There was a dull knock that woke Ashton up from his uncomfortable sleep in his car. The second to third knock was the one that got him to sit up. He rubbed his eyes and looked over to the window. Flinching when he saw a girl looking at him with a worried expression.

Ashton knew better than to roll down his window. So he just rubbed his eyes more to see if he was having some weird hallucination or there really was some girl out there.

"Are you alright?" She spoke loud enough to be heard through the glass. "Do you need money for a motel?"

Ashton shook his head. He then looked to his side mirror and noticed that another car was parked behind his, most likely hers. He had an idea which was possibly not the most safest. And since he couldn't call for any road service to help him out, he'd have to risk it.

He rolled down the window and smiled nervously at her. "Hi, my car battery died and I need to jumpstart it so I can go home. Do you mind?"

The girl smiled and shook her head. "No of course not," she said, "I'll bring mine up, I have cables in the trunk too." She walked away as Ashton watched her make her way back to her car. She turned it so the two bumpers were facing one another.

Ashton took a deep breath and got out of the car. He popped the hood as the girl came out with some jumper cables in hand. "Have you done this before?" He asked as she immediately started putting the red clamp on the batteries.

"Huh?" She looked up at him and looked back down. "No, helping out strangers on the side of the road is just a hobby of mine," she chuckled. He watched her easily clamp the wires on the parts, wondering if he should offer to help. "Alright, try to start it," she said, eyes fixed down on the battery.

He went back into his car and turned the key, the engine hummed in response and he sighed in relief. "Thank you so much," he sighed. He turned the engine off and went back out to help her take the cables off. "If there is any way I can repay you, please say."

She shook her head and smiled. "No, I know how it is to get stuck in a deserted road. You probably had to go somewhere before this whole mishap, I wouldn't want to keep you any longer."

"Wait." He stopped her in her tracks. What was he doing? Was this really a good idea? Who cares, the girl helped him and he needed to repay her. "Can I give you my number if you think of any favor I can repay you in?"

The girl looked at him confused. "Uh, sure." She handed him her phone with a blank contact put up. Ashton took it and put his number in with his name. He gave it back and she glanced at it and smiled. "See you later, Ashton."

"You too..."

"Iris."

"You too, Iris," he said, waving goodbye as he went back to his car and got ready to drive home.