An incredible wave of luck washed over her.
'Heavens! Have you finally decided to smile upon me?!'
'This is a godsend!'
After making sure no one was around, she immediately got into the vehicle.
Start!
...It wouldn't start.
She looked down at the three pedals by her feet.
The smile slowly froze on her face.
It was... an old stick shift.
And she, Miss Valentine, with three years of driving experience, could handle anything from limited-edition supercars to motorcycles.
But this stick shift, which required the coordination of both hands and feet... was the unspeakable shame of her driving career.
It wasn't that she didn't know how to drive a manual.
It was just that after driving luxury cars for so long, she was suddenly at a loss when faced with this most primitive method of driving.
She tried to recall the steps: 'Press the clutch all the way down, shift into first gear, slowly release the clutch while gently pressing the gas...'
'Yes, that should be it!'
