Lights...

some people say that when you have a near-death experience, your life flashes before your eyes.
my dad, brother and i were on our way back from taking one of michael's friends home after leaving michigan. it was about 11:30 at night and we were less than a mile from our house.
i was in the front seat, acting goofy like i normally do when i am so tired that all i can do is laugh. but i was alert enough to see the deer's eyes flash in the glow of our headlights. i pointed and my dad slowed down. it just stood there for a moment. as we went to drive past it, it just ran into the road. we couldn't avoid it. we hit it with the center of the front of the car. it tried to get away but fell and was stuck in the front tire on my side of the car. i didnt scream but i moved to cover my face. it didnt work. i watched the deer's body get slammed into the ground and thought for sure that we were going to run off the road. but thats not all i caught sight of. i could fireflies dancing in the cornfield and the stars twinkling above us in a mirror reflection of the fireflies. i saw lights all around. the glare from the car's headlamps shining back from the reflectors on the road. it was so crazy and it scared me half to death. my fingers shake as i type this.