Jackpot
The
driver turned on the siren of the ambulance and drove as fast as he
could.
The
silence inside of the vehicle was deadly. Nobody said a word. They
were very concerned about the accident.
A
doctor and a nurse took care of them: a man with a bad cut on his
forehead and a woman lying on the stretcher with one swollen eye,
like a red balloon. All her body looked in pain.
She
did not know what was going on. She felt as if she was losing her
marbles. So she started to remember what had happened from the moment
she woke up.
I
had my breakfast, I showered.
I
got dressed.
Oh!
I can’t see anything with my right eye. It’s so painful. What’s
the matter with me?
I
must try to remember what had happened, again
I
got dressed, I showered… No, the other way around…
I
went to the garage.
I
unlocked the door of the garage.
I
got into my car.
Ouch,
ouch! My back…Again
I
locked the garage door.
I
was driving to work.
I
was happy thinking of being rich. Why?...
Ah!
Yes, today is 22nd December the day of the National
Lottery biggest prize. Ok…I have a lottery ticket.
Ouch!
My eye… Am I going to be blind? I hope not!...
I
took the narrow road as usual, where barely two cars can cross at the
same time.
This
country road is quicker and more pleasant.
I
am sure I saw the traffic signpost indicating 40 km/hour at the
beginning of the road.
All
my body is in pain. When will it stop?...
I
slowed down as always.
Bloody
van! Oh nooooooo! I’m going to be killed!
Suddenly,
I could not believe what was happening:
A
VAN ZIGZAGGING IN FRONT OF ME!
In
a second the van has crashed into my car with a big bang!
Ouch,
ouch!
Blackness!!!
The
van dragged my car 11 metres.
Brightness!!
Thank
God, I was alive!
I
was trapped in my car.
The
left side of the car was stuck on the edge of the road.
The
front right-hand side door was squashed by the van.
The
back door was locked with the child lock.
I
was in a panic.
Ouch,
ouch! My back, my knee… It’s awful
I
could not get out.
I
unfastened the seat belt.
I
jumped into the back.
“Open
the car! Please!
Please,
please, open the car!
Open
it! Open it! Please!”
I
screamed out while knocking desperately on the window.
Oh,
God! My head…headache is horrible!
At
long last the creepy van driver unlocked the door at the back.
I
wobbled along until I could lie on the edge of the field beside the
road.
The
van driver was wound up.
“I
aaam sorry, sooo sorry. It was the wheel of my van” he stammered
Ouch,
ouch! “Call the police” I answered immediately.
I
could not move. I was in real pain. Somehow I managed to phone my
husband on my mobile.
There
was nobody in the area at that time of the morning.
The
police came out without delay, in less than 10 minutes.
They
checked the scene.
“You
could have been killed. Thank goodness you were driving slowly”
They told me.
In a flash it came into
my mind: “Oh! My God, I am alive. At once I have won the jackpot
with my life even before the lottery has been announced on TV.”
Then
my husband arrived at the place of the accident. He told me I had won
the lottery.
Did
he tell me my lottery ticket was prized of or have I imagined this?
Did my number come up today? Damn! I can’t make up my mind, I’m
in such pain. Ouch, ouch! My back…ouch my eye…my head…
The
driver stopped and turned off the siren of the ambulance. The
stretcher bearers took the man and the woman to the emergency room as
quickly as they could.
Mª
JOSÉ ROIG FABRA
DUBLÍN
8/ 12/ 2017
