The
traffic light turned yellow, just in front of Aldo.
He
did the right thing, stopping at the crosswalk, even though he could have
beaten the red light by accelerating through the intersection
The
tailgating Rosa was furious and honked her horn, screaming in frustration with
Italian swear words, as she missed her chance to get through the intersection,
dropping her cell phone and makeup.
As
she was still in mid-rant, she heard a tap on her window and looked up into the
face of a very serious police officer.
The
officer ordered Rosa to exit her car with her hands up.
He took her
to the police station where Rosa was searched, fingerprinted, photographed, and
placed in a holding cell. After a couple of hours, a policeman
approached the cell and opened the door.
Rosa
was escorted back to the booking desk where the arresting officer was waiting
with her personal effects.
He
said, ''I'm very sorry for this mistake, Mrs Baccala. You see, I pulled up
behind your car while you were blowing your horn, flipping off the guy in front
of you and cussing a blue streak at him.
I noticed the 'What Would Jesus Do'
bumper sticker, the 'Choose Life' license plate holder, the 'Follow Me to
Sunday-School' bumper sticker, and the chrome-plated Christian fish emblem on
the trunk, so naturally...I assumed you had stolen the car.''
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