"Don't look at me that way, pllleeeasse!" I said to the Marie, the kindly Mazda SUV parked next to me as we settled for the day. "I really did not plan to be the laughing stock of the parking lot! I've been the queen of saving the planet for all of my existence."
Marie turned hers eyes away as if my puffy sides were the sign of an illness. I added for a bit of sympathy, "On the way in this morning, I had a Toyota Hybrid mocking me and a gas guzzling Escalade giving me the side-eye. What is this world coming to?"
Marie looked over and nodded in a way only a gas-eating SUV resting up for soccer tournaments and hoping spills will evaporate can do. "Tessa, I really used to be SO jealous of you. You represent the future with your distain for those smelly petrol stations. You are stealth and sometimes I didn't even hear you come into your spot! With your buff, sleek lines and spotless interior, you represent everything I want to be. You have never known the likes of Goldfish or Slushies. You always look as if you were just in the spa for detailing. But now, with all the craziness going on, I am feeling so very sorry for you!"
"We cannot control what the humans do, but if I had a choice, I would ask to be put in a garage until all this craziness blows over," I said sadly, hoping I would not go the way of my Great, Great Uncle Eddie Edsel or my Great Aunt Dora Dodge Dart.
8 comments:
I like how you have the cars talking in this piece and understand the need to carry many passengers who may spill a drink or two or three!
Damaging someone's property is not a form of protesting, it is a crime. These are crazy times in which we live. I like the way you formed tis post. arjeha
A very clever slice! I do feel sorry for Tesla owners who are being targeted. My husband actually had a Dodge Dart! :)
Anita, so clever. It took me to the end to realize it was actually the cars talking. My second time through was even better. Clever ending! Poor Tesla. It would be doing better if it wasn't owned by you know who. There is a nationwide Tesla Takedown protest next Sunday.
I drove a Doge Dart myself. It was the most "unpowerful" car ever built, I think. I too feel sorry for Tesla owners. Who could have guessed where we are today?
I agree that damaging cars or property is NOT ok and that is why I wrote this from the humble Tessa's perpsective.
So fun! Love the playful personification here! Cars with personalities!!
What a terrific way to help us see how the longing for the glittery, expensive things can fade-fade-fade away - and you really do make me feel a bit sorry for Tessa, who's just a car trying to do the (real) right thing. Too bad about her owner being so vile.
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