There were four of us on that fateful day: Myself (Chris), my girlfriend Jenny, my best friend Todd, and his girlfriend Stacy. We were all your average twenty somethings. The four of us had taken a road trip to Florida from California. We thought it would be fun to travel across the country and see the sights. We were now returning from what was a very satisfying vacation. The sun was intense as our Honda Civic barreled down the highway. I was driving.
"Florida was awesome!" Jenny said. She was so beautiful. She defined the word petite, and she had a gorgeous head of brown hair. Her skin was slightly tanned from the trip.
"Damn straight it was!" Todd replied. He was my best friend from high school. More of the jock type, Todd liked to keep himself fit. He was 5'10" and about 200 pounds. He had brown hair as well. He was super cool and fun to have around. He really liked to party.
"Ugh, I don't want to go back home!" groaned Stacy. She was what you could call a blonde bombshell. C-cup breasts and a nice ass outlined a somewhat lacking personality. She was nice and everything, but I preferred Jenny. I guess you could call me a conversation kind of guy.
The sign to our right said "Welcome to Alabama!"
"Oh great, Hicksville," Stacy said. We all laughed.
"Yeah, but we'll be out of here before you know it." My car started making some weird noises. "That's odd, I've never heard noises like that before..."
"Pull over," Jenny said. "We can stop at this gas station and take a look at it."
And so we pulled over and got out. The sign read "Big Jim's Gas and Oil Change." The other three headed towards the small building to get something to drink. I went straight for the mechanic shack. As I entered, an older gentleman greeted me.
"What can I do ya fer stranger?"
"Hey there! You must be Big Jim!"
"The same! What brings a city boy to the armpit of Alabama?"
"My car is having some troubles. I was hoping you could look at it?"
He looked through a window in his office. He could see the inside of the store. "Those your friends?"
"Yeah. We're trying to get back to California."
"Son, you've got a Hell of a drive ahead of you! I'll take a quick look." With that, the two of us checked out the car. "Yep, your motor needs a tune up. Drive this to California, I'll be surprised if you make it to Texas."
"How long will it take to fix it?"
He thought about it for a second. "I could fix it up tonight if you want. Just gotta take it to my barn. You're all welcome to spend the night if ya like."