Guardian Angel(?)

From: Anonymous
Story type: Angel
Location: Illinois
Source: Form Submission

I know there's more "out there" than we can see, touch, hear, taste or smell. In 1971, I had just gotten my first car running "on all 6" and was all set to drive back into town "wide open" around a graceful curve on the old 2 lane high crown road. It was late, the headlights weren't aimed well and the brakes pulled like all hell to the left, but I was gonna let it all hang out on that graceful right handed curve.

I approached the curve at about 70 mph with the old weazy engine wide open. About 1/2 mile before the curve, my foot lifted off the accelerator. By itself. I tried to floor the accelerator, but my foot just hung there. Just as I was wondering "What th?" I saw an unlit car IN MY LANE changing a flat! There was oncoming traffic, so I yanked the wheel toward the narrow shoulder, GENTLY hit the brakes and got past the car. Almost went into oncoming traffic when I came out of the ditch still on the brakes.

If I'd been going ANY faster, I'd have hit something. HARD.

I still shake and cry thinking about it.