Taxi Man

After working at my "real" job all day, I went and played server at the restaurant/lounge that I also work at last night. By the time I was done there, after eating butternut squash ravioli (who knew that stuff was so tasty? Seriously I don't get it), it was almost eleven and I was exhausted.

Instead of waiting ten minutes to catch the bus and endure a ten minute bus ride, with a two block walk tacked on (I know, life is tough) I decided to take a cab. Well this particular cab driver was like the East Indian spokesperson for happiness.

" I am not one to ever complain! There is no need for worry! You only make it worse! Life is always as good as we make it!"

This life lesson was taught to me after I innocently asked how his day was. I learnt my lesson - keep your mouth shut.

Anyhow, after the five minute cab ride, him and I were pretty much best friends. Reminiscing about how great life was and how happy everyone should be and how fantastic the stop signs looked (actually, now that I think about it, maybe he was on mushrooms?) He dropped me off at my house and said "if you don't have enough that's ok!"

I hadn't even mentioned the possibility of not having enough money but apparently this was happy-times cab company where "If You Don't Pay, We Do!!" I did pay though, and tipped him well.

As I'm walking up my front steps I hear a crashing noise. He hit my neighbors car. He backed right up into it.

Hard.

He got out and looked at the front of her car, the back of his car, he was still smiling (probably trying not to cry) but he was saying "it's ok! it's ok!" So I was like ok, dude's going to leave a little note, with smiley faces and candy or something. It's eleven at night, I'm tired, I went inside.

This morning I came outside and saw her car, with a scratch on the front of it and no note. Mr. Happy Cab Driver Man totally hit and ran! I didn't get his license or anything because I was so sure he'd leave a note.

Not sure if I should tell her or just leave it for now and see if she notices. I'm still in shock that the super nice man could hit a car and run. Maybe it is better to be a jerk after all.