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Accidents Do Happen!

I saw it coming from my rear view mirror….why wasn’t it slowing?  Why does it look like it is accelerating instead? In the split second it took me to decide whether I should let go of the brake and run the red light to avoid this black mass hurtling towards my spotless car, the awful sound ‘BANG’ came first, the realization that my body was jerking forward later a second later.

I thought my car died on the spot!  I almost couldn’t bring my shaking legs to step out of the car to see the extent of the damage.  And when I saw it I think I could start to breathe again.  A dent here, a tear and a scratch of paint there, two screws lose on the bumper but still hanging on.  It looks surprisingly okay for such a loud explosion!  My car was definitely tougher than I thought.  That, or it was simply a miracle!

The perpetrator was a couple in their sixties maybe.  The wife admitted vehemently that it was their fault (that they were momentarily blinded by the sunrays)but she also vehemently complained that their car was surely in worst shape than mine.  Like hello, is it my fault that it ended up this way?  It was a red light, my car was stationary!  After a while she relented and apologized profusely – that it’s probably my first car and it’s new.  Damn right she is.  It’s my first new car! And now it’s blemished forever!

I wasn’t really angry at them(more upset than angry) but someone’s got to fix my car!   I mean I don’t mind if they want to send it to their mechanic for repairs.  And if I’m a mechanic, I could probably accurately quote the repairs needed.  They must realised I am not in the business of banging up cars and extorting money!  Just bring it back to it’s original state and I’m happy.

I guessed I must have looked pretty forlorn and upset(in which case I was) cause she kept on explaining to my dad on the mobile that it was their fault.  She must have thought I’ll be grounded for life for this!   The next thing I knew she has upped the compensation without me actually demanding for it.  Now I was thinking what should I say?  Should I say thank you for banging my car and giving me the money to fix it!  One thing’s for sure though.  The morning mass must have earned me some brownie points and put me in God’s good grace!