At 1:00 on Friday, the professor dismissed Miranda's last class of the day. Miranda practically ran all the way back to her dorm. She got there and quickly gathered up her things for the weekend. She decided to leave a note for Michelle to let her know where she was going, just in case.

Michelle,

I left for UCLA. You're probably going to be spending the weekend with Todd, but if you're here and you need anything, call my cell phone. You know the number. Have a great weekend!

Miranda

Miranda set the note on Michelle's desk, and then took off running for the stairs. She arrived at her car and sped off for UCLA. It was a nice day, and since she had a convertible, she decided to put the top down. She blasted the radio and began to think about her upcoming weekend. 'Two whole days with my boyfriend and my best friend. Could life get any better?'.

Suddenly, she felt the car jerk. 'What's going on?'. She noticed that the car started to slow, so she pulled over to the side of the road. 'Great, fifteen minutes into my weekend and it's already got problems.'

She shut the engine off and got out of the car. She didn't see anything visibly wrong, so she figured it was something with the engine. She got out her cell phone and called Larry.

"Hello" Bob said.

"Hey, Bob. Is Larry there?" Miranda asked.

"Yeah, I'll get him. Just a minute."

"Hey, babe. Are you on your way?" Larry said.

"Well, I was, but I'm having car problems. I'm stuck on the side of the road on Route 96, and-" Miranda was cut off by a sudden beeping, and the phone went dead. "Damn! I forgot to charge my battery last night! Well, I guess I'm stuck now."

Larry started to panic. The phone had gone dead. He thought maybe something had happened to Miranda. He tried to call her back several times, but kept getting her voice mail.

Larry ran down the hall and knocked on Gordo's door.

"Gordo, Miranda's having car troubles and her cell phone went dead. I'm going after her." He said, and without waiting for a response, took off toward the stairs.

Miranda decided to get into her car and wait to see if anyone would pull over to help her. She wasn't too far from the college, but she was on a back road that not many people drove. She was far enough away though, that walking back would not be an option.

Larry raced down to the Blazer and took off at lightning speed.

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A/N: Sorry about the short chapter, I'll update very soon.