Phobia definition: Fear of bridges







I sit in the back seat of the car, mapping out various routes for us to go. I don't always enjoy car rides, but they're not so bad as long as you have something to do. My eyes stare keenly at the endless traffic of cars lined up on the opposite side of the road. Good thing we weren't there, otherwise it'd take over an hour to get to our destination. Of course, with the route we're going, it'd probably take us longer anyway, but that's not the point. The point is that were were almost there. And we'd be getting there-

Wait...what are they doing?

I feel painful flutters in my stomach as I saw the car veer over towards the enormous bridge just off to the right. I tried to protest and tell everyone to turn around, but my cries fall on deaf ears. The rickety bridge looms just a few feet in front of us, and as the car drives onto it, I burrow my face in the side door, praying and begging that it all be over and that everything was just a bad dream. I can feel the rumble and creaking as the car drives and drives and drives. An incoming wind vibrates the car and I feel myself swaying a bit to the left.

We're going to die!!!!  I thought. We're going to get blown off the bridge and into the water! Or the bridge is going crumble! BY A TSUNAMI!!!! DON'T WINDS MAKE TSUNAMIS?! WE'RE GOING TO DIE!!! I DON'T WANNA' DROWN OR BREAK MY NECK!!!!!! WHY???!!!!!!

More creaking and vibrating from the wind can be felt against the car and I brace myself, holding my arms around myself tightly in order to brace myself for a long fall off the bridge. I know we're going to fall off the bridge. Either the wind will push us off or this unstable bridge will break under our weight. Either way, we weren't going to make it! This was the end!

The rumbling of the bridge suddenly changes vibrations, and startled, I dare myself to look up, bracing myself to see something crashing down onto the car. Instead, I see nothing but roads and freeways for as far as the eye could see.

I'm not dead? I lived?!

I take a deep breath and shudder as I lean back in the seat to relax. I'm okay. I'm okay. I'm okay. I'm okay.....