Ella

"Oh Carl, please don't worry about it, it's fine." I try to reassure Carl I'm not mad, but it really is an unfortunate mistake.

None of the wheels have popped or blown on the road; instead, the car battery has given out and drained the power, making it unable to run even with a full tank of gas.

Someone left a light on, or something hasn't been turned off so now we are out here, in the middle of the countryside, a bit too far away from the towns to walk, let alone be ...