“Well, I should go,” Casey said. “I have a big day tomorrow.”
“Okay, it was nice finally meeting you,” William responded. “Have fun moving
tomorrow.”
“Thank you,” Casey said. William watched as she walked to her vehicle as he went to
his.
He sat his car for a moment, wondering how he went through high school and never
met her. He imagined his life would have turned out much different if he had.
William pushed the thought out of his head. He had a fun night. He felt a
connection to her but he also knew they didn’t know each other well. He didn't want
to project anything on her.
He put the keys in his ignition and turned the key. Nothing. He tried again.
Nothing.
William leaned his head back on the headrest and chuckled. Typical, he thought.
Have an amazing night only for something bad to happen.
He waited in his car for a moment. He knew he would need to go back into the
restaurant to use their phone to call a wrecker.
He knew his car would never run again. He’d owned it since he was seventeen. He
never expected it to last this long, but also never thought it would just stop one
day.
Someone tapped on his window. William glanced up and saw Casey smiling.
He rolled down his window.
“Everything okay?” she asked.
“It is,” William responded. “Just my car won't start.”
He turned the ignition again to show her his car wouldn’t start.
“That's too bad,” she said as she leaned in to look at the dashboard. “The lights