"In this life, I will always stand by your side. I will always love you. I will never choose to hurt you."
But now?
She was my wife, yet all she cared about was standing up for her college junior. She'd even thrown a wrench at my car, putting me in real danger.
Have you forgotten, Gretchen? You're my wife!
A siren wailed from behind. A highway patrol car had pulled onto the shoulder and was gaining on us. A voice blared through the loudspeaker.
"Driver of the Ferrari ahead, cease your dangerous driving immediately and pull over!"
But Gretchen didn't slow down one bit. If anything, her voice on the phone grew even more hostile.
"This could've been settled if you'd just swallowed your pride and admitted fault. But no, you had to blow it up into this!"
"This whole mess is your doing. Just you wait!"
The GPS chimed in.
"Attention: highway tunnel ahead in five hundred meters. Road surface is wet. Please reduce speed."
All three of us barreled into the tunnel.
There was no shoulder lane inside. The patrol car had no choice but to stop at the tunnel entrance.