But on the front seat
of the candy-red Ford
Focus is an envelope,
and it’s addressed to me.
Inside is a thank-you
card, and a note which
reads:
DEAR ARIEL,
I REALLY CAN’T THANK YOU
ENOUGH FOR WHAT YOU DID
FOR HILLARY. PLEASE ACCEPT
THIS GENTLY USED TOKEN
OF MY THANKS. I’VE TAKEN
THE LIBERTY OF REGISTERING
THE CAR IN YOUR NAME AND
PAID UP THE INSURANCE FOR
SIX MONTHS. ENJOY!
CHARLES GRANTHAM
P.S. I TOLD THEM YOU WERE
MY NIECE, SO PLEASE LET’S KEEP
THAT OUR SECRET. ALSO, TO BE
HONEST, THIS WAS HILLARY’S
CAR. SHE’S GETTING A NEW ONE.
IT WAS HER IDEA TO GIVE THIS
TO YOU.