Cyd stepped down on the accelerator and enjoyed the quiet humming of her newly repaired car, Pretty. Patrick had arranged for the servicing and repair of her trusty old hatchback, and she could swear the recently restored vehicle was so much better than it was before the flooding incident. Pretty appeared to have been polished, vacuumed, fitted with new mats, tires, and even the brakes felt different— good different, that is. She thought of changing her car's name to 'Prettier' and smiled.
It was her first day of going back to work since she was discharged from the hospital and thus, had dressed to impress. She chose a light beige matching suit with matching brown pumps. She also decided to put a little color on her eyelids and a bold tint on her lips as she wanted to make everyone f
