Sunday, April 19, 2009

A Small Accident

I encountered an accident today when I was on my way back from getting Marney a new bowl...

After a "Bang!" sound, mother who was sitting next to me asked me what had happened. I - who was still in "not-sure-what's-going-on" mode, looked at the back and saw a blue local made car and suddenly I realized, "Oh, God! Someone banged into my car. Darn!" I switched off the engine, went out and checked the back of my car. The guy who banged me walked out from the car too and said, "Sorry, I will repair for you." Then a biker passed by and said, "Hey, move to the side! It's jammed at the back!" At first, I feel like punching the guy at his face and tell him "Hey! Do you mind? We have an accident here" but hold myself because I didn't really want to bother any other thing except my car. However, to clarify, yes, he was right.

We pulled our cars to the side and he called his workshop guy to take a look at my car. While waiting, I asked mother to jot down his plate number. Her hands were shaking. I guessed the accident shocked her. After a few minutes discussion, this is the conclusion: I'll bring my car to the workshop anytime I want and he will pay for the repair. Ok, done. I drove home.

This is not the first time my car was hit by another car, though. The last time was some months ago where an Aussie tourist banged his rented bike to the side of the car. It was raining and he was so shocked that we could see his face turned so pale. It was just a minor scratch so the story ends there.