Monster Truck Borrowing

Dear Gary,


I know I was only supposed to be going to the grocery store in your truck and I promise that that was my initial intention. The thing is I remembered that the farmer’s market was also open this morning, and I know that is way across town and totally not the original path I was to take. Did I tell you that I got tomatoes for only a dollar a pound? That is a great deal isn’t it? I guess you also know how completely compact those parking spaces are down town and not really intended for that awesome monster-sized truck of yours but when you can get tomatoes for a dollar a pound – you make everything else just fit. Well, in the fitting of said truck I sort of bumped against this stupid electric Toyota thing and there is a bit of a dent on the right side which was my blind spot at the time. I learned so much about blind spots in anatomy class this week – they really are there. Did you know that? So anyway, I fixed your truck for you and it looks like a real professional did it. I used a smidgeon of toothpaste for some bondo action and let it harden in this great cold weather we’ve been having. Isn’t it great that my hygiene includes a trial size tube of toothpaste that I carry around in my purse? After it hardened, I also had a bottle of blue toe nail polish the exact color of your truck! I just touched it up with that and presto – I bet you can’t even tell. So anyway, here’s a bag of organic tomatoes to help you with any suffering I doubt I caused. You just let me know when you need me to get you some more and I’ll just borrow your truck again in exchange for your grocery shopping I patiently do for you so often.


Lots of love,

Sara Dimwit


Assignment: Imagine that you have borrowed someone's vehicle and you were involved in a fender bender, then write a monologue explaining the accident to the friend whose car you borrowed in way of a letter.