The rain was pouring down and, just as luck would have it, Riley's windshield wipers stopped working right in front of her face; making it twice as hard for her to see the already dark road. Riley sighed and turned her radio up a few more notches.

"Oh… this house is haunted…" Riley sang Alice Cooper as she attempted to see the road, hoping that a song about death would help her see the darkened road and calm her nerves. "…oh that's how I want it to be…"

As Riley sang and Maureen hummed the song, the car approached a thin, shadowy figure standing on the side of the road. Maureen squinted to see what it was, but neither Riley nor Maureen could tell what it was until they were six feet in front of it. It was a thin, blonde girl wearing a cowboy hat, soaking from the rain.

"What do we do?" Maureen asked.

"We gotta pick her up. We can't just leave her out here." Riley replied, pulling the car over. "Roll your window down."

Maureen obeyed and the blonde girl poked her head inside the car, getting rain water on Maureen. She had a childish smile on her face. "Hi!" She burst. "Where ya headed?"

"Nowhere." Riley replied. "You headed somewhere?"

"Yeah, I'm going home." She replied.

Riley leaned over Maureen and opened the door for the girl. "Hop in." Maureen hopped out and let the girl sit next to Riley. The car started moving again. "What's your name? Where's your house?"

"I'm Baby Firefly." She replied, still smiling. "And my house is just down this road."

Riley nodded and kept driving. She drove for a few minutes, and during that time, Baby was talking, singing, and enjoying herself. She acted like a total child. Riley didn't mind. She actually thought it was a nice change from a hot, bothersome, pain like Maureen.

"I love this song!" Baby shouted and turned up the radio. "Hotel California", by The Eagles was now blaring through the speakers.

"You listen to them, too?" Riley asked smiling. It wasn't hard to find someone who liked this song, but it was nice to finally have someone to talk to about something other then the hot weather.

"One of my favorite bands." Baby replied.

"How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat. Some dance to remember, some dance to forget." Baby and Riley sang as Maureen sighed.

Riley and Baby laughed for a few more minutes, until the car jerked forward, inclined a bit, and sank low into the soaking, wet ground of a rainy Texas .

"Fuck!" Riley shouted as Maureen jumped up and Baby jerked forward with the car.

"What the fuck happened?" Maureen asked, taking in a few deep breaths. "Did we blow a tire?"

"No." Riley replied, resting her head on the wheel.

"How do you know?" Maureen asked, getting snotty.

"How do I know?" Riley mocked. Maureen nodded with a fake smirk. "Did you hear a loud, popping sound?"

Maureen rolled her eyes and Baby let out a wild laugh that sounded a bit like a scream. "Shut up." She ran her long fingers through her curly red hair and leaned her head on the head rest of the seat. "What happened?"

"We're stuck in the mud." Baby and Riley said in unison.

"Damn it." Maureen said. "What the fuck do we do now?"

"I have no fucking clue." Riley replied.

"We can walk to my house." Baby chimed in with the smile on her face. "It's just down the road. My brother has a tow truck; he can get you guys out."

"Good." Riley replied. "Let's go."

"W-wait a sec," Maureen said. "we're going to her house?" She indicated Baby, who had a questionable expression on.

"There a problem?" Riley asked.

"Yes. She's fucking nuts!" Maureen shouted, getting angrier by the second.

"Maureen, shut the hell up!" Riley replied. "Do you have any other suggestions?"

Maureen's face grew red; she opened her door and stepped out. Riley smirked and winked at Baby and they both got out of the car.

"This way." Baby smiled and led the two girls to her house…