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Mariah opened her mouth to answer, but a deafening thump drowned her out. It was the truck skidding wildly out of control after striking a bump in the road, She struggled to right the wheel to no avail.

"Ahhh, a college gal. I thought you looked young. Where do you go? Graduated from Tennessee U myself."
"Not there."
"Then where?"
"I don't think it matters, does it?"
She gave him her best polite smile.
"You're right. It's none of my business. Just saw a pretty girl sitting by herself and figured I'd come over to say hi."

Mariah grinned thinking about her younger brother and sister and their innocent mischief. She had missed them the four months she had been away, but the next couple weeks would be an opportunity for them to reconnect. The dinged and dented in Honda Civic screeched to a halt outside the Anderson home.