Washing Sins Away

It being spring, three-year-old Clara Wembley's mother thought it would be good for Clara to be outside, to get some fresh air.

It being spring, Clara thought it would be nice to walk down to Randall Nathan's house so that she could tell her friends at Sunday School that her mother had sent her to the child psychologist. That's real status.

It being spring, Randall Nathan thought it would be nice to get the car washed.

So he and Clara drove down to The Car Confessional automatic car wash. Clara was quite fascinated by the power hoses and the squirting soap and the big twirling brushes. She was also fascinated by the tokens in the change tray. Dr. Nathan put one of them into the slot at the start of the wash to cause all those hoses and brushes to do their thing. Clara thought it would be nice to have one as a souvenir.

It being spring, Clara has Shingles, the dog, on his leash, and the token in her pocket, and is walking Shingles down to The Car Confessional...