My Colleagues Fled While I Burned Alive

Before the holiday break, my colleagues swarmed around me, pleading persistently:

"I heard you got a new car. Can you take us to the West Coast for vacation?"

"You're the steadiest driver! We trust you! We definitely won't let you lose out on gas money!"

Soft-hearted as I was, I gave in and drove all nine people in our team on a thousand-mile road trip---for free.

The entire journey was over a thousand miles. I drove nonstop, alone, until my hands were trembling from exhaustion.

Everyone in the car just ate, drank, and had fun. No one ever offered to take over.