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"Fine? My car is fine?"

Mr Gravis laughed "Your car is a total loss"

Cue lightning, funnel clouds, and Dorothy’s house flying through the air "That’s not funny"

"Well, the car was in need of a lot of work" His voice was flat

"It’s my only transportation" Her voice started to rise, panic started to set in

"Oh, Ms Mann, please…it’s OK We here at Toyota are completely responsible and want to invite you over to pick out a replacement vehicle"

"A replace his words

"Let me start over I can tell you’re upset"

Understatement of the year

"There was a fire, your car is a total loss, but we are offering you a brand-new car in its place Unless you have some kind of emotional attachood thing for you"

Thank goodness she was sitting, because when his words sunk in, Jessie felt light-headed

"A new car to replace my broken-down piece of liability?" Her car had probably caused the fire

"That’s right When would be a good day for you to co a dream and she really needed to wake up

"Ms Mann?"

She wasn’t waking up "Yes?"

"Can you come in tomorrow?"

"Tomorrow?" She stared at the wall across the room

"Yes"

"Yes"

"Yes, you can come in tomorrow?"

Jessie slowly started to nod "Yes, I can co started to lift "Is nine too early?"

"Nine would be great Just ask for me" He sounded amused

"This isn’t a joke, is it, Mr Gravis? Because I’ve had a couple of really shitty days, and I can’t take a practical joke right now"

He laughed "It’s not a joke, Ms Mann Be thinking about what kind of car you’d like to drive Four doors, two doors, truck, crossover, or ht for a moment about Christ in "Can I take the iven specific instructions to offer you any new car we had on the lot"

"Instructions?" The parrot was back