“Clauwn!” says the three-year-old, pointing happily at the sign.
“Do you know you have to pay them here to go to the bathroom?” Ove exclaims incredulously.
Parvaneh spins around and gives Ove a harassed look.
“Do you need change?” Ove looks offended. “Why would I need change?”
“For the bathroom?” “I don’t need to go to the bathroom.”
“But you said—” she begins, then stops herself and shakes her head.
“Forget it, just forget it... When does the parking meter run out?” she asks instead.
“Ten minutes.” She groans. “Don’t you understand it’ll take longer than ten minutes?”
“In that case I’ll go out and feed the meter in ten minutes,” says Ove, as if this was quite obvious.
“Why don’t you just pay for longer and save yourself the bother?” she asks
and looks like she wishes she hadn’t as soon as the question crosses her lips.
“Because that’s exactly what they want! They’re not getting a load of money for time we might not even use!”
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