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Sacramento: A Short Story

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On a bleak October night in Sacramento, California, a young women named Rose went out for drinks with her ‘girlfriends’. Sacramento is the capital of California, so this is where a lot of unsolved mysteries has been occurring. Rose left the bar very intoxicated ,adequately late, a little too late after all her friends already left. Rose got into the car autonomy and drove down the barren highway alone. Rose eyesight was starting to get weak as she drove faster down the highway. As rose look at her rear-viewed mirror she noticed headlights behind her. As the car pulled up behind her, she noticed the turning signal, she was in great relief. The car swerved back towards her car and hit the bumper. Rose started to panic, so she lurched the car

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