Everyone stopped and stared when the fancy car pulled into the garage. We usually didn’t see such high-end vehicles — at least we hadn’t during my short stint there. I’d only been working at that auto repair shop for about a month.

I poked up my head to get a better look at the car. It was a luxury European job. Pretty to look at, but those engines could be trouble. Then again, if you had the money to buy a car like that in the first place, repair bills probably weren’t your worry.

The other mechanics were snickering. I saw a woman exit the vehicle. She moved with deliberate grace, almost like royalty stepping out of a carriage. She was dressed to the nines in an expensive outfit, and she radiated a grandness, a regality.

I didn’t know why everyone was laughing. She... Leer Más