When I bought my first car in 2002, my best friend gifted me a bubblegum-scented car freshener. It was such a happy fragrance. We loved the smell and were disappointed when the brand was discontinued. For 16 years, I checked every auto spare shop I came across in search of that sweet scent, but to no avail. Until today, when I accidentally spilled my drink in the car and had to rush to the nearest car wash for a cleaning.
I was in a foul mood by the time I got to the counter, and then, out of the corner of my eye, I saw it hanging on the stand next to the till. My day instantly got a whole lot better. To be honest, it doesn’t smell as good as I remember, and it’s starting to give me a headache (I must be getting old), but my first thought was how happy Caz would have been if she knew I had found our fragrance again.