Mason
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
The headlights behind me got closer.
I could hear an engine now.
Not normal engine noise.
It sounded rough and low, like an old truck with no muffler.
The road was too narrow, and there was no shoulder in some places.
The vehicle behind me came right up on my bumper.
Its lights were so bright I had to flip my rearview mirror down, but both side mirrors were glowing.
My uncle said, Tyler, listen to me.
If you hear somebody you know, don't answer.
I said, what?
He repeated it.
If you hear a voice outside the car, don't answer it.
Right after he said that, my mom's voice came from the back seat.
Tyler, pull over.
I almost crashed.
I looked in the rearview mirror, not the outside one, the mirror inside the car.
For half a second I expected to see my mom sitting behind me, which makes no sense.
The back seat was empty except for my work hoodie and a crushed water bottle.
But the voice had come from inside the car.
I know it did.