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“I- can definitely understand that.” Years ago she had seen a show on TV where the main character, a doctor, had a motto that patients always lie. After learning she was Maya, she definitely understood what that was. “It’s easier to lie to a nurse than to insurance.”

Her expression twisted into a grimace as she took in the damage to his vehicle. A shattered windshield would be the least of his worries when compared to the damage to the frame. These were just some small dents but deep scratches that creased the metal. “I might know someone who could help.” Jordan was more of a hobbyist with a mechanics license. He much preferred to work on older vehicles, but when it came to things outside the scope of normal wear and tear, he’d know how to fix it.

On more than one occasion she had laid her motorcycle down taking a turn too quickly where there was loose gravel on the road. While insurance wanted to declare it totaled, he had been the one to get it road worthy; granted, it took time since it was at cost; he didn’t charge her labor so long as she was helping. “I’ll call my friend and ask if we can have your car towed to his garage. In the meantime, you should let me take you to the doctor.”

“I know-” Piper held her hands up before he could protest. “ You don’t want to go and that all of this is a lot to take in. But that b***h pulled you through the windshield. You might have a concussion or whiplash, and I’d worry if that cut on your neck got infected.” Water only went so far in being able to clean a wound; at best it could remove most debris but there was still a chance that a sliver of glass had been missed. “The easiest lie is to say you were attacked by a drunk person.” It sucked, but this sort of injury couldn’t really be blamed on a cat.

“We can call an Uber to take us and come back for your car later. Or we can get my bike and I can take you. It’s parked maybe four or five blocks from here.” She’d have to turn on the Find My Vehicle app to figure out where it was since she was feeling kind of out of sorts and turned around. “I’m not going to leave you here alone, so let me know what you’d like to do.” Although Piper was certain that the youma-b***h wouldn’t be

Maya surveyed the damage to the building. Her lips pursed in thoughtful consideration before powering up for the briefest of moments. The uniform sleeve that was torn earlier had been magically repaired as were the runs in her thigh-high tights.

She shifted her weight from one leg to the other while rummaging through her subspace pocket for an item she had thrown in there and had since forgotten about. “Ah-” A smile lit her features as she withdrew a decorative, palm-sized, circular charm with an engraved button in the center. “This will at least help with the building.” Hard to explain how but he’d see soon though.

“I’ve never used one of these before so I’m kind of curious how it works.” Maya raised the trinket, pointed it at the building, and activated the magic within it. With her thumb, she held the button down firmly, watching as glass and building rubble lifted off the ground and snapped back into its original place like a deadly jigsaw puzzle. “Fascinating…” the bent window frame snapped back into place leaving no evidence that it had ever been damaged.

When the flow of dusty debris slowed, Maya let go of the charm and handed it to Indra to hold while she powered down. “One less thing to worry about. Wish I had another so I could use it on your car but at least this is one thing you won’t need to worry about for now.” Piper offered him a rueful smile knowing that his worries were only just starting to pile up on him.

Over the course of the next several minutes, Piper made a quick phone call to the friend she had mentioned who thankfully agreed to come pick up the car within an hour and tow it to his shop. No doubt she’d owe him a favor or two just to keep this off the books and not report it to insurance, but she felt mildly certain that Indra would pay the bill and not leave them both hanging.

At least she hoped he would.

“Jordan’s girlfriend, Leslie, is going to take us to the hospital.” She had at least had a vague idea of what they’d be walking into when they arrived and at least this way they wouldn’t need to worry about an Uber driver canceling the ride once they saw his face. Cleaning fees could get expensive especially when blood was involved. “Just need to sit tight for about fifteen minutes for them to get here.”

“You’ll be ok.” Piper knelt in front of him and placed a hand on his knee. “It’s a lot to take in but I’ll answer what I can.”