Road Rage 03
公路的怒气 03

I was terrified beyond the capacity for words, and I felt like the forest was going to suffocate me. I turned around to head back to my car and nearly tripped over something. I saw what it was; a small plaque affixed to a stone, facing the road. I'd never noticed it before. The inscription read:
"In loving memory of the three lives lost the morning of July 6, 1998. May it serve as a warning to those suffering from Road Rage."

I ran back to my car and never looked back.

It was only a few months later that I recounted my tail to a friend in a neighboring condo. Our buildings all have private, outdoor entrances, and we ran into each other coming home from work. I asked him if he knew anything about an accident about 2 years ago on that road. He invited me in for a drink and I relayed my experience.

He listened intently. I thought he would think I was nuts, but when I finished he spoke softly and understandingly. He told me that a mother was taking her little girl to school on that road on the morning of July 6, 1998 when an angry driver, who had taken the road as an alternative to the morning traffic rush, sped by and hit their car. The mother and her little girl died instantly. The driver was hospitalized for a few weeks and released. He admitted that he suffered from Road Rage, and could not take the main street traffic; that's why he went the back way.

我吓得说不出话来，感觉周围的森林简直让我窒息。我转身走向我的车，差点被什么东西绊倒。我看到那东西原来是一块粘在石头上的金属片，正对公路的方向。我之前没有注意到。上面写着：
谨以此纪念1998年7月6日逝于此处的三个美好生命。希望能为那些在公路上发泄怒气的人提供警示。
我头也不敢回，赶紧跑回自己的车，。
几个月后，我向隔壁公寓的一个朋友讲了我的经历。我们俩住的大楼都有单独的室外出口，我俩下班回家碰巧遇到。我问他知不知道大概两年前发生在那条路上的一起车祸。他请我到他家喝点东西，然后我对他讲了我的经历。
他听得很认真。我想他一定会认为我疯了。但我讲完之后，他缓缓地开口，表示理解。他告诉我1998年7月6日那天，一位母亲送她的小女儿去上学，一个发怒的司机为躲避早晨的塞车在这条路上超速行驶，撞上了他们的车。那位母亲和她的女儿当场死亡，而那个司机住了几周院后安然出院了。他承认自己确实是因受不了主干道的拥挤的交通，所以才走了这条小公路。