Calling your insurance is a careful dance. I was driving in the Goldilocks zone for my bald tires to slip on I-20, yes, but I didn’t ask for it. Could you please pay off my totaled car? The APR was 18.9%, the tires were completely bald, and I hated the color.

Lauren Girod is a Narrative Designer from Atlanta, Georgia. She is compelled to write about everything, so long as her words permit it. Her work has appeared in Outrageous Fortune, The Crawfish, Bardics Anonymous, and 45th Parallel.