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00:00We drove back to the city on New Year's Day, just me and my boyfriend.
00:04Traffic on the Pennsylvania turnpike was brutal.
00:07Seven hours turned into 14.
00:09We finally pulled into a service plaza at about 10 p.m.
00:13I ran to the bathroom, but when I ran back out, his car was gone.
00:16I called him freaking out.
00:18Where are you?
00:19I told you, I'm back on the turnpike.
00:21You know it's holiday traffic.
00:22If I turn around and come back for you, I'll have to pay the toll again.
00:24I'm not wasting another 70 bucks.
00:26So you left me over a toll?
00:29Come on, you're not a child.
00:31Figure it out.
00:32He G'd.
00:32Then he twisted the knife.
00:33Or take the flight.
00:34Wasn't that your plan in the first place?
00:35Oh right, my bad.
00:36Princess needs a chauffeur.
00:38He really ditched me.
00:39Late at night, alone at a turnpike service plaza.
00:42My boyfriend got off work on December 23rd.
00:44I didn't get off until Christmas Day.
00:46He wanted to come home with me for Christmas.
00:48Meet my family.
00:49Stay at my parents' place.
00:50I said no.
00:51My family already didn't like him.
00:53And I was not about to spend Christmas playing referee.
00:55It was fine.
00:56It wasn't a big deal.
00:57Looking back, that was probably where all of this started.
01:00He drove home by himself the next day.
01:02Said he had stuff to do.
01:04Didn't wait for me.
01:04Fine.
01:05I flew home alone.
01:06We were both supposed to be back at work on January 2nd.
01:08But I'd taken a few PPO days.
01:10I wanted more time at home.
01:11My return flight was booked for January 5th.
01:13He wanted to drive back on January 1st and begged me to go with him.
01:16I said no.
01:17I already bought my ticket.
01:18And I want a few more days with my parents.
01:20Cancel it.
01:20I miss you.
01:21I've got a car.
01:22Why deal with the airport?
01:23I still said no.
01:25Wow.
01:26Okay.
01:26I wanted to spend Christmas with you.
01:28You shut that down.
01:29Now I'm asking you to ride back with me?
01:30And that's too much too?
01:31He got quieter.
01:33Then came the guilt trip.
01:34So I caved.
01:35At 8 that morning, I got in his car.
01:38I smiled.
01:39Happy New Year.
01:40Nothing.
01:41He didn't even look at me.
01:43I figured maybe he hadn't heard me.
01:45Happy New Year.
01:46So I said it again.
01:47You know your parents hate me.
01:48You know what that feels like?
01:49You're really okay with me driving seven hours alone on New Year's?
01:51Your town is a disaster.
01:53I sat in traffic half an hour just to pick you up.
01:55There was a tourist spot near my parents' place.
01:57Every holiday, the whole area got jammed.
02:00What are all these people even doing here?
02:02Everyone's acting like idiots.
02:04And that dumb cop wouldn't even let me turn right.
02:06He'd never actually dealt with it before.
02:08So hearing him complain like this right out of the gate, I was already getting annoyed.
02:12Okay, we're moving now.
02:13Let's just go.
02:14He snapped at me.
02:15Easy for you to say.
02:16You're not the one driving.
02:18I could have just taken my flight.
02:19Oh, now you say that?
02:21You should have said that earlier.
02:23I did say that.
02:24I told you I wanted to fly back.
02:26You could cut me off.
02:27Whatever.
02:28Just forget it.
02:29Then we got on the Pennsylvania turnpike.
02:31And the car went dead silent.
02:33I looked down at my phone.
02:35Texted my family.
02:36Just letting them know we were on the way.
02:38Must be nice.
02:39You just sit there on your phone.
02:40But I'm out here playing chauffeur.
02:42Fine.
02:43Next service platform, I'll drive.
02:45With your driving?
02:46You barely touched a car all year.
02:48You want to die?
02:49Fine.
02:49Don't drag me with you.
02:51That pissed me off.
02:52Really pissed me off.
02:53But I stopped talking.
02:55Put my phone away.
02:56And just stared out the window.
02:58Two hours later, traffic slowed down.
03:00Then it stopped.
03:02Son of a bitch.
03:03Knew it.
03:05I flinched.
03:09But kept my voice soft.
03:10Everyone's probably heading back today.
03:12Two hours in.
03:14That's not bad.
03:15Then I heard him laugh.
03:16Not a real laugh.
03:18That nasty little snort he did when he wanted to start something.
03:21If I hadn't had to pick you up, I wouldn't be in this mess.
03:25I turned and looked at him.
03:27Brian, you begged me to come with you.
03:29And ever since I got in this car, all you've done is complain.
03:33Yeah, you're right.
03:35I'm the idiot here.
03:36I'm the one who begged you to come with me.
03:38So sure, this is on me too.
03:41I asked for this.
03:42I'm the dumbass sitting in this traffic.
03:44The car kept inching forward.
03:46We sat there in silence for a while.
03:48Then I sighed.
03:49You're not usually like this.
03:51What's really going on?
03:52Just say it.
03:53A pause.
03:53Then he said,
03:54You ever think maybe you're selfish?
03:57What?
03:58Me?
03:59Selfish?
04:00I was shocked.
04:01I hadn't even done anything.
04:02So where the hell was that coming from?
04:04I already saved you a plane ticket.
04:06And now you expect me to play show Gertu?
04:08You know your area turns into a zoo every holiday.
04:10Someone in your family could have driven you over to me.
04:13Then we wouldn't be stuck here.
04:14That's when it hit me.
04:15This whole time.
04:17He was pissed because he had to come get me.
04:20I stared at him.
04:21I came back early for you?
04:23And you're seriously upset that you had to pick me up?
04:25Then he hit me with the sarcasm.
04:28Fine.
04:28My bad.
04:29Your highness came back early for me.
04:31So I should just smile and take it?
04:33And just tall away Mort.
04:35That did it.
04:36Brian, be reasonable.
04:38Check the traffic reports.
04:40It's been like this since Christmas.
04:41Is this traffic my fault?
04:44Nothing.
04:45No more words.
04:46Then the traffic stopped completely.
04:49Dead stop.
04:49And we sat there for five hours.
04:51By ten that night, we were finally close.
04:54Twenty miles left.
04:56A seven hour drive had turned into fourteen.
04:58I hadn't gotten out once.
05:00I hadn't used a bathroom once.
05:02At that point, I was desperate.
05:04Can we stop at the next service plaza?
05:07I seriously can't hold it.
05:09Definitely gonna pee myself.
05:12I tried to sound light.
05:14Tried to break the tension.
05:15Brian looked at me for a second.
05:17Didn't say a word.
05:18But I caught it.
05:19The corner of his mouth twitching.
05:22A minute later, he pulled into a service plaza.
05:25Good.
05:25We were fighting.
05:27But I still thought he'd stop when it mattered.
05:29The second the car parked, I bolted.
05:31No line.
05:32Thank God.
05:32In and out.
05:33Fast.
05:34But when I ran back outside,
05:36his car was gone.
05:37I started calling him right away.
05:39Heart racing.
05:39He didn't pick on the first time.
05:41Or the second.
05:42Where are you?
05:42I can't find the car.
05:43Oh.
05:44I'm already back on the turnpike.
05:46He said, flat as ever.
05:48What?
05:49It was ten at night.
05:50No way he'd just leave me here and drive off alone.
05:53Stop messing around.
05:55Just come back.
05:56I'm standing right where you dropped me off.
05:58Who's messing around?
06:00I'm like ten miles ahead.
06:01You want to run and catch up?
06:03I can slow down for you.
06:04Brian, I'm asking you seriously.
06:06Where are you?
06:07His voice turned sharper.
06:09I told you.
06:09I'm back on the turnpike.
06:11You know it's holiday traffic.
06:12If I turn around and come back for you,
06:13I'll have to pay the toll again.
06:15I'm not wasting another seventy bucks.
06:16So you left me?
06:17Over a toll?
06:18Come on.
06:19You're not a child.
06:20Figure it out.
06:21He G'd.
06:21Then he twisted the knife.
06:22Or take the flight.
06:23Wasn't that your plan in the first place?
06:24Oh right.
06:24My bad.
06:25Princess needs a chauffeur.
06:26His voice was ugly.
06:27And it hit me.
06:28He had actually left me here.
06:29This was never just about the toll.
06:31He was punishing me.
06:32He'd been waiting for this all day.
06:35Right then, my dad texted.
06:37My eyes burned.
06:38Tears streaming down my cheeks.
06:41My hands shook as I typed back.
06:43Dad replied right back.
06:46All right, all right.
06:47I was messing with you.
06:49I had to pee too.
06:51Wait there.
06:51I'll be back in five.
06:52Really?
06:53I didn't believe him.
06:55Come on.
06:56You really think I'd leave you?
06:57Just stay put.
06:58I wanted to believe him.
07:00If he'd really left, I was screwed.
07:01No way I was getting in some stranger's car that late at night.
07:04So I stayed exactly where I was.
07:07Didn't move an inch.
07:08Didn't go looking for help.
07:09Five minutes passed.
07:11Then I heard a honk.
07:12That wasn't his car.
07:14I was just blocking somebody's way.
07:17You done yet?
07:18You coming out or not?
07:22You're actually still waiting?
07:24God, you're easy.
07:25I told you I left.
07:26I'm almost off the turnpike.
07:27He got me.
07:29Again.
07:30If he'd been standing right in front of me then, if I'd had a knife in my hand,
07:33I don't even want to know what I might have done.
07:35Brian, where are you?
07:38For real.
07:38I told you.
07:40The tolls are still high.
07:41Why the hell would I still be there?
07:42You really are an idiot.
07:44He kept talking.
07:45Still smug.
07:47Fine.
07:48I'll come back, but I'm not thrilled about paying that toll again.
07:51Happy now?
07:52I didn't say anything.
07:53My body kept shaking.
07:55Fear.
07:56Anger.
07:57Then he started defending himself.
07:59Honestly, this isn't my fault.
08:01We were only like 20 miles away.
08:05Did you really have to pee?
08:07Oh, so this is about the toll?
08:09The toll?
08:09Not you getting back at me for this morning?
08:11Wow, Brian.
08:12I never knew you were this petty.
08:15Don't bother coming back.
08:16Wouldn't want you wasting another 70 bucks.
08:20Then I hung up.
08:22So that was it.
08:23My ex-boyfriend had left me alone at a turnpike service plaza late at night.
08:26Fine.
08:27If I had to, I'd stay there till morning.
08:29But we were done.
08:30Then I texted him one line.
08:31I was just about to head back inside the service plaza.
08:33Then I heard it another horn blast.
08:35Somewhere not far away.
08:36Not once.
08:38Over, over, and over.
08:39In the middle of that quiet night, it was jarring as hell.
08:41My phone lit up.
08:44I didn't answer.
08:46It kept ringing.
08:48And right then, the honk stopped.
08:50I saw the driver.
08:51Brian.
08:52Fast.
08:52Waste.
08:53Too fast.
08:53It wasn't slowing down.
08:55Every nerve in my body lit up.
08:56I jumped to the side, hit the ground hard.
08:58What the hell is wrong with you?
08:59I was just messing with you.
09:01You're really gonna dump me over this?
09:02I couldn't catch my breath.
09:04If I hadn't moved, walked right up to him.
09:06Looked him dead in the eye.
09:07Were you trying to hit me just now?
09:09He dodged it completely.
09:11Instead, he sneered.
09:12So what now?
09:12I didn't leave.
09:13You got what you wanted?
09:14Happy now?
09:15Were you trying to hit me just now?
09:16Hit you?
09:17No.
09:18You're standing right here, aren't you?
09:20Dark as hell out here.
09:21Don't start making stuff up.
09:23That was it, Brian.
09:24We're done.
09:25Get in the car.
09:26We need to go now before the tolls screw us again.
09:29I yanked my arm away.
09:31Started walking.
09:32So you coming or not?
09:33I'm counting to three.
09:35If you're not back by then, I'm gone.
09:37One, two, three.
09:39I ignored him.
09:41Fine.
09:41Your loss.
09:42You asked for this.
09:43Turned around.
09:44His car merged into traffic.
09:46Gone.
09:47I checked the time.
09:4810.30pm.
09:49At 10.55pm, my dad called.
09:51Beth?
09:52Can you hear me?
09:53Are you okay?
09:54Say something, please.
09:55There was panic in his voice.
09:57Dad?
09:57What's wrong?
10:00Thank God.
10:01Thank God.
10:02Thank God you're alive.
10:05Dad, what happened?
10:07Brian's mom called.
10:08She said Brian was in a terrible crash.
10:10A semi crushed his car.
10:12We thought you were with him.
10:13Are you hurt?
10:15What?
10:16Brian was in a crash?
10:17Sweetie, don't worry.
10:18Your brother's already backing out of the driveway.
10:20We're coming to get you.
10:21I never should have let you leave early today.
10:23Dad.
10:24Mom.
10:25Calm down.
10:25I'm not with him.
10:26Silence.
10:27Then his voice came back.
10:28Sharp and fast.
10:29What do you mean you're not with him?
10:30I had to say it.
10:31Well, we had a fight.
10:32I got out at a service plaza.
10:34I wasn't in his car.
10:36Then my brother got on the phone.
10:37Which service plakland?
10:38Dad and I are coming.
10:39That'll take forever.
10:41You don't have to.
10:42I'm only like 20 miles out.
10:43I'll figure something out.
10:44No.
10:44You stay put and wait for us.
10:46Just wait.
10:47I stared at my phone.
10:48So much for not worrying them.
10:50Still, they knew everything.
10:51Then I sat there.
10:52Thinking about what my dad had said.
10:54A bad crash?
10:55How bad?
10:56Then my phone rang again.
10:58Brian's mother.
10:59Beth, you weren't with Brian?
11:00No.
11:01He left me alone at a service plaza.
11:03Drove off by himself.
11:04Did you two fight?
11:05If you hadn't upset him,
11:07he never would have crashed.
11:09Brian is a careful driver.
11:11Thank God he's alive.
11:12If something had happened to him,
11:14that would have been on you.
11:16Excuse me?
11:17He picked a fight.
11:18Left me stranded there late at night.
11:20How exactly is his crash my fault?
11:22And just like that,
11:23I understood Brian a whole lot better.
11:26The guilt trips.
11:27The blame.
11:27The mind games.
11:28He learned it from home.
11:29My son is in a crash.
11:31And that's what you have to say?
11:33You monster!
11:34Fine.
11:35I'm the bad guy.
11:36I was about to hang up.
11:37Go check on him.
11:38FaceTime me when you get there.
11:40I want to see for myself how bad it is.
11:43What?
11:43How am I supposed to get there?
11:45Walk.
11:45Just follow the guardrail.
11:47I thought I heard her wrong.
11:48Are you serious?
11:49I can't walk on the turnpike.
11:51My son was just in a wreck.
11:52So what if you have to walk?
11:54Get over there now!
11:55I hung up before she could say another word.
11:57Unbelievable.
11:58Last year, a family friend had set me up with Brian.
12:01Good looking.
12:02Nice family.
12:03And his mother?
12:05So reasonable.
12:07Yeah.
12:08Just then, more drivers started filing into the service plaza, talking loud.
12:11Traffic's locked up again.
12:13We're done for the night.
12:15Might as well sleep here.
12:16Heard it was a pileup up ahead, like eight cars.
12:19One of them got crushed right in the middle.
12:20They probably won't clear it till morning.
12:22My heart jumped.
12:23No wonder my family had been so scared.
12:25This wasn't some fender bender.
12:27This was bad.
12:28I tried calling Brian.
12:29No answer.
12:30But two texts came in.
12:32One photo.
12:33His car.
12:34Front end and passenger side.
12:35Completely crushed.
12:37Another photo.
12:38His leg.
12:38His arm.
12:39Blood.
12:40Then came the message.
12:41You better start thinking about how you're gonna pay for this.
12:44Pay for it?
12:45Me?
12:46Then my phone rang.
12:47Brian!
12:47You saw the pictures, right?
12:49What exactly are you saying?
12:51Let me put it this way.
12:52Every shitty thing that happened to me today started with you.
12:55I'm not even gonna get into everything from earlier.
12:57But tonight, if you hadn't made me stop at that service plasma.
13:01Then his voice hardened.
13:02I wouldn't have been delayed that long.
13:04And if I hadn't been delayed, I never would have been there when the crash happened.
13:08I could have been killed.
13:09Because of you.
13:10My mom told me she asked you to come check on me.
13:13And when you said no?
13:15Fine.
13:16Then let's be clear.
13:17My lost wages.
13:18The hospital bills.
13:20Treatment.
13:21Emotional distress.
13:22We'll deal with all that later.
13:24But the car?
13:25You're paying for that.
13:26You know I just got it last year.
13:28Now it's wrecked.
13:29Brian, if you need help, call a doctor.
13:31Don't call me with this insane bullshit.
13:33Was I driving your car?
13:35Was I holding your steering wheel?
13:36Did I make you crash?
13:38You don't get it, do you?
13:39Then his voice changed.
13:40Meaner.
13:41We were supposed to be building a life together.
13:43You knew where this was going.
13:45And now you think you can just walk away when things get hard?
13:48There it was.
13:49It wasn't love.
13:50It was ownership.
13:51You don't just get to say we're done and that's it.
13:53That's not how this works.
13:55People don't get this close to marriage and then just throw it away over one fight.
13:59Brian, we broke up.
14:00There is no future here.
14:02No wedding.
14:02No life together.
14:04Nothing.
14:06That's not how this works.
14:08That's your opinion.
14:09You don't get to make that call by yourself.
14:10I actually shook my head.
14:12There was no arguing with crazy.
14:14Whatever happened to you tonight, take it up with your insurance.
14:16But you are not dumping this on me.
14:20I hung up on him, deleted his number, every picture of him, blocked him, and his whole
14:26family too.
14:30You give me attitude over everything, but this happens and you say nothing?
14:35If that crash hadn't happened last night, what were you going to do?
14:38You were just going to sit here all night and never tell us?
14:43You never tell us anything.
14:46Were you out here freezing all night?
14:48That almost broke me, but I tried to brush it off.
14:52Come on.
14:53It's not a big deal.
14:54Worst case, I would have stayed there till morning and figured it out.
14:57No!
14:57It is not the same back right of thing.
15:00Okay.
15:00My fault.
15:02Next time I'll tell you.
15:03Promise.
15:04Then I turned and headed for the car.
15:06Didn't want them to see me cry.
15:07The truth was, I had been scared.
15:09Really scared.
15:11And I still couldn't shake the way Brian had driven straight at me.
15:14That moment kept replaying in my head all night.
15:17On the way back, we passed the crash scene.
15:19Traffic was moving again, but I could still see it.
15:22Debris on the shoulder.
15:24Black skid marks on the road.
15:26By the time we got home, something already felt off.
15:29There were cars lined up along the curb.
15:31Our front door was open, and I could heard crying from inside.
15:35My stomach dropped.
15:36I jumped out and ran in.
15:38Brian's parents were there.
15:39And Linda, too.
15:40The family introduced us.
15:43You little bitch!
15:45Do you have any idea you almost got my son killed?
15:49Look at her.
15:50She runs straight home.
15:52And my boy, still in the hospital, doesn't even go see him.
15:57I just looked at her.
15:58That was her son.
16:00So why was she here instead of at the hospital?
16:03Seriously?
16:04Aren't you his mother?
16:06Why aren't you with him?
16:07It's barely morning.
16:09You're here at my front door crying.
16:11What, did he die?
16:12You here to tell me he's gone?
16:13That set her off.
16:14Voice shaking.
16:16Did you hear that?
16:18Did you all hear that?
16:20My brother stepped in fast and blocked her.
16:23I didn't want to drag this out.
16:25What do you want?
16:26If you're not here for a real reason, you need to leave.
16:30Oh, we have a reason.
16:33Brian sent us for money.
16:34She said.
16:35Money?
16:35His insurance won't cover it all.
16:38Deductibles, hospital bills, lost wages.
16:4130 grand.
16:43And you're paying.
16:44I lost my temper.
16:46You're all...
16:47You're all insane!
16:49Get the hell out of my house!
16:51Then she dropped into our couch, covered her face.
16:54Look at her!
16:55My son is lying in a hospital bed, and she's yelling at me.
16:59My boy wanted to marry her.
17:01Start a family with her.
17:02Now he gets hurt, and she dumps him?
17:05I saw my brother step forward.
17:07Fists already clenched.
17:09No, that was exactly what she wanted.
17:11She staggered back like I'd shoved her.
17:13Then I pulled out my phone.
17:15Hit record.
17:16Go ahead.
17:17I said.
17:18Say it again.
17:19Tell the camera how your son left me at a service player dom at night.
17:22Almost ran me over.
17:23And now you're here asking me for money?
17:26Last night, I stopped at a service plaza to use the bathroom.
17:30Brian drove off and left me there alone.
17:32Brian left me alone at a service plaza.
17:34I'm at 10 at night.
17:35And when he came back, he drove straight at me.
17:38If I hadn't jumped out of the way, he might have hit me with his car.
17:41And then, all of it hit me at once.
17:43Everything from last night came rushing back.
17:45The service plaza.
17:46The dark.
17:47The car coming straight at me.
17:49My chest tightened.
17:51Before I knew it, I was crying.
17:54It's okay.
17:55It's okay.
17:56You're home now.
17:58Get out!
17:59All of you!
18:00Right now!
18:01I wiped my face and shook my head.
18:04No!
18:06Let them talk.
18:08You knew about this, didn't you?
18:10About all of it.
18:11What are you talking about?
18:12About them already treating my life like a done deal.
18:15The marriage.
18:16The money.
18:18All of it.
18:19Don't play dumb with me.
18:20Brian already told me.
18:21You didn't set us up to be nice.
18:23Brian promised to pay off your debts once he got his hands on my family's money.
18:28I'd stumbled onto it before, by accident.
18:31Back then, I was ready to end it.
18:33But he begged me not to leave.
18:35Swore he really loved me.
18:37And I was stupid enough to believe him.
18:39What's wrong with Brian?
18:41Linda turned to Brian's mom.
18:43I swear, I have no idea why he'd say that.
18:45Brian's mom scoffed.
18:46Oh, please.
18:48Don't act shocked now.
18:49We all thought they were headed for marriage.
18:52And yes, if they got married,
18:55Of course, Linda would have gotten something out of it.
18:58Linda's face finally changed.
18:59So they really had planned this out.
19:01Marriage.
19:02Money.
19:03A future I had never agreed to.
19:05That was all I needed to hear.
19:06I wiped my face and looked at Brian's mom.
19:08Now you're in my house asking for money?
19:11You ever felt ashamed?
19:12I'm not paying you a dime.
19:14Then, out of nowhere,
19:15Brian's mom whipped around, rushed at Linda.
19:18Hard!
19:19This is your fault too!
19:21If you hadn't brought this little bitch into his life,
19:24My son never would have ended up like this!
19:27You're paying too.
19:29You hear me?
19:29You owe him too!
19:31Then she jabbed a finger at Linda.
19:33Everyone froze.
19:34I was too.
19:35She was really trying to dump the blame on every person in the room.
19:38Then Linda snapped too.
19:39She lunged at Brian's mom and swung back.
19:42Right there in my living room.
19:43My dad and brother had to physically drag them apart.
19:46Linda tore herself free,
19:48Shot Brian's mom one last look,
19:50Then turned and walked out.
19:51Just like that.
19:53She was gone.
19:54Bitch!
19:56Brian's mom was still cursing.
19:58The second Linda left,
19:59She lunged at me.
20:00My brother blocked her fast.
20:02My dad stepped in too.
20:03She was still shouting,
20:05Still trying to get past them.
20:07Then her phone rang.
20:09The sound cut straight through the room.
20:12She stopped,
20:13Glanced at the screen.
20:16What?
20:17How is that possible?
20:18She was already shaking.
20:20No!
20:20That can't be right.
20:21She scrambled up.
20:23Ran out the door.
20:24Then my mom let out a long breath.
20:28This is exactly why we never liked him.
20:31That whole family is a disaster.
20:33Beth, listen to me.
20:34You are done with him.
20:36Do you hear me?
20:37Done.
20:37I tried to laugh.
20:40Yeah, I got it.
20:41He's officially off the list.
20:44Off the list?
20:46He never should have been on it.
20:49This is huge.
20:51The crash last night.
20:52It's trending.
20:54I checked my phone.
20:57And right away,
20:58I knew why Brian's parents had run out like that.
21:00The crash?
21:02Brian started it.
21:04Eight cars.
21:06Two dead.
21:09Fifteen more hurt.
21:11The video showed everything.
21:13He was picking a fight with a semi.
21:15Horns were going off all around him.
21:17But he either didn't hear them,
21:19or he didn't care.
21:21Then everything went bad at once.
21:23A smaller car tried to squeeze between them
21:25and clipped the semi.
21:26The truck swerved.
21:28Brian's car spun out and got hit again.
21:30Then more crashes.
21:32One after another.
21:33My brother and I just stared at each other.
21:35What the hell had snapped in him?
21:38This wasn't some random accident.
21:40He did that.
21:42Then my brother sent another clip.
21:43He looked at me.
21:45Like he was laughing at me.
21:47I was just trying to teach him a lesson.
21:50I didn't think this would happen.
21:52All that.
21:52Over a look?
21:54I felt sick.
21:55That was Brian.
21:56Petty.
21:57Cruel.
21:57And somehow,
21:58even after all that,
22:00he still thought I was the one who owed him.
22:02I recalled that tiny smile in the rearview mirror.
22:05And I went cold.
22:07What if he decided to teach me a lesson on the turnpike?
22:11I might not have been standing here at all.
22:14My mom wrapped her arms around me.
22:16That's terrifying.
22:17That man is dangerous.
22:19Thank God you're okay.
22:21My dad got mad all over again.
22:23And his parents still had the nerve to come in here and blame you?
22:26My brother's face went hard.
22:28After this,
22:29he could actually do time.
22:30Two people
22:33are dead.
22:35How many families did he destroy because his ego got bruised?
22:39A few days later,
22:41my brother came home.
22:42They're selling the house.
22:44His parents are scrambling for cash.
22:46I looked up.
22:47Seriously?
22:49Insurance won't cover a criminal road rage stunt.
22:52They're being sued for millions.
22:54They zember why lagerate in chip minutes for millions.
22:56And I fiend nose by the doofalon for milts.
23:00They have to sell the house just to cover the legal fees.
23:03Then it clicked.
23:06That was why Brian had pushed me so hard for money.
23:09A few more days passed.
23:11Time for me to go back and get my stuff.
23:13The ride back felt nothing like the last one.
23:16They were going to help me pack,
23:17quit my job.
23:18My whole family agreed on one thing.
23:20I was not staying in the same city as Brian.
23:22Not after what he did.
23:23I saw who he was long before I left.
23:26I just kept excusing it.
23:28I called it kindness.
23:30Really?
23:31I was only giving him more chances to hurt me.
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