It is a dark and stormy night. Five people share a ride from the science fair. Jason drives.
Ben leans over and whispers, "I can't believe you invited Sarah to ride with us."
Jason whispers back, "I didn't. I invited Professor Ralston. He invited Sarah since she is his assistant."
Rachel leans forward and whispers, "You know it's pointless to whisper. She can hear every word you say."
Sarah sits in the back, half pouting and half glaring at Ben. Professor Paul Ralston also sits in the back, too busy calculating formulas to even notice all the whispering.
A flash of lightning strikes a tree just as their car passes. Sarah whispers loudly, "This looks a lot like a scene from a horror movie where the car breaks down and the happy couple has to seek shelter in an abandoned, haunted house where they wind up stalked by a psycho who was a jilted lover in the past." Everyone looked at Sarah. Then the car sputters and dies.
Paul says, "I watch horror movies too. I don't always have my nose stuck in a book. I've been known to let my hair down and have fun. If we're playing out a horror scene, all we have to do is follow a few rules and we'll be alright. One, stick together. The psycho always picks off people when they are alone. . ."
Jason groans and gets out of the car followed by Ben and Rachel. They pop the hood and look at the engine.
Ben asks, "Can you tell what's wrong?"
Jason answers, "No, it's too dark."
Sarah calls from the comfortable back seat, "Did you run out of gas?"
Jason answers, "No, I did not run out of gas. I filled up just before offering you a ride."
Sarah says, "Just asking. It's not my fault that your car is so pathetic."
Jason says, "If my car is so pathetic, you should have taken your own car. Oh wait, the transmission went out on your car which is why the two of you needed a ride in the first place. I forgot. It's easy to forget that even the great Sarah as car trouble sometimes."
Rachel intercedes, "Enough of this. It's getting us nowhere. Can we fix the car."
Jason answers, "Maybe, if we had more light. This flashlight isn't strong enough. As far as I can tell, there's nothing wrong withbthe engine so the problem must be deeper inside where I can't see."
Rachel says, "The engine sounded like a piston came lose."
Jason says, "I agree but I hope not. If it's a piston then we'll need to call a tow truck."
Ben says, "I'm already ahead of you but my phone doesn't have any service way out here. Can any of you make a phone call?"
They all check their phones but no one has any phone connection. "Someone is going to have to walk."
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