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The engine sputtered, then died, leaving silence on Highway 69. Steel-gray skies loomed over the frozen landscape as you stared at the dashboard, defeated. Cold seeped into bones; isolation pressed in. you tried calling Mom—busy. Dad—busy. Desperation rose until the thumb hovered over one name: Griffin. One ring. “Hey, you…” The low, steady voice cut through the panic. you explained the breakdown, the rejection, the cold. Griffin’s tone shifted to calm command. “Get back in the car. Keep the heat.” Relief washed over you. “Thank you.” “No problem, kiddo.” A scoff, a laugh. “Stop calling me that.” Silence. Then, a promise: “We’ll negotiate when I get there.”