There are reasons why things go wrong and even at the time when nothing makes sense eventually there is an answer to it all
Stretched to the limit and torn between two lives , Skitter was either on the road driving his truck or living in his cabin with Herman his German shepherd dog .
It was a hard life always out on the road without proper food and sleep .
Some days we’re ok all depending on how he could handle the stress of putting up with the idiots out there on the heart-breaking bends. Some inpatient drivers would try to get past him or around and in front of him . There were always some crazy people out there in the forsaken zones at night with death wishes . God knows it’s hard driving on your own far away from home . It’s just not right , hour after hour he holds on tight to the steering , wheel going through the gears trying to keep the revs up , trying to stay awake , trying to make a living , giving and taking the good with the bad .
Some days were hard to get through but he always had the strength to do what he had to do , burning the wick of the candlestick at both ends , driving downhill and all around the bends . He kept on trucking because it’s all he knew how to do . It was in his blood , running thick through his veins and into his heart .
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One cold Sunday night he stopped at to refuel and grab some food .It was cold and he was hungry . When he went into pay for the fuel there was another truckie standing there. He looked like he was out for trouble . Two red angry eyes stared at Shitter who tried to avoid any conflict . Sometimes a few of the drivers would be stressed about things but they always tried not to let it show . Tonight was different because recently there had been some issues with some long-distance truck drivers who began putting up barricades around the highways, blocking any traffic getting in and out of the state . The dispute was all about the rising cost of fuel and road tax . As more and more truckies joined in the action , things were getting ugly out there on the roads with angry out looking to a fight .
On that cold dark winter night Skitter was in a place where no man should be
with an angry man who pulled out a knife and began to wave it at everyone who was there . Skitter acted on impulse and cursed and swore at the man with a knife who came running towards him , the two men scuffled , the knife came out of the man’s hands and was picked up quickly by someone and disposed of .
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He turned around and abused everyone there and left .
Skitter was offered a free dinner for his trouble and accepted it .
He sat down and tried to calm down . His heart was pumping like diesel fuel and his mind was jumping with fear .
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What a wicked world it can be sometimes when trouble comes knocking at your door After dinner he returned to his truck and got back on the road .
He was thinking about the man with the knife and he kept on trucking .
He tried to forget , what happened and took a pill to stay awake .
There were lots of trucks on the highway that night so he decided to take another way through the villages in case they had blocked the highway down by the border.
The white lines on the road kept rolling past for miles and miles .
Sometimes you never see the writing on the wall , sometimes a heart ache is just a
scream away . .
He was heading downhill to a set of traffic lights that flashed to red from green and suddenly he went for the brakes but they weren’t there and his nightmare had just begun .
His eyes were open wide and everything was happening in slow motion ,
Free wheeling with no brakes , downhill and the haunted scene unveiled before his eyes . Several cars went through the intersection in front of his truck and he slammed into car after car , as the nightmare kept rolling there was no end to the dream .
He woke up in a hospital bed and was told he would be in a wheelchair for the rest of his life .
Every day in a hospital bed he kept thinking if only he could turn back time , if only he could change the past but no , everyday the nightmare returned . His life had changed forever in the blink of an eye .
After his discharge from hospital was given help at home with a care giver and community nurse .
He always prayed for the people that were lost that night when his truck ran away out of control and careered into their cars . He would never be able to say sorry to them and each day his lifer went on and he was never able to drive a truck again ,
His had no idea why his brakes failed that night but even if he did it would still not change what had happened .
As time passed Skitter got used to the nurse who came every day to wash and dress him . He was able to talk to her about his feelings and she listened to him . Slowly they build a bond of trust that eventually ended up being a factor why they fell in love They both were married and lived happily until Skitter passed away leaving the nurse.
a large amount of money that would keep her comfortable for the rest of her life .
She was quite capable of taking care of herself...She appreciated everything he was doing for her and the Grandmothers Four, but she needed his help, not for him to take over.
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