AAA

I got a notice in the mail that my AAA membership was about to expire. I haven't used it once during the year, except for that train ride, so I was going to let it lapse. Then my sister's car broke down. She called me and I drove to where she was stranded and called AAA.

We sat for an hour along a desolate part of route 30, shaking our legs because we both had to pee pretty bad. Then the tow truck driver came. He was hairy and loud and I think I fell in love for a brief period.

He followed us to the mechanic's and let us leave before my sister's car was even off the bed of his truck. I thanked him for coming out on such a shitty night, and he gave me a hug. Then he helped me across a patch of ice.

That was the closest I felt to a person for a while now. I just sent AAA a check.