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One day me and a couple of friends were on a road trip to Maryland to go see our brothers basketball game. We rode in my friends new car to see if it was a good running car. About 40 minutes into the ride the oil light came on. We pulled over to see what the problem was. We popped the hood to see if anything looked off but nothing looked wrong. Not too long after a cop pulled behind us. The cop asked us what was the issue with the car and asked everyone for ID's. While the cop was checking our IDs me and my friends were discussing whether or not we should continue the road trip or just head back home. We all agreed to continue the journey. By then the cop was back with our ID's and he told us to be safe. Before we pulled off we all prayed that we would arrive safely. The weather is nice, the tunes were great. We were on our way! About 35 mins from the basketball game the car turned off while we were on the highway. We made sure the hazards were on and tried to get over to the …show more content…
Ten minutes right after that the car cut off again. We pulled over to the shoulder again and this time the car wouldn't start. By this time we were only 20 minutes from the game. So close but not close enough. We called AAA and waited 4 hours. No exaggeration, 4 hours in the car just waiting. We were stuck in Columbia, Maryland on a Sunday around 3 pm. So I guess that's why it took so long but I still don't think it should ever take that long for a tow truck to come. All of our stomachs started to growl so we ordered Domino’s Pizza. The pizza came in no more than 30 minutes. The tow truck finally came and we were on our way to the house in Maryland about 40 mins from where the car broke down. We then arrived, the tow truck dropped the car in front of their house. I ended up going to my sisters house. On my way there I found $200. I was very grateful for that. That was how I was put in a bad situation but got some good out of

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