Phenomenon

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It was out of the blue. When the scream cut through the thick foggy air, I can hardly contain myself. It was my own scream, coming from the far depths of some shallow well. Yet, I did not think that it was my own voice.

The road was slick that day. I was driving a rental, a blue Lexus. Out of nowhere, came a deer right on the center of the road. Trying to avoid hitting it, I had to swivel the car to the right. I hit the brakes but it didn't stop the car from smashing into a large rock causing the front wheel to squeezed into my chest. The airbag opened into my face, my lips touched the fabric. All at once there was sharp pain everywhere. I lifted my head up. My head started to spin and all I can see was a blurry image of what was in front of me.

As the image became clearer, I saw blood on the airbag. I touched my forehead and felt liquid spilling down my face. My fingers showed a liquidly red. My head throbbed so badly, I thought I might just died at that moment. I looked around me. The right side of the car door was almost pressed against me. I pushed hard at the car door handle on my left. It managed to opened. As I slowly moved my body out, a dizzy feeling rushed over me. My head still spinning and all I felt like doing was to lay down. I leaned forward, my face pressed to my knees. I tried to breathe at a normal pace. My heart was racing. For a while I was like this. As I grew a little stronger, I stood up straight.

I walked around to see that I was still on the highway. The foggy air had not clear since early that morning. I couldn't see the sun but I felt it's heat upon my back. I turned round and round. All I can see was the foggy air covering the road. I breathe a sigh and tried to clear my head. As nausea ceased, I checked once more to see if anyone was around. I tried to scream for help but nothing came out. Fright overcame me. My knees felt weak. I sat down on the ground. Everything was blurry again like a dream. Am I dreaming? Tears streamed down my face.

"Ma'am, are you alright?" came a voice from up above. I looked up to see a man in his mid-thirties all dressed in black, smiling down at me. He helped me up to my feet. I was unable to stand up by myself. I lean against him. I can see his eyes clearly. It was an odd brown shade, like the sky when the sun sets. His long lashes almost touched his cheeks as he blinked. He touched my forehead with his left hand while holding me up with his right hand. It felt cool like ice cream on a hot summer day. Such a calm feeling rushed over me. I felt my head starting to clear and the pain slowly subsiding. He slowly set me down on the ground again. My knees were still too weak even though the rest of me was feeling better. My mouth was dry and my voice seem to be stuck in my throat. All I can managed was "Thank you." He nodded his head and smiled at me. Then he walked off into the thick fog. I can see his back for a moment and then it disappeared.

I did not know how long I have been sitting there. All I knew when I woke up was I was alright and my injuries seem to be gone. When the paramedics checked me out, they said there was nothing wrong with me. It was a phenomenon that I survived the crash. They had founded me on the ground near the highway. They don't know how I got out of the car, seeing how both car doors were so badly damaged. I saw the car when it passed by me, hanging onto a tow truck. Indeed the front seat where I was sitting was nearly crushed flat with both car doors crushed inward. I never saw the mysterious man again. I did not mentioned him to anyone. Who would have believe me anyway?