Sharlyn sighed in frustration.

"I'm gonna be so late..." she mumbled to herself.

Her room was a mess. Clothes were laying on the floor & bed as she searched for her favorite shorts outfit.

"Where is it?!?"

She sat down on her bed & kicked a pile of clothes. It fell over, revealing the outfit. She smiled, picked it up, & went into the bathroom to change. A few minutes later, she stepped out, wearing a black shirt with a bright neon yellow happy face on it, complete with matching happy face black shorts. On her way to the kitchen, she pulled back her hair.

"Maybe I will make it..."

She quickly cleaned off her glasses & opened the fridge door. She pulled out the fruit salad in a watermelon bowl that she had made the night before, tucked it under one arm, grabbed her keys, & ran out of the apartment. Downstairs, she jumped in her car, started it, & drove off.

"Makin' good time! I am gonna make it!!" She smiled.

As soon as she had said that, there was a loud boom & her car swerved. She grabbed the wheel tightly & struggled to gain control of the car. She managed to stop it without hitting anything.

"What now?!" she shouted as she got out of the car.

Her back right tire had blown. She swore, then looked around to see if anyone had heard her. Sighing, she pulled out her cell phone & dialed a tow truck. Then she dialed Kate's number. On the 5th ring, Kate answered.

"Kate? This is Sharlyn. I.um...have a problem."

"What happened?"

"My car got a flat on the way to your house. The tow truck isn't going to be here for at least 15 minutes. Do you think you could ask someone to pick me up? I might last, but I don't think the fruit salad will... My car's a black Intrepid with the liscense plate "Boyz2Men" on it. I'll be here. Not like I can go anywhere."

Sharlyn said bye, & hung up. She leaned against the car.

"I love my life..."


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