Helping out a new friend

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A few days ago I had just gotten my license, I was so pumped that I didn’t even remember that I had no car, and no money to buy one

I didn’t really have a job either, I babysat for some neighbors but the pay was crap.  I didn’t like any of their kids either, they were all little brats who pissed and shat everywhere.

My brother would occasionally lend me his car, a 1997 Pontiac, but it was crap and beaten to shit.  And plus, it never felt right driving someone else’s car… The individuality of having a license all kind of fades away when it isn’t even your car.

I eventually started mowing lawns and doing other house hold chores for my dads friend, David.

David was a nice man, nice house, great job, awesome pool, a NICE car, but no family. He also had a cute dog named Cookie

I envied the guy.  

I had saved up about $650 and was looking around the neighborhood for any cars to buy.  I saw a station wagon for sale, $479.
I laughed at myself, realizing that I was about to make myself into a soccer mom.  I quickly shook the idea of getting this girl-repellant car, and walked home.

One night during dinner, my dad asked if any car opportunities had popped up.  I told him no, and that I would keep looking. He quickly looked at me with enthusiasm, telling me about a car he saw for sale down the street.  

So after dinner, we walked down the street and saw the car he was talking about.
It was a nice SUV, pretty cool when you have a lot of friends to drive around.  
I immediately looked to my dad and told him I was ready for this car.

We walked up to the car and saw that there was a girl standing on the other side.

She smiled at us, “Hey! Are you guys the owner of this car? I’m interested in buying it!”

My heart jumped.  “Um no, we were also interested in getting it.”

She looked a little upset, “well I’ve been saving for 2 months to get a car and I was here first, so…”

I looked at my dad, who looked at me and chuckled
“Not my problem Son”

I quickly walked towards the door and rang the bell, and out came a elderly woman with a cane.  She looked at me and asked in a quiet voice “yes?”

“Hello miss, I’m interested in your car, I have about $650 and would love to buy it.”

“oh I’m sorry son, but I can’t sell it for that price…”

Fuck! This old hag was screwing me out of an awesome car!

I walked over to my dad who quietly whispered “$650? Really son? I thought you said $6,500”

He laughed and walked home.
I soon followed, pissed off at how this turned out.

I glanced over at the lady and saw her talking to that girl, she was smiling and nodding a lot, then the girl walked into the house and the doors shut.

That bitch… She’s buying the damn car. 

About a month passed and I kept saving up for a car, awaiting the day an opportunity would arise

I kept doing yard work and such for David, I hadn’t been in his house in a while, he hadn’t really been home much. He usually just came home, paid me, then ran off to God knows where.

One day he wanted me to take his dog for a walk.  I enjoyed time with Cookie, so I agreed, no questions asked.

We walked for about an hour, and then I decided it was a good idea to get on home before it was dark.

Cookie, being the little horn dog he is, noticed a Labrador retriever and ran after her, with naughty intentions I presume.  

Now I haven’t been to the gym in a while, so catching Cookie would be no easy task.

I sprinted after Cookie and the lab for about two blocks before seeing an SUV stop in the middle of the road. A girl popped out of the car and whistled with her fingers

“Here cookie! Come here boy!”

I watched as Cookie turned around, tail wagging rapidly.  He ran towards her and jumped into her arms.  She put him in the car and drove off.

“Holy shit!”  she just fucking robbed Cookie!

What would David say? I just lost his dog to some stranger, how would he ever forgive me? And more importantly, who would pay me a shit load of cash to basically do chores?

My head was spinning, but all my body did was run after her.

I chased her car down for about 5 more blocks, and as she finally stopped and parked in a driveway, she noticed me and laughed.

I ran up to the car and gasped for air, hands on my knees trying to gather up something to say.

I looked up at her with furious eyes

She looked at me, now slightly annoyed.

“What do you want?”

I was finally able to say something

“Give me… Back… The damn dog!”

She looked puzzled 

“Umm, he isn’t yours, this is my friends dog, I found him in the streets just now.”

“that’s because I was walking him for my neighbor! He’s my responsibility”

“Your neighbor?” she looked at the house she’d parked in front of

“You mean his?” she said, pointing at the house

I hadn’t noticed that I had ran all the way back to David’s house.

“Yea, he’s my dads friend, I work for him doing house work.”

“Oh… I’m sorry, I didn’t know.”

She got Cookies leash and handed it to me, then got back in her car.

I felt a little bad, maybe I had hurt her feelings by yelling at her

“Thanks for catching him… I chased him a good 2 blocks, I don’t think I would have caught him if it weren’t for you. “

She smiled, “No problem, tell David I said ‘hey’.”

She buckled up, then drove off
I watched as she turned the corner and disappeared.  Right then, i realized that she was the girl who bought the car i wanted.  I just stood there in shock, and a little bit of anger hit.

I took cookie inside and then went home.

About a week passed and I was again walking Cookie.
Not even 10 minutes into our walk, that girl drove by again and slowed down to our pace. 

“Hey! It’s you!”  she yelled out with a huge smile on her face

I looked at her, and she instantly stopped smiling, I guess she saw the anger in my face.

“Hey… What’s the matter?”

We had both stopped now, and Cookie was impatiently pulling at the leash.

“Your the damn girl who bought this car I wanted!”

Now SHE looked pissed.

“Um, I actually HAD money, unlike someone.”
 
“Still, I haven’t been able to find any cars for sale, this was the best deal I could find!”

She looked away and laughed 

“Well that’s a shame, it’s really a great car too.  I would have taken you for a ride in it, but I guess you and Cookie can keep walking everywhere.”

She drove off quickly, and left a bunch of smoke in mine and cookies faces.

I hated that girl, and I wanted a car more than ever now.

I finally gave up and bought that shitty station wagon I had seen a while back, and tried fixing it up as much as possible.

I stopped working for David since the whole point of that  was to get a car.

I took the car out for a spin, it felt nice having my own car, even if it was a girl repellant.

I was trying to get used to driving again, since I hadn’t driven in a whole now.

I was fixing my mirrors while driving real slow, when suddenly-

BAM!

Hit a car.

“Son of a bitch!!!” was all I heard 

I hit a hummer, and I prayed that whoever was about to get out of the car did not match the voice of that yell I just heard.

A huge 6’5 guy who’s had to have weighed about 220 lbs of pure muscle walked out and banged on my window

“Come on shit head! Get out here right now! Youre going to pay for this shit!”

I got out of the car slowly.

“I’m really sorry sir, I didn’t mean to, I was distracted”

“Well son of a bitch! you were distracted!? Look at this fucking dent fuck-tard!”

He grabbed my shirt and I swear I felt myself lift a few feet off the ground

My life was flashing before my eyes, I was about to get the beating of a lifetime!

“Put him down Joey!”

I opened my eyes and saw that girl walking over to us, she was walking Cookie.

“Jane, you know this faggot?”

“Yea, we’re friends, look I’ll pay for the damage, please just let him go.”

“Well, alright, if you say so…