There's nothing like cars stuck in snowbanks in Jackson. I head over to the recent accident near the ski hill and spot the driver rolling down the window. I peer inside to see who I'm about rescue and find the uncontrollable urge to laugh at the surprise.
"Well, well, well, what have we here?" I say. I manage to suppress the laughter but I can't stop grinning like an idiot.
She's sitting in shotgun next to, I assume, her mother. She sees me and her mouth drops open and she's blushing. I bet my horses that she's thinking about the ironic-ness of the situation at hand. See, what can I tell ya, fate has it's way of shaping my commands to reality.
"Hey Carrots," I say. I nod to her brother in the back. "Jeff." I see him nod back, then I turn to Clara's mom. She smiles at me. I can see where Carrots gets her beauty from.
"I don't think we've met," she says. "I'm Maggie Gardner."
"Tucker Avery," I say.
"You're Wendy's brother," she says.
"Yes ma'am," I respond. What can I say, I had the art of being a gentleman drilled in my head. Plus, a good impression on Carrots's mom wouldn't be too bad either.
"We could really use some help," Mrs. Gardner says to me. I see Carrots slump in her seat. Looks like I win this round of our little tease fest.
"Sure thing," I say. "Just sit tight." I jog back to Bluebell for the tow cables. This wasn't going to take long and Bluebell was fit for the job as much as any other truck. It helps that I've done this hundreds of times.
I go back and attach the cables to Mrs. Gardner's car and get into Bluebell. I pulled out Carrots's family smoothly and safely, and (as always) it doesn't take over ten minutes.
I see Mrs. Gardner get out of her car as I collect the cables. Carrots follows her reluctantly. I look up and smile like an idiot again. This is really all too funny!
"In case you couldn't tell, that was my rusty truck towing you out of the snowbank," I say. She's cute when she's embarrassed. She's cute in any time of the day, but especially when she's embarrassed.
"Thank you so much," says Mrs. Gardner. She looks at Carrots who looks like she might explode if she has to say whatever she's about to say.
"Yes, thank you," she grumbles. She's still embarrassed with this whole situation.
"And tell Wendy we said hello," her mom says. Her mom is really nice.
"Will do. Nice to meet you ma'am," I say.
Time to leave. I get into Bluebell and head up the ski hill to teach the beginners skiing lesson at 9. I look at my watch. I'm going to be late!
I think about Carrots again. Had she ever skied before today? Will I be able to see her again? Maybe I could follow her later and accidentally bump into her. And if we fell, maybe I could help her up. Maybe she'd really say thank you to me again. Maybe she'd start to like me. Maybe that fall we take will bring us together. Ok, enough with the day dreaming. You know that stuff only happens in movies. I couldn't help it. She was special and maybe skiing will bring us together, who knows. Fate has it's way of shaping my commands to reality and I have a feeling I'll get my chance to be her knight and shining armor and much more. I'll just wait and see.