Big Deal

Image by Rafael Gutierrez from Pixabay 

Ginny had made a poor job of hiding the damage. It might not have been so bad if her parents hadn’t just bought her the car for graduation. But really, it wasn’t her fault. If Casey hadn’t run out in front of the car as she was pulling up, she wouldn’t have had to crank the wheel to miss him and wouldn’t have sideswiped the mailbox. That kid was a menace.

As it was, she had only made things worse. How was she to know you couldn’t cover a paint scrape with a black marker? The blacks didn’t even match. She counted down the hours until Mom and Dad were due home from the party, a million excuses running through her mind, each lamer than the last. It was no use. They were going to kill her. Right before they grounded her for the rest of her life.

Ginny had just decided she should run away to Charlotte’s for a few days, rather than face the consequences. Heading upstairs to pack a bag, she slipped as a loud bang startled her. She ran to the front door and pulled it open. Mom and Dad were already out of their car, which Dad had just managed to drive halfway into the garage—without opening the door first.

Suppressing a smile, she hugged her mother, saying, “At least you’re both okay.” Suddenly the scrape on her car didn’t seem such a big deal.

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