Chapter 6

Finally, he asked me, "Have you been driving recently? I've noticed there have been a lot of accidents lately, and I'm a bit worried about you."

I thought to myself, are you really worried about me getting into an accident, or hoping I'll get into one? Preferably one where both the car and I are totaled.

"I was just about to tell you, actually. I lent my car to a coworker today, and somehow the brakes suddenly failed. Luckily, no one was hurt, but the car's still in the shop."

Then I added, "It really scared the hell out of me. Thank goodness no one was hurt, otherwise we might have been held responsible. But I could've sworn I always got the car serviced on time. How could the brakes have failed?"

Nolan replied, "Maybe they didn't check thoroughly during the service. The important thing is that everyone's okay."