Roadside Assistance
Demelza frowned as the car lurched, made a strange humming sound, then lost power. She pressed harder at the accelerator pedal, but nothing happened. Thinking fast, she hit the button to put on her hazard lights then steered over towards the side of the road, hoping like hell she had enough momentum to get there. She didn’t want her car sticking out into the motorway traffic, and she didn’t particularly want to attempt to push the vehicle, either.
Her silent prayers were answered as she managed to get safely onto the hard shoulder, where she pulled on the handbrake and turned off the engine. Only then did she express her frustration. “f**k!” She slammed her hands on the steering wheel. “Fuckshitwankfuckbollocks!”
Having let some irritation out, she felt more able to
