1 September 2012
~Random little story~ ~Completely made up; this isn't true~ ~Characters are also made up; this isn't from experience; just imagination~ ~Sorry about the rubbish title; might change it if I come up with a better one~
Chapter 1
-Friday 13th- I was gasping for oxygen... My new Honda Civic had just broken down on my way home from work in London. After a tough day in the office, this was the last thing I needed. "Julia, it happened again. Less than 4 months after getting it fixed the first time; it broke down - Smoke billowing out from the bonnet, forcing me to pull over... Although there is now hard shoulder on this part of the M3. But luckily it was a soft verge, so I'm not obstructing traffic. Just gonna call the AA (That's the Automobile Association, not Alcoholics Anonymous!). Only called to say that I'll be late home; don't wait up, just go ahead and have dinner without me." "Ok, love! Would you like me to record How I Met Your Mother for you?" "Haha, thanks! You know that'll cheer me up! I'll give you a call later to tell you what's happening, but there's a chance I might not be back tonight."
After I had hung up my phone beeped at me for some reason and then a message popped up '20% battery remaining'. "Great, first I'm late for work... Then my car needs fuel... Then the boss is a total arseface... Then I'm half way down the M3 on my way home to my lovely wife who I have missed all day, and the boss calls me back for a pointless meeting that could easily wait 'till Monday, so I have to turn around and go back... Then after said pointless, load-of-bollocks, waste-of-my-life meeting, I finally get to go home... Then my sodding car blows up less than 9 months after I got it, having blown up 4 months before this! And now, to top off my shitty Friday, I have to get back into my reck of a car to charge my fecking iPhone!", I cursed while kicking my car.
So I got back into the car, the smoke now a steady, silver stream seeping from the front of it. Plugged my phone in, then feel like a right twat as I realise that it won't charge while the ignition is off, can't turn it on incase the car explodes into a blazing ball of red hot flames... That happened to me once with a Toyota I used to own. That car really was a rattling heap of crap. God knows how old this Hilux was, but it was definitely ancient. Only had one previous owner, my mate's dad. He was a right idiot at times, but was always a laugh! But then he and his wife moved to The States and had to get rid of a load of their stuff, gave me the truck. At first the car was great, but after 2 years it really began to show it's age.
Anyway I remembered that I had my work phone in the pocket of my suit jacket, that was fully charged, could use it to phone the AA and to charge the iPhone later. *** Will probably write more tomorrow, sorry if it's not very good, I'm tired!
Never Trust Your Car • Opuss № I