an accident

I thought Trace would have him for breakfast. I mean she was venemous: "My car! My new car! I can't believe you just did that!" she shrieked. We saw the whole thing happen, while walking to back to the parked car from a few midday errands. The elderly man calmly went back into his Porsche to repark it, whilst his girlfriend was convinced that Tracy's pristine car hadn't been damaged at all and paint could be rubbed off with a bit of saliva.

My colleague was not impressed and continued her comments directed at the man: "wait, what are you trying to do? If you reverse it, you will scratch it more! I mean what are you thinking? Couldn't you hear the crunch in the first place?" The man didn't even seem that affected. He reversed the car, got out, and before he could run away, Trace asked "excuse me, who are you insured with anyway?". He finally fumbled around to locate his business card. He hesitated and then gave her his personal business card and kindly and quietly let her know he would pay for anything he owed. She checked out the card which featured two "château this" and "château that" addresses and I hear her change tone of voice slightly. But she wasn't concerned about where he lived at all really. Instead, realising her car had just been scratched by a run-about Porsche belonging to a sir, who carries the name of a world famous company, she backed down a bit: "Yes, Mr. X, thank you for your understanding, I will be in touch." I freaked and crossed my hands to cover my badge as this firm happens to be a major client. We laughed ourselves silly, which was nice considering some of the seriously tough times experienced this week. What are the odds?