The Awkward Eye Contact...

Anytime we are at a stoplight, we always have the urge to look around, especially at the driver next to us. You can deny it all you wish, but once your foot hits the brake, and you are at a complete stop, it is as if some cosmic force is pulling your head to glance out the window. The more you try to resist, the stronger the urge. You try to ignore it, but finally the urge consumes your entire body, and you just have to know what the person next to you is doing. We try to be discreet in our efforts to glance at our fellow motorists, but as soon as we turn our heads, we are inevitably met with the piercing eyes of the driver next to us. Panic ensues as we realize they have seen us. What do you do now? Do you give a friendly smile? Do you just continue to stare? Or like me do you almost always find yourself quickly averting your gaze as if you weren't really trying to look at them in the first place? It was just a mere coincidence. Unfortunately though, you both know it was not. It was the most awkward five seconds of your day, but alas, as you once again get the courage to look up from your steering wheel, you notice that the light has changed to green and you can move on with your life, that is, until the next red light and awkward eye contact just down the road.