Me? Hit‑And‑Run?

Synopsis

Right after I got back from driving school, my instructor Rashad Merrill jabbed a finger at my nose and yelled that I was dumber than a pig. Humiliated, I squatted by the roadside and cried. Then my phone rang. The caller claimed to be a traffic officer. He said I had hit someone with my car and told me to turn myself in immediately. I cried even harder. "Sir, please," I sobbed, "just come arrest me already!" "I've failed my Maneuver Test five times! I don't want to live anymore!" "You can come right now—give me life in prison if you want!" On the other end of the line... there was suddenly complete silence.