Too close.
It was simply too close to dodge. Instinct took over, and he swerved violently, the vehicle's front smashing into the wall.
BAAAAAAAAAANG!
The resulting collision almost made the world around him turn fully black as he slammed his head against the steering wheel, only to jolt back in the next moments.
"Haa,"
"Haa,"
"Haa,"
The sound of his own hard exhale reached him, quickly followed by the realization.
"I'm alive. I'm still alive."
Through the fully cracked windshield, the mangled front of the vehicle came into view.
He was still breathing, miraculously unscathed despite not having worn a seatbelt.
Almost immediately, he recalled what had happened earlier and hurried out of the vehicle, running down a couple of steps.
'Hey, are you alright?' he called into the shadows, watching a figure gradually lift itself to its feet.
"Thank God, you're alive. Hey, you, piece of shit. Can you not look at where you... "
