The car beside me hit its brakes ( softly and safely ) immediately upon realizing the mistake . All 's good . Let 's go take on the day . Then the car that had been delayed ever so slightly passed by in front of us with the rear passenger flashing the angriest obscene gesture I ' ve seen in a while . And not just with one finger . He did the unfake double handed gesture for emphasis . Sheesh . At that moment I had the life force sucked out of me .
Question: What do you think the author did after he claimed " the life force had been sucked out of him " .
The answer to the above question:


He went about his business , perhaps thinking of that moment on and off through out the day wondering why there are such people in the world .