Unforgettable Day of My Life

The gas light was blinking, I tried to look around and I saw the ocean of cars but the gas station was nowhere to be found.
“What are you looking for?” Mom asked.
“I am Running out of gas Mom and I’m late already”, I replied.
That was the moment I got a feeling this day was about to get worse. I didn’t find a gas station. I looked at the clock, and it was 3:39 p.m. That was the ninth time I looked at the clock, and I knew that it was something I’d be doing until I got to work. I needed to get gas in my car because I knew I wouldn’t make it to work, and I also had to dropped my mother at my aunt’s home. Luckily, after I dropped my mom, I saw a gas station, and when I looked at the clock again, it was 3:44. I was about to reach my work place, and I knew that if I got gas then, I could still make it to work. I stopped and looked at the clock; it was 3:49. It was a race between me and time. I shut the car door very quickly and opened the gas pump. I filled my car’s tank with gas, and I was ready to go; but something had already gone wrong. When I tried to open the door, it wouldn’t open.
“Oh! No! It is locked! How stupid of me,” I murmured.
I thought the keys were in my pocket. I dug into my pocket, and the keys were not there.
“Man! It can’t get any worse!” I cried.
I looked at the watch it was 4:00 p.m. All of the rushing wasn’t worth it at this moment. That is what came into my mind.
At first, I called work to explain the situation. I dialed the number, and the operator picked up.
“Please transfer my call to the manager.” I said.
My manager was on the phone. I explained everything to her.
She felt sorry for me and told me, “Don’t worry, get the car unlocked and then come. Don’t rush.”
That was a relief. Now I had to get my car unlocked, but I didn’t know how. I called my brother because I realized that the same situation happened to him and he might know how to get it unlocked. He came, and mocked me for my stupidity.
He said in my own language, “You always do something wrong.”
I had a good comeback because he had been in my position a few months earlier.
I replied, “You did the same thing when you too.”
Then he gave me the number of a car towing company who unlock cars as well. Honestly, I didn’t know they do that too. I dialed the number, and they didn’t answer first. I dialed the number again.
“Hello”, the answer came from the other side of the phone.
“Hey there, I have a situation. I locked my car and the keys are in the car. I am standing by a gas station by Dempster and McCormick,” I explained.
“Okay, I’ll be there in 15 minutes and I charge $75.” he said.
Time was not the problem this time, but the amount he told me was way too much, and I am a bargaining person, but I knew it was not a good time to bargain, because he was the one in the driver’s seat.
While waiting for him, my brother said, “Take my car, I’ll get yours unlocked it, and take it to home.”
“No, I’ll take my own. “I refused his offer.
I was afraid because he had just bought a new car, and I just started driving. I don’t want anything bad to happen with his car.
My brother was with his friend.
He tapped my back and said “Good job man, well done.”
I had no comeback, because I knew everyone was on the driver’s seat except me but tried to say something back.
“At least, I can drive and take myself to places, not like you begging everyone for a ride.”
That really shut him up.
I looked behind and I saw the tow guy was here. He greeted me, my brother, and his goofy friend, who was still in shock by my reply. The tow guy just made $75 in three and a half minute. He took my car’s information and my license information and left. I was ready to head to work. I realized that while driving to work the only thing that came into my mind was that I was in a hurry, but what happened at the end was that I was late anyway. My brother’s friend started again.
“If I had $75 dollar I would go shopping.” He said sarcastically.
“You won’t shut up.” I answered and we both started laughing.
The lesson that this incident gave me was that being in a rush was not worth it. I mean, what did I achieve? I didn’t make it to work on time after all of this trouble. I wasted $75 for nothing. I was rushing and annoyed, didn’t eat anything at all. That day left an impact on my life as the worst day of my life. Now I have an experience to tell people and advise them not to rush; it can hurt you badly. I sometimes even laugh when I think about that day. If anybody wants to race time, no matter how fast they are we all know who will win, obviously time. So, the moral of the story is, “Rushing can only make things worse.”