Squirreliana

Based on actual events. 

He arched  his body as he jumped twice landing a foot or so from the side of the road. He stood tall and looked at the tree across the road that was his current goal. 

He quickly crawled to the middle of the road and then turned back. He didn't stop until he was back in the grass.

He looked around and decided it was safe to venture back into the road. He heard something coming along the road and started to run forward across the road but changed his mind and started back towards the grass.

He stopped before getting to the grass and turned back to cross the road. The large thing was getting closer but he knew he could make it and dashed to the other side of the road.

He stopped and looked as the thing passed by. He then turned to look for the tree. There it was, not very far away now.

He crouched and started to move carefully again through the grass. There was a darkness that caught him by surprise. Was it a bird? What was it?

It was over before he could react.

The small car flag twisted halfway and came to rest a foot or so from his lifeless body.