Why did I do that? If only I hadn’t. Then it wouldn’t have
happened. Everything would be fine. Would those few minutes really have been
such a bad thing? I was on a mission. I had to be at the meeting on time. I had
to make an impression. I wanted time for a coffee first, to get myself
prepared. My career depended on it. I needed to be calm, measured and in
control.
She was beautiful. Her hair flowing in the breeze, immense
concentration on her face. This is a girl who knows where she is going, I thought.
She had her whole life ahead of her. She was at University. The basket on the
front of her cycle was full of books. She had a stuffed rucksack on her back.
The good girl was wearing a cycle helmet and a high vis sash across her chest.
There was another taped across her backpack. But that’s not what caught my eye.
It was her long, blond, flowing locks. But I saw her too late.
A split second can change your life. It could have been so
different. If only I hadn’t jumped the lights.
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