Their Accidental love

Their Accidental Love

By Judith Joyce

Judy was over the moon, not only had she passed her driving license but she also had her very own brand new car, two things she thought she would ever achieve. It had taken her a long time accomplish this, but now she had both at last. This meant she could go out without relying on anyone for a lift, and there were lots of places she wanted to go.

She had read in the local paper the Dundas Musicale Society were starting rehearsals, for “The Pirates of Penzance”. This was something Judy always wanted to do, and now she could.

Off she went the next Friday night and enjoyed it so much she decided to keep on going.

She was a bit shy at first but soon she started to get to know some of the others in the company, and was fitting in well.

Then one night on her way home, at the intersection that she always dreaded for there was a bend in the road and you couldn’t see cars coming the other way until they were right on top of you, Judy was involved in a car accident. She wasn’t hurt just badly shaken up, but not so her car, the front of it was a real mess. The left mudguard was nearly ripped off, not a pretty sight for a fairly new car. It would take awhile to get it repaired, so would off the road for some time.

Judy was devastated, not only was her lovely car a mess, she would have to miss going to rehearsals, because the only way to get to them was by car. Then the day before the next rehearsal night, a member from the musicale society rang her to say he had heard about her accident and he had arranged for another member to pick her up, who only lived a few streets away. His name was Max and he was a new member like her. When he arrived she remembered she had seen him at the company and she had spoken to him a few times, so they were not complete strangers.

From then on they got to know each other very well. Max started to take Judy to church and to other meetings they had to go to. Even after her car was repaired Judy never went in it to the musical society again, for Max Said “Why take two cars when I live so close to you. This please Judy no end.

 Judy and Max were always seen together from then on; wherever Max was Judy was always there too. Someone even paired them up in the show, Judy having to sit on Max’s

knee and this bought them even closer together and they fell madly in Love. By the end of the show they had announced their engagement and were married at the end of the same year.

They have been married now for nearly forty years and during that time they have had their ups and downs but they still love each other very much. From this union two lovely children were born a girl and a boy. They now also have a handsome grandson, who is a real to joy to them.

Thinking back over her life Judy still wonders if she hadn’t had that car accident would she and Max have come to know each other the way they did and would they have fell in love and got married. But I suppose now she will never know will she?