My hands went white on the steering wheel. Breathe. Breathe. Breeeeaaatthhheee. I chanted to myself as my heart rate sped up. The buildings were so close, towering over me. They threw everything into shadow, into darkness. I swallowed hard, foot pressing on the gas. They were falling. The buildings were falling! I gave a quick shake. "No. No. You're fine. You're fine." I muttered. "You can do this. Come on. Come on."
Sunlight fell over my car as the last of the skyscrapers fell behind me and I relaxed. Safe. I was safe. The streets were widening. I could breathe again.
I hated driving in downtown. Compared to the open space everywhere else.
It just felt....claustrophobic.
-Inspiration from driving downtown today.
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