My 1998 Buick Century with 190,000 miles on it hesitated at every single stoplight.

The engine rattled hard under the hood whenever I pressed the gas.

I prayed it would hold together just a little longer.

The address belonged to a faded brick building sandwiched between a dry cleaner and a discount shoe store.

The glass door chimed a dull note when I pushed it open.

The waiting room smelled of damp wool coats and stale coffee.

A plastic fern sat in the corner next to a stack of outdated magazines.