Love Story, parts 352 - 355

Richard Britell  July 11, 2012

352. Not knowing what to do she drove down to the service station and, accosting the manager's son and asked, "Can you show me what part of my car is the transmission and can you tell me how its oil level gets checked?"

353. The mechanic pointed out the transmission to her and wiped the dirt from the filler screw. He said, "Unscrew this and put your finger in there, the oil should be just below the opening."  Sarah ignored the very suggestive leer the boy gave her as he explained this very mechanical operation to her but Nani, who was listening to all this from out by the pumps, did not.

354. The suggestive looks of the the auto mechanic produced in Nani her first experience of jealous rage, and as a result Sarah had great difficulty in getting her started later that morning. These feelings of jealousy were  new to the 2CV, and were to persist and cause problems in the future.

355. "What was going on", explained the Duck, " is that our 2CV, back just two years ago, was falling in love with her owner. Although a rare occurrence, still it is not unheard of. The 2CV was simply responding in kind to the affection her owner was showing her."