Challenge #30 - “Don’t Drive Angry”
[A circle of chairs filled with individuals as if at an AA meeting. None of the circle are men.]
TIFFANY
Hello. I’m Tiffany.
ALL
Hi Tiffany.
TIFFANY
I’ve been in this group for three years now and I can’t thank Laura enough for inviting me and making me feel so welcome. I am eternally grateful. I’ve noticed a few new faces and I remember I was afraid to talk my first time so I want to encourage newcomers, talking is the first step. It is how you get to where I am and I cannot recommend it enough. Maybe not today, but next meeting or the next meeting after that, once you talk everything will be easier going forward.
[small round of applause from the group.]
LAURA
Thank you for that sentiment, Tiffany. Is there any personal stories you have today?
TIFFANY
About a year ago, my abusive boyfriend died in a car accident. It appeared he confused the gas for the break and ran into the median while on the phone, threatening me because I told him I was moving out. Apparently, he had been doing some work on the car without the supervision of a mechanic and so what might have been a harmful crash was a fatal one. What makes it all the more tragic is I warned him all the time, don’t drive angry, that’s how you make mistakes. To do anything from driving, work, reading, even to, say, switching the break and gas lines in a car, calm is key.