I knew something like this would happen but I just had to put myself in this predicament. I had a last minute paper to turn in, something that I had finished days earlier but thought I could do better on and so instead of leaving like the other ninety nine point nine percent of the student body and faculty, I stayed behind to tweak the paper, putting me two hours behind schedule. Now I'm caught in a snowstorm, my car is about to die and I'm caught half way between home and the Cade ranch. Yeah me. It wouldn't be so bad if Denise was home but my best friend was in Europe for a semester and her parents were off visiting with her, which left only her crabby older brother, who for some unknown reason couldn't stand me. I felt a slight pang in my heart at the thought. I have no idea what it was about me that he found so revolting, but every time I was around he would get this sour look on his face and leave the room. If I laughed too loud with one of the others he would sneer at me, once I think he even growled before storming off.
