used car

I bought a used car a while ago without performing any rituals or blessings. But one day, when I was driving back home from a different province using a quiet shortcut, a route that connects one province to another, it was around 9:00 PM, and it seemed like a religious day. I felt something was wrong with the road, the atmosphere, the silence of the road, and no other cars were following. At that point, there was an old suspension bridge leading away from the village, and I couldn't speed up because of the potholes.

The atmosphere, along with the soft music from Blackbean, made me feel drowsy when I shouldn't be. I was about to fall asleep and tried to slap my face to stay awake. The reason was probably due to exhaustion from work and the long drive back home. That's when I heard a voice calling my name.

"Poom."

I jolted up, and the music was playing softly in the car. The outside atmosphere was just trees. I cautiously looked in the rearview mirror and was startled to see the shadow of a tall woman wearing a white shirt. I was quite shocked and tried to compose myself, quickly looking back and rolling down the window to relax. I turned up the music, listening to a hip-hop song, trying to sing loudly to overcome my fear. I took a moment to gather my thoughts before daring to look again, but I didn't dare to take the shortcut again. I decided to take a longer route with more traffic. I thought about the image of your car breaking down, and just thinking about it was terrifying. I was half-asleep at that moment, or maybe she could help me, which allowed me to break free from the quiet atmosphere.

I went back to look at the car's camera. I was sleeping while driving at that time and woke up within a minute.

Try to think about it, the voice calling was familiar, it was the voice of your grandmother who passed away just a year ago. When I thought about it that way, I felt relieved because I had survived the nap.