Free Plans Change by Juli Robin Page A

said.
     
    I figured the position I was in it didn’t matter how scared I was, I was going to have to go with him. “God, I wish I would have never left home,” I said to myself.
     
    Before I got out of my car I asked, "Do you have a phone?" 
     
    He took out his cell phone and said, "It doesn't have any service right here.  When we get back to the house you can use my home phone.”
     
    “OK,” I said. “I need to let my parents know where I am and what has happened to my car.”
     
    I figured now was not the time for complete honesty so I added, “I had to agree with my dad before I left home that I would call him every 2 hrs and that second hour is coming up soon. As much as he loves his little girl, if I don’t call him at the scheduled time he will more than likely be calling the state patrol.”
     
    I figured that would let him know that I had someone knowing where I was and they were expecting me to give them a call shortly.  I was scared to death to get out of my car. 
     
    Then I thought of another great idea.  I asked him for his address.  Then I wrote a note that said I was with Jason Larson with his home address on it.  I added that I would be back to get my car and then left it on the dashboard.
     
    I explained to Jason that I didn't want anybody to come by and think that I just left my car.  He chuckled a bit about that explanation.  He could tell I was scared. Some actress I was.
     
    I reluctantly left the safety of my car and walked back to his truck.  He was nice enough to carry my bag for me.  It was a huge truck.  I literally had to crawl up into the front seat. 
     
    "Do you need any help getting in the truck?"  Jason asked.
     
    "No,” I replied.  "I can get in on my own."
     
    We headed to his house.  I kept very close to my side of the truck.  Not that I didn't have enough room, it's just that I was feeling very uncomfortable.  It was so dark out here. No stars, no moon, no nothin’. The only lights were from the dashboard of the truck. I had seen movies like this before and it never turned out well for the stranded motorist.
     
    It only took about 30 minutes to get to where we were going. 
     
    Neither one of us spoke during the car ride to Jason’s house, which gave me plenty of time to imagine to myself every worst case scenario you could possibly imagine.  We were literally in the middle of nowhere. 
     
    We came to his ranch.  There were several outside lights and the outline of barns and other buildings.  The house was the first building we came to. 
     
    "We'll, we are here."  Jason said.  He looked over at me and asked if I needed any help getting out of the truck.
     
    Again I said "No.” I practically slid out of the truck and onto the ground. 
     
    My legs could hardly hold me up because I was so scared and for some reason my body wasn't moving. I had always thought that the term “frozen with fear” was just blabber, but here I was a human statue.
     
    He came over to my side of the truck and told me to follow him to the house.  I looked at him and gave him a very weak smile.  He noticed that I wasn't moving. 
     
    “Let me help you," he said.  “Everything is going to be OK.”
     
    I think he finally realized that I was incredibly frightened.  My head was spinning so badly by this point that I didn't remember a thing until we were inside the house.  Once we got into the house the first thing he did was show me where the phone was. 
     
    I called my parents to let them know what had happened to my car and where I was. I actually gave the phone number to them.  I was relieved and feeling so much better about this whole mess now. 
     
    I was finally starting to relax a little. 
     
    “Are you hungry at all?” Jason asked.
     
    "Just a little," I answered.
     
    I was actually starving as I hadn’t had anything to eat all day.  I had been so excited about “living my dream” that the thought of eating had never entered my