Rewrite this but set in RDR2.

“TIFU by missing my exit and getting trapped in a different country.
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TL;DR: I was tired and trusted my GPS and I missed my exit, which happened to be the last exit in the U.S. I didn’t bring my passport, and border patrol just let me into Mexico and now Im being denied entry back into the U.S.

EDIT: My parents got home around 5pm yesterday and I was able to get ahold of them. I made them bring me my passport and am now back in my home country. I’ve also never thought of the embassy, so thanks for the suggestion everyone!

Okay so not really “today,” but it was yesterday and I’m still stuck here at the border.

So it all started by having an energy drink fueled gaming session with the boys Sunday night. I wake up Monday morning groggy as hell and OH SHIT I’m gonna be late for work. I rush to put on my uniform and head out in my company vehicle.

So it’s not super important, but I work as a network technician contractor, and my “field” is pretty much all of Southern California, ranging from Santa Maria to Barstow to San Diego and the border of Arizona. I take a look at my work order for the first job and it’s in San Diego. Okay not that bad, it’s not too far. Little did I know this specific part of San Diego should instead be part of Chula Vista or something because it is way too far south.

I don’t bring my passport with me because you know I’m not really planning or expecting on leaving the country. I’m driving on CA 905, a road i’ve never actually been on until now, and I have youtube on my phone, playing some music with my GPS on the background. I’m not actually watching youtube while driving I just want to make that clear. So my exit is coming up and I take a peak at my phone. The pop-up says to go straight and take the next exit. Okay no problem I’ll just — oh.

See I was too tired to actually notice beforehand, but the sign on the highway in huge black text with a yellow background and I’m not sure how I missed it said, “LAST U.S EXIT.” By the time I noticed it, it was too late.

No problem I’ll just make a U-turn at the border they’ll understand, right? Wrong. Massive language barrier because I decided not to learn spanish in high school. I told them I didn’t speak spanish, and they told me they didn’t speak english. They’re asking for my ID, passport (which i didn’t bring), and registration, all while searching my company vehicle and making a mess in the back. After a quick back and forth of not understanding each other, they eventually told me to just go. So i’m a bit confused and ask if I can just make a quick U-turn and that I don’t want to be here.

Turns out there is no U-Turn available here and instead I need to make a 1 hour detour to get back in via the I-5. So I slowly make my way over there and wait in a really long line. Once I get back they are once again asking for my passport, but at least they speak english this time. I calmly explain what happened at the other border and that I wasn’t planning on even leaving the country. I show him my ID, my vehicles plates, and everything I can, but nope. He needs my passport and refuses to let me in.

Now I’m panicking because I can’t just call my parents and have them bring it to me because they are camping and neither one of us has cell service where we are at. I had to sleep in my vehicle overnight and i’m currently stealing wifi from a random open network to post this"