One Shitty Day

Day 20 of the 31 day writing challenge is done and I am glad to be on the downside of this challenge. While it hasn't been hard, it has been difficult at times to force myself into getting this done. So eleven more blogs to go and then I will definitely take a little break but I will definitely continue to blog with a regularity that I have lacked on here since I started.

Prompt (Random First Line) – The accident wasn’t her fault.

The accident wasn’t her fault but it was still going to cost her.  Her karmic balance had definitely been off.  It was as if fate was laughing at her lately.  Kay sighed as she watched as her battered car was loaded onto the tow truck.  Looking back, she saw that the officer was finishing up with the other driver. Catching her eye, he gave her the just a minute gesture and finished writing his tickets.  Kay checked her watch and realized that to add insult to injury she was going to be late to class.  Oh great, first day and I am late that should make a great first impression.  The crunch of gravel brought her attention back and she looked up as Officer Brown approached.  “Well I ticketed him for running a red light, driving without a license, and no insurance.  The report will be filed today and you should be able to get a copy of it for your insurance company tomorrow.  Are you sure you don’t need medical attention?”  Kay pulled her hand down from her neck, “No, it isn’t from the wreck but from stress. Thank you for your help.”  Kay shook hands with Officer Brown and saw her ride had arrived. Practically running to the car, she jerked open the passenger door and plopped into the seat, savoring the blast of cold air.  Her brother looked over at her with exasperation, “I swear sis, it seems like lately if it is going to go wrong it will go wrong.”  Kay laughed a humorless laugh, “Yeah, I was just thinking that myself.  Can you take me to class?”  “  Yeah it is no problem just text me in time to come back and pick you up.”  Kay arrived at class almost thirty minutes late and was nervous about going in the door.  Easing the door open, she slipped quietly into the back row of seats and pulled her laptop out.  The professor, without missing a beat, brought her a syllabus as he continued to discuss the coming semester.  Realizing that she hadn’t missed any real lecture, she sighed and glanced at what was to come.  Not wanting to piss off her professor anymore on the first day, Kay waited until class was over to text her brother.  Stealing herself, she walked to the front of class and apologized to the professor.  “It is not a problem, I am just glad that you aren’t injured.  Do you have any questions about the syllabus?”  Thanking her lucky stars that he was forgiving, she packed up and headed out to wait for her ride. Unlocking her front door, Kay sloshed in and dropped her bags by the front door.  Since this was the day from hell, it was only fitting that it ended with her being rained on as she waited.  Jumping into the shower, she tried to wash the day away.  Snuggling on her couch with her dinner and a big glass of wine, Kay tried not to think about everything that had been going on lately.  Drinking way more wine and just picking at her dinner, Kay missed her cat.  That seemed to be the first of what had been a rollercoaster of the last couple of months.  She felt like she was living a country song, cat died, boyfriend left, trouble at work, now add a probably totaled car to the mix.  Yeah, it was definitely like a country song, a really really bad country song.  If she had to look on the bright side of things, work was better, but the situation was far from good.  Realizing that a hangover would not make tomorrow any better, Kay got up and put the wine away getting a mug of tea instead.  Finishing her dinner, she decided that moping was not going to make her life better and if she was truthful, she had known that things with Eric were coming to an end.  He simply ended it before she could, not that it would have changed the outcome, but damn it she wanted to be the one that ended it!  Putting her dishes in the dishwasher, she thought you know Scarlett O’Hara may have been on to something, tomorrow was another day.  Giggling to herself, she climbed into bed and hoped and prayed that tomorrow would be better.