"Damn you, Melanie!" I cursed and hit the steering wheel for good measure.

I trusted my friend who drew a crazy map, one that led me right in the middle of nowhere! And to make things worse, there were big rain clouds hovering over my little car, a car that wasn't anything near to being a four-by-four, which was what I needed right now.

This getaway weekend with the girls had been something I'd been dreading. Melanie always came up with these great ideas that turned into disasters. Wasn't it enough to just book a couple of hotel rooms in the city and get together with the four of us old friends? Why did we have to go on this wilderness adventure, especially since the last time I'd done anything like that was when I went camping with my folks when I was seven.

I pulled over to the side of the road and tried to make sense of Melanie's map again. I'd been looking for the sign that said the town of Maxin was thirty miles away. I'd been driving for hours now, and I was getting farther away from any kind of civilization. I had to admit it: I was lost.

I really did like getting together with my old college friends. But for once I wish someone would outvote Melanie and pick a more normal place for our semi-annual get-togethers. I mean, the last one had been whale-watching. I've got nothing against whales and I enjoy nature, but I spent every day of that trip throwing up over the edge of the boat. If there were any whales out there, I didn't see any-and I'm sure they didn't want to see me.

Still, the others seemed to love those trips, so I didn't want to rain on their parade.

Speaking of rain, the skies were just now opening up. A misty, dull day was now a rainy day, and quickly becoming a torrent. I could hardly see a few feet ahead of me on the road. What now? Where was that knight on a white charger when you needed him?

Hah! My life had been totally knight-free for a year. I'd been hoping to confide in my friends and get some serious dating tips.

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