break down

My car stopped.
Well, not really.
There was a loud snap
and I couldn't move my clutch anymore.

The car was still moving.
But slowly.
I pulled over and got out.

Only this wasn't on a public road.
I was turning into the basement parking
of an IT company.

And then there were guards
and security measures
and registers
and phone calls.

I tried not to tap my fingers on the counter
or pretend like I had better places to be at
and more important work to do.

Then they pushed the car
with me in it.
Not complaining about the constant drizzle.

And helped me park
In a place accessible
but out of the way.

I swiped in
and went upstairs
and pretended to work