A Class Above — Carolyn Thornton

Tara's instinct for survival failed just when she needed it most

The hitchhiking contest wasn't the smartest move of Tara Jefferson's career but the stakes were well worth the risk. Tara needed to prove she was no different from any other student in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and winning the contest would remove all doubt. Tara knew she would log more miles than the competition, for she alone planned to travel by plane. The trip would have gone smoothly if Tara hadn't left her common sense at the airport. She forgot it completely and disastrously at the very moment the pilot was reminding her of it. Marcus Landry warned her of the dangers involved, but looking into his eyes Tara forgot to listen.