road.”
“Huh?” I asked stupidly.
She sighed. “Get out.”
I looked down at my seatbelt then to the shifter before putting the car in park and setting the emergency break, making the redhead snort. When I got out of the car, she called to another of her friends.
“Tatum. Get in here to steer. I think the kid’s in shock or somethin’.”
The blonde walked away and the Latina passed me.
“Why it’s always gotta be me? I got guns, chica. Don’t even play like you don’t know,” she said with a Spanish accent that wasn’t there until then. It set her friends off, both of them laughing until Tatum rolled her eyes and chuckled.
The blonde with her hair in French braided pigtails and a willowy red head made their way to me, but didn’t talk to me . Just about me .
“What? Are we gonna take her to the shop?”
“That’s what we’ve gotta do. We can’t leave her here.”
“The guys aren’t gonna like it. They get back tonight.”
“They don’t have a choice.”
“Do you think it’s a quick fix? Maybe you can have her on her way before they get in.”
The redhead sighed. “I don’t know, Kit. If it’s the transmission, she’s going to need a whole new one. We don’t have the parts for an import.”
“Nobody needs a tranny more than this chick, Marley.” The blonde snickered and elbowed her friend as the whole group laughed. My jaw clenched as I tried to keep it from falling to the ground in embarrassment. I swallowed thickly and knew I was completely out of my league with these girls.
They were the popular ones, and I was the mouse in the corner people didn’t realize was there until they stumbled out from behind the bleachers and tripped over me. I was the ultimate good girl. I was even wearing a church donated t-shirt for crying out loud. It was beige.
“We don’t really have a choice. We can’t leave her out in the middle of the road.” Marley sighed. “Help me push the car then we’ll go get the tow truck.”
I stood, mute as the girls got to work moving my car from the road.
“Hey, Minnie Mouse! You wanna help us or get run over?” the Latina of the group, Tatum, said from the driver’s seat of my car. I jolted forward and tried to find space on my trunk to put my hands so that I could push.
As I leaned my weight into the hot metal, I noticed how toned the girl’s arms were that was next to me as I pushed with all of my might.
When my old Hyundai Accent was finally on the shoulder, I was soaking with sweat and positive I looked like a drowned dog, while the girls were glistening and rosy cheeked. It only made my mood worse.
“All right, Minnie, we’re going to get the tow. You gonna be okay here?” Marley asked. I nodded, still mute. She tossed her keys then snatched them out of the air. “Should be ten minutes or so. You might want to find some shade or something. This sun is brutal.”
My eyes lowered into a glare as I watched the big truck speed away in a cloud of exhaust and rumble of a big engine. I sighed, pulled my purse from my car, grabbed my newfound dog’s leash, then locked the door. If there was a plus side to my car breaking down, it was that it happened ten feet away from a frozen custard stand.
Licking my second cone in an hour, I scowled at the delicious treat and blamed its goodness for my troubles. Bella panted next to me, her big brown eyes saying, ‘gimme a taste’.
“Sorry, pup. You’re allergic.”
So much for a sign.
I WATCHED, MESMERIZED AS MARLEY’S keys swung from the ignition as we drove down the road.
“So you own a car care center?” I asked, my first words spoken to the Amazon.
Her auburn eyebrows shot up and she smirked at me. “So you can speak. I was starting to wonder.” I looked down and felt my cheeks heating. “No. I don’t own the garage. I just run it while the boys are out of town.”
“Boys?”
She looked at me out of the corner of her eye and gave a little shrug. “Yeah, well.
“Huh?” I asked stupidly.
She sighed. “Get out.”
I looked down at my seatbelt then to the shifter before putting the car in park and setting the emergency break, making the redhead snort. When I got out of the car, she called to another of her friends.
“Tatum. Get in here to steer. I think the kid’s in shock or somethin’.”
The blonde walked away and the Latina passed me.
“Why it’s always gotta be me? I got guns, chica. Don’t even play like you don’t know,” she said with a Spanish accent that wasn’t there until then. It set her friends off, both of them laughing until Tatum rolled her eyes and chuckled.
The blonde with her hair in French braided pigtails and a willowy red head made their way to me, but didn’t talk to me . Just about me .
“What? Are we gonna take her to the shop?”
“That’s what we’ve gotta do. We can’t leave her here.”
“The guys aren’t gonna like it. They get back tonight.”
“They don’t have a choice.”
“Do you think it’s a quick fix? Maybe you can have her on her way before they get in.”
The redhead sighed. “I don’t know, Kit. If it’s the transmission, she’s going to need a whole new one. We don’t have the parts for an import.”
“Nobody needs a tranny more than this chick, Marley.” The blonde snickered and elbowed her friend as the whole group laughed. My jaw clenched as I tried to keep it from falling to the ground in embarrassment. I swallowed thickly and knew I was completely out of my league with these girls.
They were the popular ones, and I was the mouse in the corner people didn’t realize was there until they stumbled out from behind the bleachers and tripped over me. I was the ultimate good girl. I was even wearing a church donated t-shirt for crying out loud. It was beige.
“We don’t really have a choice. We can’t leave her out in the middle of the road.” Marley sighed. “Help me push the car then we’ll go get the tow truck.”
I stood, mute as the girls got to work moving my car from the road.
“Hey, Minnie Mouse! You wanna help us or get run over?” the Latina of the group, Tatum, said from the driver’s seat of my car. I jolted forward and tried to find space on my trunk to put my hands so that I could push.
As I leaned my weight into the hot metal, I noticed how toned the girl’s arms were that was next to me as I pushed with all of my might.
When my old Hyundai Accent was finally on the shoulder, I was soaking with sweat and positive I looked like a drowned dog, while the girls were glistening and rosy cheeked. It only made my mood worse.
“All right, Minnie, we’re going to get the tow. You gonna be okay here?” Marley asked. I nodded, still mute. She tossed her keys then snatched them out of the air. “Should be ten minutes or so. You might want to find some shade or something. This sun is brutal.”
My eyes lowered into a glare as I watched the big truck speed away in a cloud of exhaust and rumble of a big engine. I sighed, pulled my purse from my car, grabbed my newfound dog’s leash, then locked the door. If there was a plus side to my car breaking down, it was that it happened ten feet away from a frozen custard stand.
Licking my second cone in an hour, I scowled at the delicious treat and blamed its goodness for my troubles. Bella panted next to me, her big brown eyes saying, ‘gimme a taste’.
“Sorry, pup. You’re allergic.”
So much for a sign.
I WATCHED, MESMERIZED AS MARLEY’S keys swung from the ignition as we drove down the road.
“So you own a car care center?” I asked, my first words spoken to the Amazon.
Her auburn eyebrows shot up and she smirked at me. “So you can speak. I was starting to wonder.” I looked down and felt my cheeks heating. “No. I don’t own the garage. I just run it while the boys are out of town.”
“Boys?”
She looked at me out of the corner of her eye and gave a little shrug. “Yeah, well.
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