I killed an owl

Are you superstitious? Do you change your plans or even stay at home if you see an owl, black cat, dead cat or if the mirror breaks for no reason?

I don't. I like black cats, I don't fear owls. I never believed in superstitions or in super natural powers, but something weird happened to me last night that really scared me.

Yesterday I had to stay late in the office to do some stuff. After I finished, I called an old friend from Egypt that I haven't spoken to for a while, when she answered she told me that she was busy and asked me to call after 10 minutes so that we can talk after she finishes what she was doing, but for no reason I told her that I really have to go and I couldn't wait for ten minutes.

I quickly jumped in my car and headed home. I was driving on the freeway as usual, the road was deserted as usual at that time of the day, the weather was a bit cold and I was enjoying the drive home. I looked down for a second to change the radio station when I heard a muffled thump. when I looked up again I found a big owl caught on the two way radio antenna fixed to the hood.

That owl looked as if it was hugging the thick antenna and looking at me. It wasn't moving and wouldn't even slide to either side and fall off. I was passing through a section of the road where there was no shoulder and I couldn't stop on the highway. I had to drive for five minutes to the next emergency stopping bay with that owl hugging the antenna and looking at me.

When I stopped, it fell down in front of the car. I had to check if it was dead or not. it was dead, but I had a deep fear that something was going to happen to me. I always knew that owls were a bed sign, a bad omen, but I didn't know anything about killing one, probably it was worse.

I started to drive again waiting for what was there waiting for me. I tried to keep that thought away as it was scaring me, but in less than five minutes came the answer to my fears. A three car accident on the free way. The police wasn't there so I thought that it happened less than 10 minutes before I arrived. Fortunately nobody was hurt, but I started thinking, was it merely a coincidence? What would have happened if I didn't stop for 5 minutes to check if the owl was dead? was it a life for a life? that this owl lost it's life for my life? was it an omen? did god send it to stop me for a while, that god didn't want me in that place at that time?

Honestly I don't know. All I know is that if it wasn't for that owl, maybe I would've ended up dead or in the hospital, or maybe none. I'll never know...