Amber was lucky to make it all the way to the mall.  About halfway there, her car had started making a strange whining sound, and seemed to lose a little acceleration.  She sat in the parking lot for a bit, listening.<br/><br/>"Great."  she mumbled to herself.  "Just great."  The only thing she knew about cars was that she knew nothing about cars...except maybe that if there was anything seriously wrong, there was no way she could afford to get it fixed.  With a sigh, she turned off the motor and headed into the mall.  After a brief stop at the McDonald's to get a drink, she glanced around for her friends, finally locating them seated with a few others that she had seen around school the last few months, but didn't know.<br/><br/>"Hello Lia, hi Lory." she said, politely smiling at the others seated at the table.