Sun El Musician, that’s the post!
Against the Gods just got more interesting!
I call her Suzie, a younger, faster and bigger version of Veronica. Veronica was my older car – a Toyota Cami that I drove for the longest time. Veronica knew the ins and out of this city, chassis high enough to roam most of the dirt roads, a fuel consumption that didn’t care for the price of the drum. The Cami took me North, East, South and home with a music system that blasted for all who cared to listen.
It had its chinks. On some days, if the car was in neutral, it would save me fuel by turning off the engine. On others, the top speed rivaled a good bicycle. The cami was my office, and even bed sometimes. It was tiny enough that most times my passengers likened me to a giant driving a toy car. But today is not about Veronica.
I acquired Suzanna or Suzie through a dream my mum had. True story. Our ancestors had visions – and she saw me driving a red car with a 0 in the number plate. We’d been searching for a car for about two months before I bumped into Suzie. I kept on pushing the budget based on the feedback I was getting. Cars in Kampala are expensive for nothing.
I’d seen Suzie in a post before but then, the budget was not what I had in mind. But when I was making my choice, there she was.
Suzie has an interesting story to tell, and I found out almost after 10 months of driving her.
Turns out, Suzie was found cheating. The previous owner – whom I don’t know, found his now ex in the car messing around with another man. The car had been given to her as a gift and she decided to share it with someone else. I couldn’t believe it when they told me all this.
It was amusing to see the prayers and the blessing of getting the car take a new twist, and now, I hate to think that the previous owner probably sees the car and blames Suzie for what she did. Suzie is not like that. She’s amazing, fast and safe.
I truly feel sorry for the previous owner.
Suzie sends her regards!
The thought process! 