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Car Trouble

Or could it be a blessing? - a drabble

By Rachel DeemingPublished 4 months ago • 1 min read
Car Trouble
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"JESUS!" Stacy shouted. "Get out of the way!" Stacy slammed the horn. Her meeting started in five. She was at least ten minutes away.

When the car suddenly halted, her brakes shrieked and she missed its rear bumper by millimetres.

The door to the car opened and a benign, bearded, long-haired thirty-something man stepped out wearing a beige linen robe, a beaded necklace and some rather natty looking sandals.

Stacy furtively looked to see if she could get past the weirdo but cars kept coming.

As he approached her, smiling, she muttered, "Jeez, what now?" which was entirely apt, considering.

100 words exactly

Just a little writing offering from me. Sometimes, you just want to see if you still can.

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    Written by Rachel Deeming