It's a weekend in winter and Clark was to travel to see his mother in the next town. He knew something was wrong with his car, he had seen the signs and red lights but he ignored them all because the journey is a short one.

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‘What's the worst that could happen in a 10mile journey?’
Everyone got in the car, his wife, Lois and two kids, Chloe and Joey. The journey started smoothly until the worst happened. Half way through their journey, the car rumbled to a stop and no matter how hard Clark tried to get it back on, it wouldn't bulge.

It wasn't long after this that it started snowing. The road was blocked, visibility was poor and so he couldn't call for a towing vehicle. Also, no one passed their way. Clark and his family spent the night in the car. He felt bad for putting his family in danger just because he couldn't make a stitch in time.
‘If only I had fixed the car' he said to himself, ‘we wouldn't have been in this mess.’
That was when he realised the true meaning of the wise saying, a stitch in time saves nine.