Legalities vs Emotions (part 3)

Situations aren't always the way they initially appear, especially after you've given a little more rational, calm thought to them.

When I left you last, I was sitting in my car waiting for the police to arrive. Laura is in her car doing the same. Actually, she is on her phone having what appears to be a very animated conversation with someone. I begin to reflect on everything that had just happened. Then, I begin to envision what would happen when the officer got there. I've been in accidents before, unfortunately, so I know how it always goes:

They usually pull up about 40 minutes to an hour after the accident took place, sit in the car for another 5 minutes on their radio to dispatch, and finally get out of the police car and say, "Okay, what happened?" I was DREADING this, because I had already stated to Laura that I was sorry. I was starting to get nervous about how things would go down when the officer got there, because I had already decided to follow Chris's instructions and not admit fault. But how?

I need someone to talk to about this; I look at the time. Chris is already in class by now. I immediately call my mom. I tell her what happened, and I mention Chris's advice about admitting fault. She asks me exactly what happened in the accident. I explain it to her, and as I'm talking something occurs to me. Remember how I said before that I merged into a lane that was not meant for cars in the direction I was going, but instead meant for the oncoming traffic? Well, if I'm merging into an illegal lane on the road, and I hit a car going in the same direction I'm travelling that is ALREADY in the same illegal lane, wouldn't they be at fault as well? Aha! This is confirmation that it helps to talk things out calmly instead of just reacting (something that people with my natural personality do regularly).

After talking to mom, I feel about 65% more confident about what the situation will be when the police officer arrives. However, I'm still not ready to deal with how this little "firecracker" of a lady will react when it's time for me to present my side in front of her and the officer. She's pleasant for the most part, but she definitely gives off a little more attitude than I personally need. Maybe that's because I smashed her car.

When the officer arrives, the unexpected happens.

Legalities vs Emotions (part 4) coming soon....