Ticket

No home, no job, and little money, Axel drove his old car where he shouldn’t have. He was given a ticket. Aggrieved, Axel fought the ticket. I implored him, “Pay the ticket and move on!” No dice. Legal bills piled up, days were wasted in the courthouse. Then a memory came to me of Latin class 60 years ago, Miss Hoyle telling of Pyrrhus invading Italy. Pyrrhus defeated the Romans but sustained terrible losses … this was a “pyrrhic victory.” Considering this as a possibility, Axel paid the fine. As for me, I was pleased that Latin finally came in handy.