Pavlov's Dog

I have a new fear. A learned fear. One that I probably deserve in some small way. I was driving around in Minneapolis (the large city ) and i got a little lost and ended up on some deserted quiet road. Just as I was going to turn around, I saw something move from the corner of my eye. A deer. What a deer was doing not too far from such a large downtown area, I am not sure..but there it was. A youngish deer with spots still. It actually looked very similar to the one that I perhaps killed less than two months ago when it landed upon my windshield. The deer started to run. And I just stopped. Slammed on the brakes. I was no where near the deer but this overwhelming rush of terrfying horror came over me. Luckily no repeat of the past incident occured but I guess the fear is going to be there for a long while.