Caught by the Yellow Sports Car
A young boy raised a smartphone with two hands to frame a shot of his companion posing in front of a gleaming yellow supercar.
His friend smoothed down his shirt, placed a palm over his chest, and grinned as the phone captured the moment outside the grocery store.
Neither child noticed the tall man in a tailored gray suit walking directly toward them from the supermarket sliding doors, carrying a brown paper grocery sack.
The man set his grocery bag down onto the car’s hood and leaned forward, pointing a finger directly at the two boys.
Both boys pulled their hands back, their shoulders rising toward their ears as they stepped back against the painted parking stripes.
They stammered that they had not touched or damaged the paint, waving their open palms to prove their hands were completely empty.
A Sudden Chase Across the Asphalt
The man bent lower, leaning into their space and firmly stating that the two of them needed to be punished.
Their eyes opened wide in utter shock, their mouths falling open as they exchanged a single glance.
Both boys pivoted on their sandals and sprinted as fast as their legs could carry them across the open parking lot.
The man in the suit broke into a run behind them, his dress shoes striking the pavement as he shouted for them to halt.
The boys darted past parked sedans and SUVs, glancing over their shoulders in panic as the footsteps gained ground behind them.
Cornered at the edge of an empty parking lane, both boys stopped and pressed their palms together in front of their chests, pleading for forgiveness.
An Unexpected Walk Back
The man stood with his arms crossed over his chest, looking down at the two trembling boys.
He bent at the waist, resting his hands on his knees so his face was level with theirs, asking why they had sprinted away instead of listening.
He straightened up and reached out both of his hands, offering them to the boys.
Each child took hold of one of his hands, walking quietly between him across the parking lot toward the yellow vehicle.
When they reached the driver’s side, the man lifted the sleek scissor door upward into the air.
He guided both boys inside, gently patting one child on the back as they slid onto the leather passenger seat together.
Cruising Down the Open Road
The man clicked the door shut, walked around the front of the vehicle, and climbed into the driver’s seat.
He started the engine and pulled out of the parking lot onto the wide roadway, the open roof letting in the warm afternoon air.
The two boys sat shoulder to shoulder, buckling in and staring wide-eyed at the dashboard as the sports car gathered speed.
One boy pointed out the window toward the passing trees and houses, both of them bursting into wide, beaming smiles as the driver steered steadily along the sunlit avenue.
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