The New Black Mercedes
Nov 6 · 5 min read
On their daily drive to work early one morning on a busy highway near Kansas City, each of the twelve people below drives past thousands of cars with no particular response. But one shiny new black Mercedes-Benz triggers a response for eleven of them. One is too lost to even notice. Here are some of their responses.
- Bob: “I just saw a new black Mercedes. Frankie drove a car just like that when she broke up with me last year. Now I feel really upset and hurt again. I’ll probably never find anyone else. It was a really bad time when she left, and seeing that car brings all of that pain back…

