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Oh gosh, are you okay? 

I think so. I mean, my leg hurts from jumping out of the way, but I'll live.

Maybe try reading the manual so that doesn't happen again? Or you could call someone to help. I mean, I'm no expert on cars, but I know enough if you ever get stuck or something.

The green stuff! 

So I wasn’t just sat in my car, practically screaming at it wonding why it was beeping…

Did you look at any of the lights on the dashboard? 

Maybe he thought he was being funny. I don't think he'd listen to something like that if there were a kid in the car.

I know! Why would anyone think it was a good idea to listen that radio station? With other people in the car!

Maybe he just doesn't care? 

Shh! Don’t tell your daddy this but I think he’s hoping you’ll be full and won’t want a cupcake anymore. So if you really want that cupcake then you should eat your noodles, even if you don’t like them.

But they're icky! 

The cab driver had his radio station set to a channel talking about sex fetishes. I didn’t know what to do and it was super awkward when I had to go and pay.

That's a little weird...

Have you even tried the noodles? Because I’m betting that you haven’t. Noodles are fun to eat, see? [he picked up a noodle in his fingers and plopped it into his mouth, making a show of slurping it up]

I don't wanna eat them! You eat them!

What do you call them?

Greeny bad stuff. They has freckles! 

Freckles! Oh goodness, no! [she leans in close to the girl] Did you know I have freckles?

Daddy said I wasn’t allowed a cupcake until I finished my noodles but I don’t like them.

[raises an eyebrow and plops down across from her] You know we all have to do things we don’t like, button. But think about how yummy that cupcake is going to be.

Daddy said I wasn’t allowed a cupcake until I finished my noodles but I don’t like them.

And why don’t you like your noddles?

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