hazards on.
Then I sat there for another second, trying to decide if I really wanted to get out.
I didn't have gloves.
I didn't have a shovel.
The smart thing would have been to call it in or drive around it.
But like I said, I was tired, and it seemed simple at the time.
Move it a few feet off the lane, wipe my hands on something, go home.
I got out and left the driver's door open.
That was the first thing that felt weird.
As soon as I stepped onto the road, it was too quiet.
I know that sounds like a basic horror storyline, but I don't know how else to say it.