GRATITUDE
The quality of being thankful;
readiness to show appreciation for,
and to return kindness.
I would like to dedicate this book to the alphabet.
For those twenty-six letters have changed my life.
Within those twenty-six letters, I found myself
and live my dream.
Next time you say the alphabet remember its power.
I do every day.
Zoe
“What’s that sound?”I glance up to the rearview mirror to see if anything looks out of place.
Thud, thud, thud, I hear it again.
What the hell is going on, the early morning traffic seems to be whizzing by without a care in the world.
Thud, thud, thud.
Wait a minute, is it coming from my car? I glance up to the mirror, it’s getting louder.
Huh?
The thud continues and then my car starts bumping as if I’m running over something. Damn it, itismy car.
I indicate, pull off the road, and get out of my car. I walk around to see the noisy culprit, crap. A flat tire.
“Fuck’s sake, I am not in the mood for this shit.” I bend down to inspect the damage, I can hear the air gushing out, it needs to be changed.
What am I going to do? I scroll through my phone, my finger hovers over my brother’s number, and I hesitate. I know he’ll be busy at work, and the last thing he needs is to come out and do this.
I wonder could I change it. I mean, how hard could it be?
Surely I could work it out.
I pop the trunk and pull up the lining to reveal the tire and tool kit.
Right….
I take out the instructions and quickly read them, okay, sounds easy enough, Icando this.
I get the tool kit and lay it on the ground beside the car and then look at the huge ass tire as it fits snugly into its hidey hole.
It’s such an awkward size to try and lift from this angle. I stretch my arms wide and grab the tire, I lift and lift…. And using all my might, it moves an inch.
Shit.
I brace my stomach and lean right over and secure my hands underneath the wheel.
