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Given that I didn't want to go to his ex-girlfriend's birthday celebration, Chris took Alaiya and me on a wrong turn down the highway. I pleaded with him to pull over, but he parked right in the middle of the road. "This is your punishment for skipping Eleanor's birthday," he said. "Now, you can drive yourself off the highway." Then he caught a cab and left. Before long, a massive truck came barreling toward us, sending my daughter and me flying. ============================== "Don't go, Chris; it's dangerous here!" I climbed out of the car with my daughter and reached for Chris's hand. He pushed me away with a cold, indifferent expression. "Didn't you have plenty to say while we argued? Now you're scared?" "I'm begging you, let's not fight. Just move the car off the road, okay?" I was close to tears. Cars zoomed past us, my heart pounding wildly. "Aren't you learning to drive? Move it yourself," he said, his eyes blazing with anger. My daughter began to cry. "Mommy, I'm scared. There are so many cars here." Usually, Chris would be gentle with her, but today he stayed detached. "You may be skipping the party, but I’m going." Chris looked at us coolly. "Move the car and handle the ticket yourself." "No, please, this isn't the time for jokes," I pleaded, clutching at his clothes. Despite the driving lessons, I wasn't confident yet. "Let go of me!" He pushed me aside. Suddenly, there was a screech of brakes. A car nearly collided with ours, swerving at the last second. The driver yelled, "What were you