I didn’t have words as I watched her get in her car and leave. I went back inside and cried. It took me hours to clean what I could.
The scratches were deep. The seats were ruined. Detailing alone ended up costing me $450.
Melissa never offered a dime, not even an apology. That same day, I called to speak with Lily. I wanted to ask her how her party went.
My niece accidentally admitted that her mother had damaged the car on purpose! Lily recalled her saying, “Your aunt will just get it fixed since she’s so rich.”
I couldn’t believe what I was hearing! I ended up spending $4,000 to fix and clean the car, and, of course, Melissa refused to pay.
I blamed myself for not knowing any better and decided that this would be a lesson to never lend my things to anyone again. I didn’t bother contacting Melissa again. But three weeks later, karma showed up in a tow truck to take care of things for me.
I was returning to the house after running some errands when Melissa came running to my door, face red. “You!” she shouted. “This is all your fault!
You did it, didn’t you?!”
I blinked. “What?”
“My car!” she said, her face covered in soot from fiddling with the engine. “It broke down in the middle of the road.
I had to get it towed! The mechanic says it’s going to cost over $3,000! And I know you did something.
You sabotaged it because I borrowed your stupid car!”
I started to laugh. I couldn’t help it! “Are you serious right now?” I asked.
“Don’t play dumb, Rachel,” she snapped. “You’ve been mad at me ever since the party. Admit it.
You put something in my engine!”
I crossed my arms. “Melissa, I didn’t touch your car. Maybe it’s just payback from the universe.”
She stomped her foot.
“You’re such a—ugh! I needed that car!”
“And I needed mine,” I said, my voice calm. “But you didn’t care.
I’ll tell everyone what you did.”Continue reading…
