the fast talk car wash

bedazzled by

the fast

talk,

and cheap promises

by Raul,

i erroneously

sign up for unlimited

carwashes

until the end of time.

i stare

at the small print as i

wait for my

car to arrive

at the other end

of whirring machines

that are spinning

and streaming

water upon

my car.

i go in to ask for a cancellation

of the unlimited

washes,

but am told i have

to do this online.

find the web site and

scan the bar code

the young girl says.

seven hours later,

i sigh. no luck, i'm

apparently stuck with

a forty dollars a month

payment

for a car

i hardly drive, but

forever clean and shiny.