A Breakdown

The grandfather told his 6-year-old grandson how once, many years ago, his car had broken down on the way to the family’s vacation destination.

“After a while a driver kindly stopped to help and drove me to a car repair shop so I could get the car picked up and fixed and we could continue on our journey.”

The boy, puzzled, wondered why his grandfather hadn’t simply used his mobile* phone…

* Cell

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Trifextra: Week Seventy-One

On to the prompt.  This weekend we’re revisiting an early Trifextra, our second ever.  The challenge is to write a complete story in only three sentences.  Good luck!