Many flavours… most good… some not so good.
In the car, a rule of thumb seems to be that around 99.8% of passengers operate within the good part of the range. That leaves a small minority of 0.2%… who do not.
The “do-nots” typically create irksome experiences within the confines of the car, from a range of bad behaviours, two of which are labelled as unexpected advances and drunkenness… Yet, even in amongst these usually bad behavioural labels… occasionally… can be revealed… “golden nuggets”… good-flavoured customers.
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Two little girls, with a shine for the driver.
Both girls hopscotched along the pavement towards the front of the car. Close by, the hopping ceased, and they both peered through the windscreen with intense gaze… seconds later, along with their mum, they were in the rear passenger area, but not seated… nope, still stood, and I’m aware of the presence of breathing, close beside my left ear. Not turning, just glancing to the rearview mirror, revealed the nearby faces of two inquisitive little people… four pigtails.
”Ello.” I said, still looking forward and prepping the in-car computer.
The girls stayed where they were… two centimetres from my ear.
“You need your seat belts on.” Came a duo of mum and myself.
The four pigtails flew backwards and very much downwards to a typical seated height for a couple of 5-year-olds. Clicking ensued, then, framed in my rearview mirror, was Mum’s head… next to the tops of four pigtails… aligned.
Mum confirmed my question, which checked if the booked destination was correct and that was the only words she could get in, as my next comment, as we set off, was along the lines of:
“Anyone done anything exciting today?”
Whispering immediately erupted from within the back seats… I noticed they were facing each other as, framed in the mirror, the four pigtails looked, now, to be just two.
The whispering stopped, the four pigtails aligned, then, a pair of gentle but enthusiastic voices filled the car with tales of…..
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