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“Seriously, you guys,” she heaved a sigh, “stop pulling my leg. You told me to get my car keys. Why would you tell me to do that, unless it was to take my car?”
“Because…” Hyde started fumbling inside his trouser pockets, then extracted another set of keys. “I would like to exchange them for these.”
She stared at the keys, confused.
“What are those keys for?” she asked.
“Your new car,” Jesse jumped in, grinning from ear to ear.
“My new what?” she couldn’t believe that she heard it properly.
“Your new car, sweetheart,” Hyde confirmed what Jesse had already said.
“But… how?” she swallowed heavily, as tears threatened to wash all over her face.
“We figured you needed a new one,” Hyde shrugged his shoulders, as if buying someone a new car was the most normal thing someone could do. “I mean, just look at that old pile of junk.”
All three glanced in the direction of the Caprice, which unapologetically stood parked in the street, taking up more space than it really needed.
“I don’t know what to say,” Rene gushed.
“You say, thanks, you guys,” Jesse nudged her playfully with his elbow, “maybe even jump into our arms, and promise us a helluva good time tonight?”
They all laughed, as Hyde shook his head in disbelief.
“Don’t listen to him,” he kept laughing, “just say thank you and take the keys.”
Not needing to be told again, she grabbed the keys and kissed them both on the cheek.
“Which way?” she asked, and Hyde pointed at a blushing orange Honda Fit.
“That one!?” she managed to mutter, unable to believe what she was saying. “But, that’s too much! You could have just gotten something used and…”
“You deserve the best,” Hyde interrupted her, as Jesse nodded.
Rene looked radiant, like a little child who just got her Christmas wish. She was on the verge of tears, unable to believe that she finally found someone who cared for her this much, who was attentive to her needs, and who would jump at every single opportunity to make her smile.
“That’s why I got you,” she smiled.
Rene felt like she could stand there on the sidewalk forever, just thinking about how wonderful these two guys were. But, they were all headed somewhere important, and she was eager to try her new car.
About half an hour later, Rene was parking her new Honda Fit in front of her mother’s nursing home. Hands still firmly on the steering wheel, she took a few seconds to quickly scan the insides. She loved everything about it. The ease of access, the way it traveled smoothly down the road.
“Well, this is it,” she sighed, looking out the window.
She felt strange. The idea of Hyde and Jesse meeting her mother was something she’d wanted to do for a while now but, at the same time, she was afraid of the meeting. More precisely, she was afraid of the state her mother would be in. She was sure that the guys would understand and do their best, but sometimes, people’s reactions to this kind of situations were strange, even hurtful.
Pressing his hand on her shoulder, Hyde seemed to sense the heavy feelings that were pressing down on her soul. She turned to him, and smiled.
“It’ll be fine,” he assured her.
She loved it when he did that. He was the only person she believed when he said that. It was as if just by saying it, he already made it happen.
“She just might be…” she started.
“We understand,” Jesse added, from the back seat. “There’s nothing to worry about.”
Rene sighed. She got out of the car, and together, they walked up the stairs. They all greeted the nurse, who asked Rene to sign in, as always.
