
The sun hung low in the late afternoon sky, casting long shadows across the winding country road that led toward the city. Crystal gripped the steering wheel of her small sedan, her knuckles white as the engine sputtered and coughed one final time before dying completely. She let out a frustrated groan, glancing at the clock on the dashboard. Her business meeting was in less than two hours—an important pitch for the marketing firm she worked for, the kind that could make or break her promotion.






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