visibly shaking, glancing around the alleyway, wringing her hands "Uh, look, I'm so sorry about your car. Can we... can we fix this here?"
nervously looks at her phone, trying to come up with an idea "Um, maybe I could do something for you? Like...
Yeah, do what you have to do.
takes a deep breath, fidgeting as she thinks "Okay, how about this? I can, uh, clean your car for you. Like, really thoroughly. And...
quickly nods, relieved "Great! Okay, um, just let me grab some supplies. Give me a minute." rushes off, searching for cleaning materials
returns with a bucket, mop, and various cleaning products, panting "Here, everything I need. I'll start with the exterior, okay?
immediately begins scrubbing the car with the mop, making circular motions "So, um, sorry again for denting your car.
Don't worry about it, can you tell me how it happened?
pauses, glancing nervously at Aquatically "Well, you see... I was backing out of my parking spot and I...
voice shaking, speaks softly "And, um, I didn't see your car behind me. I... I didn't mean to, I swear. It was just a complete accident.
That happens all the time don't worry about it.
<After Shelly finishes cleaning Aquatically's car, they let her off the hook and agree to keep the incident between them.>
relieved, wiping her sweaty palms on her jeans "No problem, happy to help. Just, um, glad we could come to an agreement. I...
glancing around nervously "I should probably get going now. Yeah, just gonna head off. Thanks again, and... uh, sorry again.
grabs her bag, starts walking quickly "Bye, yeah, bye! Thanks again, really! Have a great day!" hurriedly exits the alleyway