THE CHAMPIONS OF LOVE BY CHERYL V.
Because love has been going strong
And I have been in love so long
My boyfriend and I are deep into love
Which has been coming down from above
What makes us, champions in all respects
Is what has been creating that great effect
On both my boyfriend and I
Which makes me want to let out this big sigh
Really what makes my relationship with him so special
Is that it's been showing this great spectacle
That's been so bright as a rainbow
After there has been a great rain
All this love which I've been feeling
For some time, has been having me on this ever-turning wheel
So my head has really been spinning
So in the long run, this has been rating
Me in the best category as a winner
Of love, in every way, that has been possible
Because my relationship with my boyfriend, has made indespensible
All my love for my guy for all these years
Which has caused my love for him to become so dear
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
THOUGHTS AND JOKE FOR THE DAY
WHEN YOU GET UP IN THE MORNING, TELL YOURSELF THAT YOU ARE GOING TO FEEL GOOD ALL DAY AND ALL NIGHT LONG, AND THAT YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY.
JOKE FOR THE DAY: WHAT DO YOU CALL A FROZEN COP? A COPSICLE.
JOKE FOR THE DAY: WHAT DO YOU CALL A FROZEN COP? A COPSICLE.
OUT OF THE QUESTION BY CHERYL V.
OUT OF THE QUESTION
Suicide is out of the question
But depression has gone abreast
You think you are feeling the dark side
And you’re finding yourself, sliding
Life has no power to slip underneath your fingers
But sadness continues to linger
Causing your friendship to go on the edge
But there’s no way
That darkness can cause your inner world to sway
So what is there to do?
With your life, so inside your mind is a clue
To your story which involves around a past feeling of kidnapping
Think about that past relationship
Allow it to take you for a ride to your past
Concentrate on this thought to fast
Take you through the time
When darkness entered your inner being as some crime
This tall guy matches that world
This haunted your life so much in a whirl
That you felt overtaken by some strange force
This wouldn’t let you go forward
So you were stuck in this unknown world on a path
And one which led you, nowhere like a stranger, full blown
Into danger, that you couldn’t go with the flow
Your head kept spinning, caught in a fog
So great that it was as if you were waterlogged
This strange guy had you by the eye of a tiger
Which he was, then, in all respects, a fighter?
To keep you as his own bait
Which if he never left you could have brought you to fate
Owning and using you became his great debate
In reality, he never would have been a good mate
In the long run if he would have forced you into marriage
Because, quickly, you would have fell out of the carriage
Suicide is out of the question
But depression has gone abreast
You think you are feeling the dark side
And you’re finding yourself, sliding
Life has no power to slip underneath your fingers
But sadness continues to linger
Causing your friendship to go on the edge
But there’s no way
That darkness can cause your inner world to sway
So what is there to do?
With your life, so inside your mind is a clue
To your story which involves around a past feeling of kidnapping
Think about that past relationship
Allow it to take you for a ride to your past
Concentrate on this thought to fast
Take you through the time
When darkness entered your inner being as some crime
This tall guy matches that world
This haunted your life so much in a whirl
That you felt overtaken by some strange force
This wouldn’t let you go forward
So you were stuck in this unknown world on a path
And one which led you, nowhere like a stranger, full blown
Into danger, that you couldn’t go with the flow
Your head kept spinning, caught in a fog
So great that it was as if you were waterlogged
This strange guy had you by the eye of a tiger
Which he was, then, in all respects, a fighter?
To keep you as his own bait
Which if he never left you could have brought you to fate
Owning and using you became his great debate
In reality, he never would have been a good mate
In the long run if he would have forced you into marriage
Because, quickly, you would have fell out of the carriage
Story in progress-Susan's Kidnapping-by Cheryl V.
SUSAN’S KIDNAPPING
BACKFLASH:
After Andy’s brother committing suicide over at his cottage, one day, and Cher Bear having died of an injection of Morphine while in the hospital after having had a seizure, they both came back from dead. And when Susan bumped into them both, one morning, she, almost, had a miscarriage. However being that Mike, after coming back to life, was part angel, he was able to stop Susan from having a miscarriage through some angel work.
Then, Andy and Susan ended up getting married a few months later, and having a baby, little Michael, however then, Andy’s brother, Mike, lied to Andy, one time, about him and Susan having been in bed together, and then, getting fresh with each other. So, being Susan overheard the white lie which Mike told Andy, she, then, got desperate, and couldn’t trust Mike anymore in being afraid, that he has been trying to ruin Susan’s marriage with Andy. Also, she got the wrong idea, that Andy, simply, believed Mike’s white lie because he didn’t trust Susan anymore. So, then, Susan felt that she had to take the baby being that if she didn’t, she was afraid that Andy would fight for custody of the baby jus because she got that feeling, he has been losing trust in his marriage with her.
PROLOGUE:
Andy thought that his marriage with Susan, was going along very well until that one night on which Susan took off with their baby, little Michael. She escaped out a window on the second floor, and, somehow, she managed to get down a rope with the baby in one arm. Then, after reaching the ground, she took in a red Chevy without either Andy or his brother, Mike, knowing about it, right away
After a couple of hours of driving, Susan, really, felt she’s getting hungry. So, then, she stopped at a restaurant on the way, and upon her getting out of her car, pushed her way into the restaurant with the baby.
Susan’s thinking, “I wonder if Mike or Andy has realized yet, that I’ve left with the baby. They, probably, are, still, cooking dinner, yet, and are waiting for Cher Bear to show up to come over and seek Mike, although, she’s in mourning over her friend, having, recently, died.”
Andy couldn’t figure out why Susan hasn’t come down yet to eat dinner as she knows very well when dinner’s ready. So, he said to Mike, “You start serving dinner, putting it all on the table, and I’ll run upstairs and see what’s taking Susan, as she’s, usually, at dinner by now.”
So, then, Andy, actually, ran upstairs, and while he’s doing so, he, also, can’t figure out why the baby has been so quiet as it, usually, wakes up easy at night, especially, during its feeding time which has come around. As Andy reached the top of the stairs, and walked in his and Susan’s bedroom, he’s very surprised to find out, that both Susan and the baby are missing from the bedroom. So, then, he proceeded over to Mike’s bedroom, and checked in there, but neither the baby nor Susan were in there either.
So, as he walked back into his and Susan’s bedroom, he jus happened to notice, that things like the baby mobile and all other baby things are missing from the crib. Also, upon checking the drawers in the room, especially, where Susan keeps all the baby clothes and her clothes too, he happened to notice with alarm, that whatever clothes belonged to Susan and the baby, also, were missing.
He didn’t know where to start looking for Susan and the baby, so, first, he ran down the stairs, and over to the dining room where Mike’s seated at the table, waiting for Andy and Susan and of course the baby. And as Andy arrived inside the dining room, Mike couldn’t help but notice that Andy’s fade is pale, and that he has tears in his eyes. So, Mike said desperately to Andy, “What’s going on; how come Susan and the baby aren’t with you?”
“I don’t know how to tell you this, Mike, but neither Susan nor the baby is anywhere upstairs, and Susan’s and the baby’s clothes and things seem to be missing. I can’t figure out how Susan managed to get away with little Michael without me even knowing about the situation. I wonder if it has been something, I said to her to night which got Susan upset; and then, made her desperate to try to run away with the baby without either one of us, knowing about it. I jus wonder if maybe she’s pregnant again, and couldn’t face me about the situation; and then, took off with the baby, so, I wouldn’t discover anything leading to the truth of whether she’s pregnant again or not.”
Then, Mike said to Andy, “I don’t know what to think either; I’m jus wondering if I, myself, said something to her or about her, tonight, to hurt her deeply enough, that she felt she had to take off with her baby.”
So, Andy said to him, “Well right after I’m done eating dinner, I’d better call the police, and have a missing person’s report made up on both the baby and Susan. I don’t know if this is the right thing to do, but I don’t know what else to do at this point. I have to rule out her and the baby, having been kidnapped because being that Susan’s former boyfriend, in the past, has pulled something drastic on her, he jus might be after her again.”
In the meantime, after Susan left the restaurant with the baby, she, then, didn’t know, exactly, where she could go at this time. So, she jus drove off with the baby beside her in his baby seat, and decided with whatever money, she has with her; she would stay in a motel for the time being. And then, hopefully, she could contact a member of her family or a friend to stay after she stayed over at the motel jus a few streets away in the city of Portville.
Jus as she was on her way to the motel, she jus happened to notice a grey Corvette behind her which seemed to be getting very close to her. Also, she noticed the guy with dark brown curly hair and a beard, looked very familiar to her. So, she, then, suddenly, got a scary feeling inside her to run for her life without being aware of why she’s feeling this way.
However as she’s driving, the guy in the Corvette behind her, started honking at her, so, suddenly, some bad thoughts came into her mind, so, she’s thinking, “Oh no, I’m feeling very afraid for my life. That guy in that car right behind me is honking at me because he recognizes, who I am. He’s my ex-boyfriend, the one who pulled that dirty trick on me in the past. Also, I ended up breaking up with when we were going steady jus because he had been treating me like dirt, and using me every inch of the way.”
So, Susan, quickly, grabbed onto her cell phone, setting right beside her, and called the police. As soon as a policeman answered his cell phone, she desperately, said to him, “Look now, I’m in deep trouble, some guy who I used to go steady with in the past is on the prowl. And he happens to be right behind me as I’m on the way over to a motel with my baby.”
“Okay,” said the policeman, “Try to settle down and tell me, all you can about this guy.”
“Well he has brown curly hair and a beard, and he’s about six feel tall, and I’ve known him in the past to be quite violent towards me. And when the two of us were going steady, I broke up with him jus because I realized, that he was using me for sex, and treating me like dirt. Then, after the two of us broke up, then, one time, he tried to kidnap me; however I got away from him through sneaking out a window over at his apartment. And ever since then, he kept calling me, at least, ten times, day and night, threatening to kill me, however a detective happened to place his calls, and arrested him. However it’s apparent, that he got out of jail, and is after me, again.”
However before she could say another word to the policeman, she got, really, scared, and dropped her cell phone on the floor of the car. And before she knew it, he has caught up to her, and started threatening her, “Hey, stop that car right now, or I am going to kill both you and the baby.”
In the meantime, Mike didn’t know how to respond to the situation of Susan, having left with the baby, of which Andy is the true father. And as soon as Andy’s through eating, he, immediately, rushed upstairs to find his cell phone which he found, lying on his bed. And upon finding it, he, then, lie on his bed while he called the police.
And as the Captain answered the cell phone, Andy, said to him, “Hello Captain, I’m in a desperate situation right now; upon going upstairs, a few minutes ago, I went to check on Susan and the baby, little Michael, to see why Susan wasn’t downstairs for dinner. Also, I have been curious as to why Susan hasn’t called me, upstairs, to let me know how the baby’s doing. And upon reaching upstairs, I checked out all the bedrooms to see if she’s sleeping or not, I couldn’t find her anywhere.”
“Okay, Andy, what’s really the matter here. Do you have any idea, why neither Susan nor the baby could be found jus now?”
“At least, I have one assumption at this point. I don’t know for sure, however I think that Susan’s ex-boyfriend could be on the prowl again. It’s very possible that he could have sneaked through the upstairs window, somehow, tonight, because I happened to find some ladder near that side of the house. Also, the bedroom seems to be like some stranger has been inside it, and it looks disheveled. Also, upon checking the baby crib and drawers, all the baby things including its clothes and Susan’s clothes seem to be missing too.”
‘Now do you happen to have any idea where Susan’s boyfriend is living or his place of work by chance?”
“I have no idea where he’s been working however I do know where he’s been living. And he jus happens to live in some apartment complex in Portville which isn’t far from where I work over at a clubhouse as a staff member. And if you need me for any reason, I’ll be glad to work undercover on this case until both my wife and baby are found. If I have to I’ll, simply, notify the manager over at the clubhouse, that I need to take a leave of absence from my job if necessary, to protect me from getting kidnapped to if that’s the case.”
“Jus a minute, here, Andy, holds the line. A policeman is trying to get my attention as he, apparently, has been talking on the phone.”
As the Captain saw a policeman, walking over to him, apparently, having jus come from his desk, the Captain said to him, “Yes, David, what is it? You seem to be desperate.”
“I jus got threw talking to a woman, Susan, and she happened to be on her way to a motel. Also, she sounded very desperate, and jus told me, that some guy, who used to be her ex-boyfriend, is following her at this time. However jus as she let me, knows that this guy played some dirty trick on her in the past, and used her and treated her like dirt, this guy is trying to get her to stop her car. However I lost contact with her, so, she must have gotten herself in a mess because it’s apparent, that her voice faded away on the line.”
‘It jus so happens that I’m talking to her husband right now, and he jus let me know, that he’s afraid that Susan’s ex-boyfriend is after her and her baby. Also, he has kidnapped her, once, so the woman, you jus talked to, is the one, Andy’s worried about. So, immediately, you and another cop get on the chase because the guy, who’s after her is right in the vicinity.”
So, then, the two cops grabbed whatever they needed for the chase, and took off from the police station on their way. And one of the cops has the most recent file related with the case with him.
In the meantime while the cops are on the chase yet for this guy who Andy fears, could harm Susan if not found soon. So, Andy along with his brother, Mike are on the way down the main streets, heading towards Andy knows Susan has gone before to a motel jus when she used to be in trouble before meeting him.
In fact, Andy hasn’t happened to run into that ex-boyfriend of hers yet who’s still on the road, trying to stay caught up with Susan. This is because this guy has some strange hunger inside him for Susan although he doesn’t know, that at the present, that she’s married, and trying to escape both Mike and Andy because she jus doesn’t trust Andy anymore.
And neither Andy nor Mike have brought Cher Bear along with them for fear, that if she found out, that Susan is trying to get with the baby, that she could have a bad seizure. And if she ever had another bad seizure, again, it could very well be the end for her, although, she struggled to come back to life. And the Lord wanted her to do this jus because she wasn’t meant to die when she had that reaction from a medication while in a hospital, that one time.
So, being that Susan’s ex-boyfriend has managed to catch up to her, he now is, desperately, trying to keep her attention jus she’ll get her mind off her driving, and so he’s trying to get her to go off the road. And if she ends up dead, he really doesn’t care because he’s trying to get revenge against her for breaking up with him before he met Andy. And her ex-boyfriend has jus happened to spot a baby in the front of the seat of the car which she’s driving.
He wants the baby for himself, so he is even more desperate to try to distract her from her driving even if the baby ends up dead in the long run.
So Susan doesn’t know what to do now because she has recognized the guy beside her as being her ex-boyfriend. And right now, he has started driving out of his lane, and is brushing his car against hers, creating all sort of scratches on her car. He’s driving back and forth on the lane, he’s on, as he’s bumping into her car, she is getting more fearful by the minute.
So she, suddenly, picked up speed, and is driving as fast as she can. And being she used to be in races when she used to be younger, and actually won a few races, herself, she is being daring even with the baby beside her while driving at about one hundred miles an hour.
However as soon as she reached the motel, and he’s a little ways behind her, she, quickly, stopped the car in the motel parking lot, and then, hurried over to the other side of the car, and grabbed the baby out of the car seat. And then, she ran into the motel, a little out of breath, and jus stood at the motel desk until she could get her breath. And as she did, the desk clerk gave her, a key to a motel room, and as soon as she reached her room, a bell boy already had her luggage delivered to the room.
In the meantime as she’s taking care of the baby, trying to calm it down as it’s crying, and breastfeeding the baby, Andy and Mike, finally, ended up at the motel. And as they entered the office, Andy said to the desk clerk, “Is there someone in this motel by the name of Susan? I’m her husband and am looking for her and her baby because I’m trying my best to protect them being that for no certain reason, she ran away with the baby. The only thing I can figure out, is that she must think that I don’t trust her anymore. And I can’t see why she must feel that way because after all we have been married for about six months now, and so far, everything has been going smoothly until now. So for whatever reason, she has lost trust in me, I am trying to find her, and to let her know jus how much I really love her.”
Then, Mike said to the desk clerk, “Have you received any phone calls from the police because they’re out looking for her too before her ex-boyfriend has any chance to pull something on her like he has in the past.”
“Yes, I did, jus before you two entered the motel. And in fact, one of the policeman asked me for information on Susan, especially, any information I had on her when she last stayed at this motel. And what I told him, is that about a year ago when she dropped in for a room, and told me, that some guy, she was going with, treated her badly and had been using her, that if any police called at any time to give them, that information. And that’s exactly what I jus did.”
After a slight pause, the desk clerk, then, said, “By the way, right now, they are on the chase after her ex-boyfriend, and know what kind of car to look for being that I was able to give them, his make of car, and also, his license number which Susan left with me last time, she came here. And I’ll assume, that he still has the same make of car yet being that as far as she knows, he hasn’t been working since that time, he got layed off from his job.”
In the meantime, one policeman said to the other, “I jus happen to see that same car, Susan’s ex-boyfriend has been owning for some time. By the picture in his file, I’ve happened to notice, that it appears to be him, driving the car at this time. In fact, his car is in one of the lanes near us right now. So I’m sure he’s got the feeling, that we are on the road, that he’s spotted us already. And that he’s being followed by us too; I’m sure he must have that guilty feeling inside him by now.”
So, one of the cops, the one who’s driving the cop car at this time, suddenly, put the siren on as they have caught up with the car. And now the cop is driving full speed, trying to stay on track with Susan’s ex-boyfriend’s car now right in front of the cop car. So in knowing that he wasn’t going to get much farther, Susan’s ex-boyfriend pulled over to the side. In noticing that the guy finally is at the side of the road, the driver of the cop car pulled the cop car over. However as soon as he did, Susan’s ex-boyfriend really pulled some sly thing on the cops, and jus broke into a car at the park nearby with a crow bar. And as he jumped inside the car, he, suddenly, took off at full speed, and took off down another street nearby the park, and he is driving so fast, that the cops actually lost track of the car.
So then the other cop said to the driver of the cop car, “I can’t believe that Susan’s ex-boyfriend could be so sly as to take off with another car after breaking into it with a crow bar which is very apparent because how else could he get into it. Also, whoever’s car, it is, probably, left his keys in the ignition too, or else this ex-boyfriend of Susan’s is so sly, that he figured out another way to take off with this car.”
In the meantime, Mike and Andy can’t seem to get into Susan’s room, and they figure that she and the baby might to be sleeping at this time. So, then, Mike looked around him, making sure that no one is around on the floor at the present, so, then, he, with some magic angel power of his, managed to open the door.
However upon the two entering the room, it appeared to be disheveled, and baby things were all over the place including some dirty diapers. And the baby is sleeping on one of the bed in its baby seat, however there seems to be no sign of Susan around. So, then, while Andy’s checking in all of the drawers for any clues, Mike happened to notice that the bathroom door is closed.
So, while Andy’s still looking through the drawers, Mike said to Andy, “I think Susan and the baby may be inside the bathroom, however there doesn’t seem to be any noise of the baby or even Susan talking to the baby for that matter.”
Then, Andy walked over to the bathroom door, and said, “Hey, Susan, are you in there with the baby? Because if you are, I and Mike would like to talk to you. And by the way, I’ll let you know right now, that I wish that you never tried to run away with little Michael because I’m telling you right now. I love you and the baby very much and so does Mike as he’s here with me at the present. We both are very concerned for you and the baby, so if you two are inside the bathroom, please come out if you can, Susan.”
Then, after a few minutes after not hearing the baby nor Susan, then, Mike said to her, “C’mon out of there, Susan. Are you and the baby alright? Is it okay if me and Andy come inside to check on you two? We are very concerned for both of your well beings. Please at least allow Andy to see you if you don’t want me to come in. He wants you to come back home with us, and be one happy family again.”
Still, there wasn’t any answer or sounds of the baby, so, then, Andy opened the bathroom door, and to his alarm, no wonder neither of them could make any noises or Susan talk to him. Susan was inside the bathroom all tied up with rope, and something across her mouth so she couldn’t even talk. And the baby was not with her so she’s in tears. So, upon taking her out of the rope, both Mike and Andy helped her out of the bath tub, and leading her out of the bathroom onto one of the beds, Andy couldn’t get her to talk at first. However, after a few minutes, she managed to get a hold of herself, although, her face is still red from crying.
Still feeling like she’s choking, she said to them, “Please Andy, please get me, a drink of water, and some food from the restaurant, I’m starving right now. I don’t know when I ate last, however it seems like it has been hours, since, I have had anything to eat, or drink. And that was when I first arrived inside the motel room about a couple of hours ago.”
“C’mon now, my dear Susan, please tell us what happened if you can. Has your ex-boyfriend been around, lately, to disturb you?”
“In fact, he has been around, Andy. I don’t know how he got into my room, or even got the key to my room if he did, however I heard him, come flying into the parking lot. And then, before I realized what’s going on, I heard him, yelling at the desk clerk, and the next thing I knew, he’s inside the motel room.”
“Did he hurt you or the baby in any way? C’mon tell us, everything you know about what went on before he took off with the baby.”
“He stormed into the motel room, and caught me with the baby in the bathroom. I had been trying to give him, a bath, however before I was able to undress the baby, he yelled at me to leave the baby alone. Also, he said to me, that the baby was his, and before I knew it, he grabbed the baby, and ran out of the motel room jus after he placed me inside the bath tub, and tied rope around me plus tying a handkerchief around my mouth to keep me from yelling for help.”
BACKFLASH:
After Andy’s brother committing suicide over at his cottage, one day, and Cher Bear having died of an injection of Morphine while in the hospital after having had a seizure, they both came back from dead. And when Susan bumped into them both, one morning, she, almost, had a miscarriage. However being that Mike, after coming back to life, was part angel, he was able to stop Susan from having a miscarriage through some angel work.
Then, Andy and Susan ended up getting married a few months later, and having a baby, little Michael, however then, Andy’s brother, Mike, lied to Andy, one time, about him and Susan having been in bed together, and then, getting fresh with each other. So, being Susan overheard the white lie which Mike told Andy, she, then, got desperate, and couldn’t trust Mike anymore in being afraid, that he has been trying to ruin Susan’s marriage with Andy. Also, she got the wrong idea, that Andy, simply, believed Mike’s white lie because he didn’t trust Susan anymore. So, then, Susan felt that she had to take the baby being that if she didn’t, she was afraid that Andy would fight for custody of the baby jus because she got that feeling, he has been losing trust in his marriage with her.
PROLOGUE:
Andy thought that his marriage with Susan, was going along very well until that one night on which Susan took off with their baby, little Michael. She escaped out a window on the second floor, and, somehow, she managed to get down a rope with the baby in one arm. Then, after reaching the ground, she took in a red Chevy without either Andy or his brother, Mike, knowing about it, right away
After a couple of hours of driving, Susan, really, felt she’s getting hungry. So, then, she stopped at a restaurant on the way, and upon her getting out of her car, pushed her way into the restaurant with the baby.
Susan’s thinking, “I wonder if Mike or Andy has realized yet, that I’ve left with the baby. They, probably, are, still, cooking dinner, yet, and are waiting for Cher Bear to show up to come over and seek Mike, although, she’s in mourning over her friend, having, recently, died.”
Andy couldn’t figure out why Susan hasn’t come down yet to eat dinner as she knows very well when dinner’s ready. So, he said to Mike, “You start serving dinner, putting it all on the table, and I’ll run upstairs and see what’s taking Susan, as she’s, usually, at dinner by now.”
So, then, Andy, actually, ran upstairs, and while he’s doing so, he, also, can’t figure out why the baby has been so quiet as it, usually, wakes up easy at night, especially, during its feeding time which has come around. As Andy reached the top of the stairs, and walked in his and Susan’s bedroom, he’s very surprised to find out, that both Susan and the baby are missing from the bedroom. So, then, he proceeded over to Mike’s bedroom, and checked in there, but neither the baby nor Susan were in there either.
So, as he walked back into his and Susan’s bedroom, he jus happened to notice, that things like the baby mobile and all other baby things are missing from the crib. Also, upon checking the drawers in the room, especially, where Susan keeps all the baby clothes and her clothes too, he happened to notice with alarm, that whatever clothes belonged to Susan and the baby, also, were missing.
He didn’t know where to start looking for Susan and the baby, so, first, he ran down the stairs, and over to the dining room where Mike’s seated at the table, waiting for Andy and Susan and of course the baby. And as Andy arrived inside the dining room, Mike couldn’t help but notice that Andy’s fade is pale, and that he has tears in his eyes. So, Mike said desperately to Andy, “What’s going on; how come Susan and the baby aren’t with you?”
“I don’t know how to tell you this, Mike, but neither Susan nor the baby is anywhere upstairs, and Susan’s and the baby’s clothes and things seem to be missing. I can’t figure out how Susan managed to get away with little Michael without me even knowing about the situation. I wonder if it has been something, I said to her to night which got Susan upset; and then, made her desperate to try to run away with the baby without either one of us, knowing about it. I jus wonder if maybe she’s pregnant again, and couldn’t face me about the situation; and then, took off with the baby, so, I wouldn’t discover anything leading to the truth of whether she’s pregnant again or not.”
Then, Mike said to Andy, “I don’t know what to think either; I’m jus wondering if I, myself, said something to her or about her, tonight, to hurt her deeply enough, that she felt she had to take off with her baby.”
So, Andy said to him, “Well right after I’m done eating dinner, I’d better call the police, and have a missing person’s report made up on both the baby and Susan. I don’t know if this is the right thing to do, but I don’t know what else to do at this point. I have to rule out her and the baby, having been kidnapped because being that Susan’s former boyfriend, in the past, has pulled something drastic on her, he jus might be after her again.”
In the meantime, after Susan left the restaurant with the baby, she, then, didn’t know, exactly, where she could go at this time. So, she jus drove off with the baby beside her in his baby seat, and decided with whatever money, she has with her; she would stay in a motel for the time being. And then, hopefully, she could contact a member of her family or a friend to stay after she stayed over at the motel jus a few streets away in the city of Portville.
Jus as she was on her way to the motel, she jus happened to notice a grey Corvette behind her which seemed to be getting very close to her. Also, she noticed the guy with dark brown curly hair and a beard, looked very familiar to her. So, she, then, suddenly, got a scary feeling inside her to run for her life without being aware of why she’s feeling this way.
However as she’s driving, the guy in the Corvette behind her, started honking at her, so, suddenly, some bad thoughts came into her mind, so, she’s thinking, “Oh no, I’m feeling very afraid for my life. That guy in that car right behind me is honking at me because he recognizes, who I am. He’s my ex-boyfriend, the one who pulled that dirty trick on me in the past. Also, I ended up breaking up with when we were going steady jus because he had been treating me like dirt, and using me every inch of the way.”
So, Susan, quickly, grabbed onto her cell phone, setting right beside her, and called the police. As soon as a policeman answered his cell phone, she desperately, said to him, “Look now, I’m in deep trouble, some guy who I used to go steady with in the past is on the prowl. And he happens to be right behind me as I’m on the way over to a motel with my baby.”
“Okay,” said the policeman, “Try to settle down and tell me, all you can about this guy.”
“Well he has brown curly hair and a beard, and he’s about six feel tall, and I’ve known him in the past to be quite violent towards me. And when the two of us were going steady, I broke up with him jus because I realized, that he was using me for sex, and treating me like dirt. Then, after the two of us broke up, then, one time, he tried to kidnap me; however I got away from him through sneaking out a window over at his apartment. And ever since then, he kept calling me, at least, ten times, day and night, threatening to kill me, however a detective happened to place his calls, and arrested him. However it’s apparent, that he got out of jail, and is after me, again.”
However before she could say another word to the policeman, she got, really, scared, and dropped her cell phone on the floor of the car. And before she knew it, he has caught up to her, and started threatening her, “Hey, stop that car right now, or I am going to kill both you and the baby.”
In the meantime, Mike didn’t know how to respond to the situation of Susan, having left with the baby, of which Andy is the true father. And as soon as Andy’s through eating, he, immediately, rushed upstairs to find his cell phone which he found, lying on his bed. And upon finding it, he, then, lie on his bed while he called the police.
And as the Captain answered the cell phone, Andy, said to him, “Hello Captain, I’m in a desperate situation right now; upon going upstairs, a few minutes ago, I went to check on Susan and the baby, little Michael, to see why Susan wasn’t downstairs for dinner. Also, I have been curious as to why Susan hasn’t called me, upstairs, to let me know how the baby’s doing. And upon reaching upstairs, I checked out all the bedrooms to see if she’s sleeping or not, I couldn’t find her anywhere.”
“Okay, Andy, what’s really the matter here. Do you have any idea, why neither Susan nor the baby could be found jus now?”
“At least, I have one assumption at this point. I don’t know for sure, however I think that Susan’s ex-boyfriend could be on the prowl again. It’s very possible that he could have sneaked through the upstairs window, somehow, tonight, because I happened to find some ladder near that side of the house. Also, the bedroom seems to be like some stranger has been inside it, and it looks disheveled. Also, upon checking the baby crib and drawers, all the baby things including its clothes and Susan’s clothes seem to be missing too.”
‘Now do you happen to have any idea where Susan’s boyfriend is living or his place of work by chance?”
“I have no idea where he’s been working however I do know where he’s been living. And he jus happens to live in some apartment complex in Portville which isn’t far from where I work over at a clubhouse as a staff member. And if you need me for any reason, I’ll be glad to work undercover on this case until both my wife and baby are found. If I have to I’ll, simply, notify the manager over at the clubhouse, that I need to take a leave of absence from my job if necessary, to protect me from getting kidnapped to if that’s the case.”
“Jus a minute, here, Andy, holds the line. A policeman is trying to get my attention as he, apparently, has been talking on the phone.”
As the Captain saw a policeman, walking over to him, apparently, having jus come from his desk, the Captain said to him, “Yes, David, what is it? You seem to be desperate.”
“I jus got threw talking to a woman, Susan, and she happened to be on her way to a motel. Also, she sounded very desperate, and jus told me, that some guy, who used to be her ex-boyfriend, is following her at this time. However jus as she let me, knows that this guy played some dirty trick on her in the past, and used her and treated her like dirt, this guy is trying to get her to stop her car. However I lost contact with her, so, she must have gotten herself in a mess because it’s apparent, that her voice faded away on the line.”
‘It jus so happens that I’m talking to her husband right now, and he jus let me know, that he’s afraid that Susan’s ex-boyfriend is after her and her baby. Also, he has kidnapped her, once, so the woman, you jus talked to, is the one, Andy’s worried about. So, immediately, you and another cop get on the chase because the guy, who’s after her is right in the vicinity.”
So, then, the two cops grabbed whatever they needed for the chase, and took off from the police station on their way. And one of the cops has the most recent file related with the case with him.
In the meantime while the cops are on the chase yet for this guy who Andy fears, could harm Susan if not found soon. So, Andy along with his brother, Mike are on the way down the main streets, heading towards Andy knows Susan has gone before to a motel jus when she used to be in trouble before meeting him.
In fact, Andy hasn’t happened to run into that ex-boyfriend of hers yet who’s still on the road, trying to stay caught up with Susan. This is because this guy has some strange hunger inside him for Susan although he doesn’t know, that at the present, that she’s married, and trying to escape both Mike and Andy because she jus doesn’t trust Andy anymore.
And neither Andy nor Mike have brought Cher Bear along with them for fear, that if she found out, that Susan is trying to get with the baby, that she could have a bad seizure. And if she ever had another bad seizure, again, it could very well be the end for her, although, she struggled to come back to life. And the Lord wanted her to do this jus because she wasn’t meant to die when she had that reaction from a medication while in a hospital, that one time.
So, being that Susan’s ex-boyfriend has managed to catch up to her, he now is, desperately, trying to keep her attention jus she’ll get her mind off her driving, and so he’s trying to get her to go off the road. And if she ends up dead, he really doesn’t care because he’s trying to get revenge against her for breaking up with him before he met Andy. And her ex-boyfriend has jus happened to spot a baby in the front of the seat of the car which she’s driving.
He wants the baby for himself, so he is even more desperate to try to distract her from her driving even if the baby ends up dead in the long run.
So Susan doesn’t know what to do now because she has recognized the guy beside her as being her ex-boyfriend. And right now, he has started driving out of his lane, and is brushing his car against hers, creating all sort of scratches on her car. He’s driving back and forth on the lane, he’s on, as he’s bumping into her car, she is getting more fearful by the minute.
So she, suddenly, picked up speed, and is driving as fast as she can. And being she used to be in races when she used to be younger, and actually won a few races, herself, she is being daring even with the baby beside her while driving at about one hundred miles an hour.
However as soon as she reached the motel, and he’s a little ways behind her, she, quickly, stopped the car in the motel parking lot, and then, hurried over to the other side of the car, and grabbed the baby out of the car seat. And then, she ran into the motel, a little out of breath, and jus stood at the motel desk until she could get her breath. And as she did, the desk clerk gave her, a key to a motel room, and as soon as she reached her room, a bell boy already had her luggage delivered to the room.
In the meantime as she’s taking care of the baby, trying to calm it down as it’s crying, and breastfeeding the baby, Andy and Mike, finally, ended up at the motel. And as they entered the office, Andy said to the desk clerk, “Is there someone in this motel by the name of Susan? I’m her husband and am looking for her and her baby because I’m trying my best to protect them being that for no certain reason, she ran away with the baby. The only thing I can figure out, is that she must think that I don’t trust her anymore. And I can’t see why she must feel that way because after all we have been married for about six months now, and so far, everything has been going smoothly until now. So for whatever reason, she has lost trust in me, I am trying to find her, and to let her know jus how much I really love her.”
Then, Mike said to the desk clerk, “Have you received any phone calls from the police because they’re out looking for her too before her ex-boyfriend has any chance to pull something on her like he has in the past.”
“Yes, I did, jus before you two entered the motel. And in fact, one of the policeman asked me for information on Susan, especially, any information I had on her when she last stayed at this motel. And what I told him, is that about a year ago when she dropped in for a room, and told me, that some guy, she was going with, treated her badly and had been using her, that if any police called at any time to give them, that information. And that’s exactly what I jus did.”
After a slight pause, the desk clerk, then, said, “By the way, right now, they are on the chase after her ex-boyfriend, and know what kind of car to look for being that I was able to give them, his make of car, and also, his license number which Susan left with me last time, she came here. And I’ll assume, that he still has the same make of car yet being that as far as she knows, he hasn’t been working since that time, he got layed off from his job.”
In the meantime, one policeman said to the other, “I jus happen to see that same car, Susan’s ex-boyfriend has been owning for some time. By the picture in his file, I’ve happened to notice, that it appears to be him, driving the car at this time. In fact, his car is in one of the lanes near us right now. So I’m sure he’s got the feeling, that we are on the road, that he’s spotted us already. And that he’s being followed by us too; I’m sure he must have that guilty feeling inside him by now.”
So, one of the cops, the one who’s driving the cop car at this time, suddenly, put the siren on as they have caught up with the car. And now the cop is driving full speed, trying to stay on track with Susan’s ex-boyfriend’s car now right in front of the cop car. So in knowing that he wasn’t going to get much farther, Susan’s ex-boyfriend pulled over to the side. In noticing that the guy finally is at the side of the road, the driver of the cop car pulled the cop car over. However as soon as he did, Susan’s ex-boyfriend really pulled some sly thing on the cops, and jus broke into a car at the park nearby with a crow bar. And as he jumped inside the car, he, suddenly, took off at full speed, and took off down another street nearby the park, and he is driving so fast, that the cops actually lost track of the car.
So then the other cop said to the driver of the cop car, “I can’t believe that Susan’s ex-boyfriend could be so sly as to take off with another car after breaking into it with a crow bar which is very apparent because how else could he get into it. Also, whoever’s car, it is, probably, left his keys in the ignition too, or else this ex-boyfriend of Susan’s is so sly, that he figured out another way to take off with this car.”
In the meantime, Mike and Andy can’t seem to get into Susan’s room, and they figure that she and the baby might to be sleeping at this time. So, then, Mike looked around him, making sure that no one is around on the floor at the present, so, then, he, with some magic angel power of his, managed to open the door.
However upon the two entering the room, it appeared to be disheveled, and baby things were all over the place including some dirty diapers. And the baby is sleeping on one of the bed in its baby seat, however there seems to be no sign of Susan around. So, then, while Andy’s checking in all of the drawers for any clues, Mike happened to notice that the bathroom door is closed.
So, while Andy’s still looking through the drawers, Mike said to Andy, “I think Susan and the baby may be inside the bathroom, however there doesn’t seem to be any noise of the baby or even Susan talking to the baby for that matter.”
Then, Andy walked over to the bathroom door, and said, “Hey, Susan, are you in there with the baby? Because if you are, I and Mike would like to talk to you. And by the way, I’ll let you know right now, that I wish that you never tried to run away with little Michael because I’m telling you right now. I love you and the baby very much and so does Mike as he’s here with me at the present. We both are very concerned for you and the baby, so if you two are inside the bathroom, please come out if you can, Susan.”
Then, after a few minutes after not hearing the baby nor Susan, then, Mike said to her, “C’mon out of there, Susan. Are you and the baby alright? Is it okay if me and Andy come inside to check on you two? We are very concerned for both of your well beings. Please at least allow Andy to see you if you don’t want me to come in. He wants you to come back home with us, and be one happy family again.”
Still, there wasn’t any answer or sounds of the baby, so, then, Andy opened the bathroom door, and to his alarm, no wonder neither of them could make any noises or Susan talk to him. Susan was inside the bathroom all tied up with rope, and something across her mouth so she couldn’t even talk. And the baby was not with her so she’s in tears. So, upon taking her out of the rope, both Mike and Andy helped her out of the bath tub, and leading her out of the bathroom onto one of the beds, Andy couldn’t get her to talk at first. However, after a few minutes, she managed to get a hold of herself, although, her face is still red from crying.
Still feeling like she’s choking, she said to them, “Please Andy, please get me, a drink of water, and some food from the restaurant, I’m starving right now. I don’t know when I ate last, however it seems like it has been hours, since, I have had anything to eat, or drink. And that was when I first arrived inside the motel room about a couple of hours ago.”
“C’mon now, my dear Susan, please tell us what happened if you can. Has your ex-boyfriend been around, lately, to disturb you?”
“In fact, he has been around, Andy. I don’t know how he got into my room, or even got the key to my room if he did, however I heard him, come flying into the parking lot. And then, before I realized what’s going on, I heard him, yelling at the desk clerk, and the next thing I knew, he’s inside the motel room.”
“Did he hurt you or the baby in any way? C’mon tell us, everything you know about what went on before he took off with the baby.”
“He stormed into the motel room, and caught me with the baby in the bathroom. I had been trying to give him, a bath, however before I was able to undress the baby, he yelled at me to leave the baby alone. Also, he said to me, that the baby was his, and before I knew it, he grabbed the baby, and ran out of the motel room jus after he placed me inside the bath tub, and tied rope around me plus tying a handkerchief around my mouth to keep me from yelling for help.”
Monday, June 2, 2008
AS DUSK IS COMING IN-POEM BY CHERYL V.
AS DUSK IS COMING IN BY CHERYL V.
ON THE SUNNY SIDE OF LIFE
THERE’S A LOT OF SUNLIGHT
SHINING DOWN ON THE PURE WHITE SAND
WHILE IN THE DISTANCE, THE CLOUDS FORM SOME BAND
AS SIX DIFFERENT COLORS FORM A RAINBOW
THE BRIGHT COLORS SEEM TO PUT ON ITS OWN SHOW
AS AT DUSK AS THE SUN’S GOING DOWN
THE BIRDS ARE FLYING AROUND
THE SEAGULLS, SO FREELY
LIKE THEY DON’T HAVE A CARE IN THE WORLD AT BEING AT GLEE
THE SEAGULLS GROW MORE NUMEROUS IN THE CLOUDY SKIES
AS THE CLOUDS SEEM TO ACT SO SHY
THE SUN TURNS INTO AN ORANGE GLOW
AND THE FULL MOON’S RAYS MAKE MORE NOTICEABLE, THE FLOW
OF THE WAVES IN THE OCEAN AS THE RAYS
SEEM TO BE BOUNCING OFF THE WATER
GIVING THE RIVER, THE LOOK THAT THEY’RE MOVING FARTHER
FROM THE FULL MOON, BUT SEEM TO MEET THE DARK SKIES
AS THE WAVES SEEM CALMER UNDER THE FULL MOON ON WATER
AS THE WHITE CAPS SEEM TO RECEDE AS IT GROWS DARKER ON LAKE
GIVING THE LATE BOATER, THE FEELING, HIS LIFE’S AT STAKE
BECAUSE THE DARKNESS SEEMS TO OVERCOME THE LATE BOATER
GOES THROUGH HIM ON THE RIVER AS A SENSE OF SPOOKINESS
ON THE SUNNY SIDE OF LIFE
THERE’S A LOT OF SUNLIGHT
SHINING DOWN ON THE PURE WHITE SAND
WHILE IN THE DISTANCE, THE CLOUDS FORM SOME BAND
AS SIX DIFFERENT COLORS FORM A RAINBOW
THE BRIGHT COLORS SEEM TO PUT ON ITS OWN SHOW
AS AT DUSK AS THE SUN’S GOING DOWN
THE BIRDS ARE FLYING AROUND
THE SEAGULLS, SO FREELY
LIKE THEY DON’T HAVE A CARE IN THE WORLD AT BEING AT GLEE
THE SEAGULLS GROW MORE NUMEROUS IN THE CLOUDY SKIES
AS THE CLOUDS SEEM TO ACT SO SHY
THE SUN TURNS INTO AN ORANGE GLOW
AND THE FULL MOON’S RAYS MAKE MORE NOTICEABLE, THE FLOW
OF THE WAVES IN THE OCEAN AS THE RAYS
SEEM TO BE BOUNCING OFF THE WATER
GIVING THE RIVER, THE LOOK THAT THEY’RE MOVING FARTHER
FROM THE FULL MOON, BUT SEEM TO MEET THE DARK SKIES
AS THE WAVES SEEM CALMER UNDER THE FULL MOON ON WATER
AS THE WHITE CAPS SEEM TO RECEDE AS IT GROWS DARKER ON LAKE
GIVING THE LATE BOATER, THE FEELING, HIS LIFE’S AT STAKE
BECAUSE THE DARKNESS SEEMS TO OVERCOME THE LATE BOATER
GOES THROUGH HIM ON THE RIVER AS A SENSE OF SPOOKINESS
thoughts and joke for the day by Cheryl V.
Hooray for Blue Water Clubhouse business-Kaleidoscope-the business is doing well even though business has been a little slow. But after the kids get out of school, and start hanging out at the beaches, I'm sure that Kaleidoscope, really, will be going strong on Lakeside Beach because a lot of teenagers, especially, will be spending a lot of their time over at Lakeside Beach if just to get a good tan for the summertime.
Joke for the day-How do you blend the flap dance into the Curly Shuffle? While you are flapping your arms backwards be sure to yell out, "He, he, he!"
Another joke to make your day-How does the psychiatrist, screw in a light bulb? He just does it!
Joke for the day-How do you blend the flap dance into the Curly Shuffle? While you are flapping your arms backwards be sure to yell out, "He, he, he!"
Another joke to make your day-How does the psychiatrist, screw in a light bulb? He just does it!
short story-Unexpected Visit-by Cheryl V.
CHERYL VERBEKE
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EAST CHINA TWP.,
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EMAIL—cherbear1950
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AN UNEXPECTED TRIP
CHAPTER I
One day, while on shift over at Chicago County General, Dr. Dave Nugent, a resident pediatrician received an unexpected call from the manager over at the hotel of which his dad was the owner. He’s shocked to find out, that his dad jus died, although, he and his dad were never close. However, Dr. Nugent has a vacation due him. So, Dr. Nugent wanted to talk to his buddy about going on a trip with him.
So, Dr. Nugent was able to leave his shift about nine o’clock, that night, because jus before leaving the hospital, being neither he nor Dr. Davidson jus happened to be tied up with any patients. So, after grabbing whatever he needed out of his locker, Dr Nugent and Dr. Davidson, the attending physician walked outside Chicago County General.
Since, the weather is very pleasant, that night, the two jus stood where the small recreation area is near one of the walls, so, Dr. Nugent said to his buddy.
“Jus happened to have a shocking phone call while on my shift, tonight. An old neighbor of mine, back when I had been a kid, jus let me know, that my dad died. Jus found out, he has been very sickly with leukemia which, greatly, shortened his life which brought him to an early death, mostly, because over at the hospital, at which he had been staying, his doctor couldn’t find him, a bone marrow donor.”
“That’s real a shame, and I’m sorry to hear, that your dad died, my buddy,” said Dr. Paul Davidson.”
So, then, Dr. Dave Nugent said to Paul, almost in tears over his dad’s sudden death, “So, the guy gave me, the address, and faxed the directions to his house over the fax machine at the hospital. I’ve decided to take some vacation time, so, would you like to go on a trip with me to Ohio? That’s where Mary and I are going to hold our own stylish funeral if you want to call it that. I’m leaving tomorrow morning and she’s going to meet me at a hotel, once, I arrived in North Carolina.”
“Well, since, I, also, have some sick days due to me; I might as well go with you. I need some time off from this hospital and away from this hectic emergency room.”
“Okay, I know you have to get going to catch the el back home.”
“I’ll tell you what. Since, I’m the one who has the best car for traveling; I’ll meet you in the morning over at your apartment. I’ll pick you up about nine o’clock in the morning. Okay, I must get going or I’ll miss the el. See you then, buddy.”
“Yea, see you tomorrow. Goodbye.”
So, Dr. Davidson ran down the street like crazy as fast as his feet could carry him. And he jus made it to the el in time, and ran inside it jus as it was taking off.
So, on his way home from the hospital, Dr. Nugent is in deep thought, “I and my dad never have been like a family, ever since, my mom’s death. Ever since, I have been jus a kid, and a teenager, my dad, always, seemed to act very distant to me after my mom died of cancer. After her early death, my dad, always, seemed to be very lonely for her, and jus never seemed to his love for me. Also, my dad and I never got along after her death. And my dad never, then, could show me jus how much he, still, meant to me or even cared for me.”
Then, when Dave couldn’t go to sleep when he wanted that night, this seemed to be on his mind, “When I used to be a teenager, got mixed up with the wrong crowd. So, I had started smoking pot jus because it seemed to cover up the problems, I had been having in trying to cope with mom’s death.
Boy, am I, feeling sorry for this, because one time, the cops had found out me, hanging out at this one abandoned house not far from where my dad and I had been living. So, they busted all of us, and then, we all were sent to this program by the cops, so, we all could get into a program to get off of drugs.”
FLASHBACK
Although, Dave’s dad, still, had loved his son, he hadn’t been able cope with him after he found out, he had been smoking pot; and got busted for it. So, his dad placed him in this boarding house, and sends his son, money, every month. But Dave didn’t like living there, so, one night, he broke out of the boarding house, and sneaked out through his bedroom window. He took with him, whatever clothes, money, and anything else, he had to his name.
Then, he became lucky to find one of the neighbors who could sympathize on what he had been going through. So, she allowed him to rent out a room in her house for thirty dollars, a month. Also, she gave him, a job, helping her take care of her house; and got him, a grant to go to medical school. After he completed medical school, a few years later, he landed a job as a medical student at Chicago County General, and worked himself to being a resident pediatrician.
That one morning, Dr. Dave Nugent got up with his alarm clock about eight o’clock on one nice and mild sunny morning.
As he turned off his alarm clock, he thought, “It’s hard to believe, that my dad and I have been out of contact for so long. After I broke out of that boarding house, I thought, he would keep sending me, money over at my new resident because I sent my dad, a letter, as soon as I moved into the house there. But I guess he must have given up on me by that time being that I never seemed to be a model of the kind of son, he wanted me to be.”
Jus after he got dressed into some comfortable clothes, jean shorts and a blue tea shirt, shaved and ate, and packed some clothes for a few days, he’s watching the news when he heard a knock on his door.
So, he turned off his television, and walked to the door, and as he looked out the eye hole, noticed its Dr. Davidson, Paul, as he, always, calls him by his first name being they’re close buddies.
Then, he opened the door, and said to Paul, “It’s nice to see you, my good buddy. C’mon inside and have a cup of coffee before we leave on our trip.”
“I’m not in much of a hurry. So, I’ll have some coffee with sugar and cream in it. I see it’s turned out to be a nicer day than I expected. We were supposed to get some rain, but it looks like the clouds have dissipated,” said Paul as he set his suitcase and jacket down on the brown couch in the living room.
“Since, you’re having some coffee; I might as well have another cup because I, certainly, don’t want to fall asleep during most of the trip. I want to be able to catch the scenery, too, which I think, is the best part about going on any trip. And I, also, packed some eatables like crackers and cheese and, of course, a few cases of beer and Gator Aid.”
“Where, exactly, do you have in mind for our destination?”
“ Have to travel to Raleigh, North Carolina because that’s where my dad used to live in trailer next to the hotel, there, before he died; also, he used to be the hotel owner.”
While he drank his coffee, Paul said to him, “You’re not planning any fancy funeral for your dad, are you? Are you having your dad, cremated? Because it’ll be a lot less money, you have to spend on a regular funeral.”
“Yes, I am,” replied Dave, “Since, the trip is going to be a bit long; I’m having his body burnt to ashes. In fact, when Mary reaches North Carolina, tomorrow, she’s going to stop and pick up the urn for me. That’ll be a lot less worry and bother for me. That way, we don’t have to go out of our way. We can stay pretty much on the highways until we reach our destination.”
Then, Paul said to him, “I think, it would be quite hard to make a funeral, since, it, usually, is set up in the morning hours, anyways. So, are you ready to embark on our trip? We’d better leave now because when it reaches the late afternoon, a lot of people will be getting out of work. This way, we will be able to avoid all that traffic.”
Dave replied, “I hope, you remembered to gas up that car of yours. Also, do you have plenty of money with you? Because, sometimes, when it’s necessary to stop for food while on the highway, some of the restaurants can be pretty expensive unless you run into some fast food places.”
Paul said to him, “I wouldn’t worry about that part because I’ve been through North Carolina, many times, when I go visit my daughter. So, being that I, always, stay on the highway as long as I can when I use my car, I know, that we will be running into plenty of restaurants that are cheap enough including fast food places. I’m sure, you’ll want to stop at your dads’ place, and check it out.”
Then, Dave said to him, “Well, we’d better get on our way. And I’m sure; you’ll want to stop at your parents’ place on our way to North Carolina. Know that they don’t live far from the highway.”
As they arrived at Paul’s car, there’s, barely, enough room in the trunk for their suitcases and stuff, but managed to fit everything except for the drinks and snacks back there. Then, after everything is set in their places, Paul hopped into the driver’s seat, and then, Dave hopped into the front seat beside him, and they were off on their way. And Paul pulled out of the parking lot, so fast, that Dave thought he’s going to go right into the windshield if it wasn’t for him, having on his seatbelt.
Before they realized it, they were on I-90 E/1-94 E/Kennedy Expressway E. And as they are traveling on the expressway, Dave has the radio blasting loud, and Paul is trying to talk to over the music.
So, on the way, Paul said to Dave, “It feels good to get away from my job over at the hospital. Being a physician attendant can become quite hectic at times. By the way, where was your dad living before he died?”
Dave replied, “From what his old friend told me over the phone over at the hospital, yesterday, he, actually, lived in a trailer near a hotel on Bloodworth Street. He used to be the owner of the hotel, and he made good money living there, too.”
Paul said to Dave, “It’s hard to believe, that we have been on the expressway for a half hour, already, so, be sure to look for exit 17 because it’ll will lead you right to another highway, I-65. Just be sure to follow the signs because it’ll take about two hours to get to that highway. By the way, did you want to stop somewhere to eat while we are on this expressway?”
Dave said to Paul, “I’ll wait until we get onto I-65. I’m sure; they’ll have plenty of fast food restaurants on that highway. I don’t know about you, but I’m, really, not hungry. My appetite has been crazy, lately, probably, because my dad jus died. It has been quite shocking to me, although, my dad and I never were like a family should be. I was close to my mom, but my dad jus never treated me like I was his son.”
Being that Dave is starting to feel like of car sick, and Paul was getting somewhat tired, then, Dave pulled into the next exit as they have been on I-65 for about two to three hours. And then, Dave took the next street and then, as they came upon a fast food place, Wendy’s, they stopped there, and got themselves, some lunch as they didn’t know when they would find another fast food place.
As they pulled into Wendy’s, since, they both were quite hungry, as they were walking inside the restaurant, Dave said to Paul, “What would you like to order, I’m getting a hamburger and a chocolate shake?”
“I think I’ll order the same along with a cup of coffee.”
“I’ll get a cup of coffee, too, being that I need some to help keep me awake.”
As the two sat down at one of the red booths after they received their orders, Paul said to Dave, “Would you like me to drive for awhile? You look like you’re getting very sleepy and look kind of tired. Also, know, that both of us had to get kind of early in order to make it onto the highway before there was too much traffic, although, we, probably, will hit a lot of traffic later on one of the other highways as we go along.”
“Yea, that’s a good idea,” said Dave, “In fact, my eyes are starting to get quite heavy, although, I slept very good last night.”
“You’ve driven for a few hours, already. So, let me, taking over the driving for part of the trip. That way, you’ll be able to tell me more about yours’ and your dad’s relationship, and anything interesting which occurred in the past if anything.”
As soon as the two were through eating, they both ordered an extra cop of coffee to take with them being that it can keep warm for awhile. And within a few hours, they both will need it to wake themselves up being that doing all that traveling to their destination is going to, gradually, take its toll on them.
So, the two hopped back into the green Plymouth, and headed back onto the highway again. And while Paul is driving the car for awhile, Dave is taking a nap in the back seat being that because it takes about thirteen hours to get to their destination, the hotel, at which they will be staying, they will be switching places in a few hours again.
While Dave is sleeping in the back of the car, Paul is in deep thought, “I haven’t seen my daughter, Jennifer in some time. Wonder how she’s doing with her school and making out in living with her mother? I’m surprised, that she even allows me to see our daughter. Can’t seem to figure out how this joint custody bit is going to work out. All of these late hours with my job, makes it hard to catch the el over to where my Jennifer is living with her mom.”
In a few hours, Paul and Dave felt, that they had to make another stop as they were heading towards Indianapolis. Now, that they were on I70 towards Indianapolis, Paul figured, that, now, would be a good time to stop at his parents’ house being that they were heading that way.
So, then, as they come off of I-70, Paul, then, was heading down some side streets, and in about a half hour or so, they jus arrived over at Paul’s parents’ house.
And jus as they pulled into their driveway at their gray brick ranch house, Paul said to Dave, “something, really, hit me, all of a sudden. Think I should have, at least, given them, a call before stopping over at their place. One of them could be gone out somewhere. Also, it seems like if I’m intruding in on their privacy through jus dropping over there, uninvited.”
As they hopped out of Paul’s car, and walked up to the front door, Paul’s dad is surprised to see Paul and his friend, who he never has met, at the door. And Paul, originally, thought that he was about to find out, that his dad was gone at one of his friend’s house, where he and his friends, usually, get together for playing cards on Friday, every weekend.
Paul’s dad is more than glad to see his son and his friend, Dave. And Paul’s dad hasn’t seen his only son in some time being that Paul’s job and obligation to visiting his daughter, every so often, has kept him very busy most of his weekends.
As Paul’s dad is standing by the front door, he said to Paul, “I’m surprised that you’ve have been able to find the time to stop here to see your mom and me. In fact, we both have been pretty busy, lately, jus doing our own thing.”
“Hi, dad, it’s good to see you again,” said Paul with a curious look on his face, “and this is my good buddy, Dave; he works over at the Chicago County General Hospital with me. He’s a resident pediatrician, and he jus seems to love working with the younger set, don’t you, Dave?”
So, then, Paul’s dad said, “Why don’t you two come on inside, and make yourselves at home? In fact, if you can, I would like both of you to stay overnight. We have two couches that turn into day beds and they both are very comfortable on which to sleep.”
So, Paul and Dave came inside, and jus as they followed Paul’s dad into the kitchen where he got himself, a beer, they, also, decided, that they both could use something to drink.
Being that Paul’s dad could sense this in them, he said to them, “Would you two like something to drink? In fact, I’ve got plenty of beer, and always, keep it here in the house on stock, especially, I never know, if any of my friends are going to drop over at night for a beer and to play cards with me.”
Then, Paul answered, “Yes, in fact, we both would like a beer to drink, and if it’s not too much, we, also, would like something to eat if it’s not too bothersome for you and mom.”
So, then, Paul and Dave grabbed themselves, a beer, and Paul’s dad put out some snacks with it, figuring that they were hungry from all that traveling. And Paul’s mom wasn’t planning on serving dinner for another hour or so yet. And since, she heard Dave and Paul and his dad talking, she came walking into the dining room.
As Paul’s mom walked up to her son, Paul and friend, Dave, she said to them, “It’s nice to see you again, Paul, being we haven’t associated together in some time, and also, I’m glad to meet your friend, here, Paul. In fact, you could introduce him to me.”
Then, Paul said to his mom, “this is my good old friend from over at Chicago County General. This is Dave, we work together a lot over at the hospital being that he’s a resident pediatrician, and I’ve been given a different position as physician attendant which is a very demanding job for me.”
Paul’s mom said to Paul and Dave, “Are you two considering staying for the night, now? I think it would be smart if you two spend, at least, one night here at the house. We would appreciate if you two spend some time, visiting your dad and me, since, not having seen you in awhile. So, have you two decided what you want to do yet?”
So, then, Paul said to his mom, “I realize that, I’ve had my attending physician job over at the hospital; and since my divorce, haven’t been acting like your son anymore. But Dave has a lot of business to take care, since, his dad died. Also, we don’t have that much time on our hands; although, we took some vacation time to see you and dad. We’ll stay as long as we can; we’ll stay for dinner if it’s not real late.”
Then, Paul’s dad happened to walk into the kitchen where the rest were sitting around the kitchen table, an oak table with brown Formica on top of it. Then, he said to Paul and Dave, “what happened to bring you two here to the house? Are you two on some special business which you haven’t told us about yet?”
CHAPTER II
Then, Paul said to his mom and dad, “It jus so happens, that Dave’s dad died a sudden and unexplained death, lately. And we’re on our way to Raleigh, North Carolina for a version of our own death ceremony for his dad. And we have to stop at that hotel residence where his dad used to live to look through his dad’s stuff. Also, tomorrow morning, have to meet his girlfriend, Mary, a resident nurse from the hospital his dad’s ceremony.”
So, Paul’s mom said to Dave and Paul, “Well, if you want to stay for dinner, Paul’s dad and I might be having it, a little late. So, hope you two can have dinner with us, at least. We’ll be having your favorite meal, Paul of venison along with your favorite dessert, key lime pie.”
Then, Paul said to his mom and dad, “Okay, we’ll, at least, stay for dinner, but we can’t stay overnight because we have a few hours to go to meet Dave’s girlfriend, Mary.”
Paul’s mom said to Paul and Dave, “Dinner will be ready in about a half hour or so, so, you two might as well go visit with Paul’s dad while you can. Most likely, you’ll find him in his workshop in the garage, so, go and see him.”
So, then, after both Paul and Dave drank a can of beer, they walked back to where the garage is, and wouldn’t you know it, there was Paul’s dad, working on some project. And as Paul and Dave sneaked inside the garage area which is separate from the area where Paul’s dad’s green Chevrolet is parked, Paul’s dad’s eyes lighted up as if he wasn’t expecting them.
While Paul’s dad continued working on whatever he’s doing, he said to Paul and Dave, “Well, I suppose you two are eager to know what I’m working on at this time. What I’m doing is trying to make your mother, Paul, a very nice set of extra chairs for the dining room in case some company ever stops over.”
“C’mon, dad,” replied Paul, “I know that there is something else which you have been working on besides the chairs for the dining room. I can feel it up my sleeve, now.”
“Well,” replied Paul’s dad, “I might as well tell you two what else I have been doing back here in the garage. Since, your mom’s and my anniversary are coming up, soon, Paul, I, also, made her, a jewelry box, and it has a surprise gift for her inside it.”
“C’mon, pop,” said Paul, “what’s holding you back from tell us, now, what it is? We promise not to tell mom what you have put inside that jewelry box.”
So, then, Paul’s dad stopped what he’s doing, and walked over to a cabinet inside the garage, and pulled out the jewelry box, painted a pretty reddish color. Then, he walked back over to where Paul and Dave are standing, and showed them, the pretty pearl necklace and earrings which were made out of genuine pearls.
Dave said to Paul and his dad, “Boy, I can’t believe it. Those pearls are real ones. I’m sure, Paul that your mom is going to love those pearls.”
Then, Dave said to Paul and his dad, “Well, I have to get going. I’ll be back in time for supper. Jus have a little business of which to take tend. It shouldn’t take that long. I have to leave now. See you, Paul and your dad and mom, later.”
So, Dave hopped into the car, and took off down a couple of streets to a gas station which has a pay phone there. And while Paul’s dad and he were working on something in the garage, together, Dave made his phone call there at the gas station. This is so; Paul’s dad wouldn’t end up having a high phone bill because Dave has to contact Mary.
He has to let her know, approximately, what time to meet him and Dave over at that hotel on Bloodworth Street in North Carolina, so, she can arrive there on time. He figured she was on her way, already, but wanted to make sure, she knew where she was going, so, she wouldn’t get lost in trying to find the hotel.
Once, Paul placed the money into the pay phone, and dialed Mary’s cell phone number, she answered immediately, so, Paul said to her, “Oh hi, my darling, where are you at right now? Can you make it to North Carolina at that hotel on Bloodworth Street by tomorrow morning?”
So, Mary replied, “I’ll be sure to make it in time. Right now, I’m on the highway and have been for many hours, already. In fact, I am, already, in North Carolina but no where’s near the hotel. So, what I’m going to do is to get off soon on Raleigh-Chapel Expressway, and since, it is dark, already, I’m just going to sleep the rest of the night in my red Cadillac.”
Then, Dave said to her, “About what time did you want to meet me and Paul? We’re staying for dinner at Paul’s parents’ house, but will be leaving right after that, so, we make it in time to the hotel. We’ll be heading out towards North Carolina, as soon as we both have had supper. His parents wanted us to stay for the night, but we want to make it in time to meet you. So, bye, my dear, see you in the morning about ten o’clock.”
So, then, Dave hopped back into the car, and headed back to Paul’s parents’ house, and once there, as Paul’s dad answered the door, Paul found out, that they all jus had dinner. So, he had some leftovers, and right after having his share of food, Paul and Dave both said goodbye to Paul’s mom and dad.
Then, Paul said to his parents, “It’s been nice seeing you two again. And from now on, I’ll try to keep in touch with you more often, even if it means sending you, a letter about once a month. And once, my custody case gets settled, then, I’ll try to find an apartment right here in Indianapolis.”
So, then, the Paul and Dave grabbed extra coffee from a fast food place jus after leaving Paul’s parents’ house, and then, they were on their way to North Carolina. Once, they were on I-75S to exit 52B and merged onto US-35 toward Xenia and a few hours, later, ended up in West Virginia. Then, after a few hours sleep, they got up about five o’clock in the morning at a park in West Virginia. Then, after they both had a power bar, along with coffee and some Gator Aid, they refreshed themselves over there at the park.
Then, Paul decided to drive, since, Dave drove last night all the way to West Virginia; and as they hopped back into the car, they headed towards Charleston. Then, Paul kept following the highways according to the map, until they reached Charlotte, North Carolina. From there, they took another highway until they turned onto Raleigh-Chapel Hill Expressway. From there, they drove on some side streets, and around nine-thirty in the morning arrived at N Bloodworth Street.
As they arrived at 4ll N. Bloodworth Street, and as Paul and Dave were getting out of Paul’s car, Dave’s cell phone rang. Upon answering his cell phone, Mary said to Dave.
“I know you were expecting me at the hotel by ten o’clock, but I overslept in my car because I couldn’t find a hotel in time. And right now, I’m in Virginia, so, I’ll have to meet you guys, this afternoon; jus be sure to be there around two o’clock. And don’t worry about me, I’ve traveled to North Carolina before so, I would be kind of hard for me to get lost. So, I’ll see you, then.”
Jus as Dave got off his cell phone, he said to Paul, “Well, it looks like we might as well check out my dad’s place of residence here, and after that make a little trip to the store to check out whatever his will enabled him to give to the store to sell.”
Then, Dave and Paul walked over to which used to be Dave’s dad’s trailer, as Dave received the key to the trailer from the main desk inside the hotel.
As the two walked inside the trailer, Dave remarked to Paul, “This doesn’t seem like it was much of a place for dad to live. But I think, it’s, mostly, because it has a lot of furniture inside for jus being a trailer.”
First, Paul and Dave wanted to check out his bedroom, and were surprised that it appeared like Dave’s dad, still, is living inside this trailer. And it is not that the place is haunted either, at least, Dave didn’t think of it as being haunted.
That’s, although, when a person enters a residence which a person has died inside, is considered to be that way, neither Dave nor Paul felt the least bit spooky while inside the trailer.
Dave remarked to Paul, “Don’t you feel somewhat funny in here? I, certainly, do like if someone else was inside here along with us. I think I can feel my dad’s presence in here like if he has gotten caught between two worlds, and never made it to Heaven yet.”
Paul replied, “In fact, I do, I, also, seem to feel your dad inside this place, and the feeling is coming over from his bed of all things. Also, I can a white ghost of him, lying in his bed. So, let’s hurry out of here. I’m starting to feel quite spooky inside.”
First, they checked out the drawers inside a small oak wood dresser; and they are surprised to find all these items like pictures and things inside it. And the dresser seemed to, really, be loaded clothes along with quite a lot of pictures of when Dave was a lot younger, yet. Also, Dave found a few videos of his younger life along with a video camera which were in the bottom drawer being that for a dresser of that size, it’s a very big drawer.
So, Dave took out the movie camera and videos, that he found in the bottom drawer, and then, he and Paul looked around for the screen, and as they walked into the living room area, they happened to spot it way over in a corner of one of the wooden walls. The wooden walls seemed to accent the dark green couch and lazy boy chairs made out of corduroy material.
Jus after setting the movie camera and videos down on the couch for a minute or two, then, Dave said to Paul, “Why don’t you help me, set up the screen? Will show you some videos which my dad took of me back when I used to be jus a kid. Jus in being inside this trailer makes feel connected to my dad like if his ghost is around inside here.”
So, Paul said, setting up the screen near the wall, “How’s this? This way, the light bouncing off of the television from the moonlight coming through the window, won’t get in the way as you run the movie camera on the screen.”
Dave replied, “That’s jus perfect. This way, we’ll have a perfect view of the screen. In fact, we both can sit on the couch here while I’m running the video camera. Would you like anything right now? I’m sure; my dad must have some of his beer stashed away in his refrigerator. He was a big beer drinker when he used to be alive.”
Paul said to him, “That sounds good to me. After the hectic day, we’ve had, I need a beer to help calm me down. Also, beer makes me feel good.”
So, Dave walked into the kitchen; upon opening the fridge, wasn’t surprised to find some beer in there. So, he got out two cans of it, as they both opened their cans of beer, a little bit fizzed all over them. So, Dave got out his handkerchief, and they both used it to get the fizz off of themselves.
Then, the two settled down on the couch, and then, Dave said to Paul, “This seems a bit uncomfortable for me. So, then, I’ll show you, the videos, standing up. That way, I’ll be able to control the video camera better.”
After Dave is done showing the videos to Paul, the two, then, were surprised at what time it was. They, only, had about an hour before they were to meet Mary at the hotel.
So, Dave and Paul, gulped down their beers. They took all of Dave’s dad’s stuff, and fit whatever they could in the trunk of the car. Then, they both have a milkshake from a carryout place, nearby, and came back to the hotel.
Soon, they pulled into the hotel parking lot on Bloodworth Street, and hopped out of the car. They were walking around the hotel when Dave jus happened to catch an eye of Mary, walking from another area of the parking lot towards them. As she caught up to them, she jus smiled at Dave, then, he said to her as she gave him, a big hug and kiss.
“Oh boy, am I glad to see you, my dear. All the time, Paul and I have been in North Carolina, it has seemed like forever as we jus came from my dad’s place, trying to retrieve whatever we could of his stuff. In fact, we, even, watched some of my dad’s videos which made me, feel connected to dad jus before meeting you, here.”
So, then, Dave said to Mary, “what did you have in mind? Did you want to have some lunch here with us at the hotel restaurant being that we have a long walk ahead of us?”
She said to Paul and Dave, “Yes, that would be a very good idea. In fact, I think we should, also, buy some Gator Aid from the store here, since, the days, especially, the afternoons can get quite hot at this time of year, although, the days are never humid.”
So, as soon as they all walked inside the restaurant, they all sat down at one of the red booths. In fact, they all ordered the breakfast specialty consisting of eggs, toast, bacon, and iced decaffeinated coffee to keep them cool for awhile in the North Carolina heat.
Jus after breakfast, the three, Paul, Dave and Mary, then, after Dave paid for all the meals, then, they headed towards the store where they got their Gator Aid. And then, before heading on their long walk in the desert-like air, they all went inside the hotel where Dave’s dad’s urn of ashes was being kept. And once, Dave picked it up at the main desk, then, the three were on their way through all that deep sand which seemed to go on forever.
After having walked all that way for about an hour, and coming across a cactus, Dave and Paul were surprised when Mary stopped right there, and showed the others how to fill their canteens with the cactus juices which are very sweet and succulent to the taste.
And as they were, Dave said to Mary, “Never knew, that you loved getting the juices from the cactus. When did you start like the juices?”
Mary replied, “It jus so happens, that I’ve never tried drinking the juices before. I jus have this urge to try them out being that I jus seem to have the taste for them right now. So, why don’t you two try them out? They are very good.”
So, without a word both Paul and Dave were a little squeamish at first, but went ahead and tasted the juices. But they were surprised at how good they were, and how they satisfied their thirst.
Then, Mary said to Paul and Dave, “I don’t know about you two but because of this heat, I need to stop as I can’t go any farther. And I’m sure, that neither of you want to continued walking in this heat either right now. Also, this is a perfect spot near the hills for your dad’s ceremony, Dave. So, I would suggest, that however you want to do it, Dave that we start out little ceremony in honor of your dad.”
So, then, Dave said to Paul and Mary, “I have a bottle of wine with me, so, each of you take some of it in these shot glasses. This is in honor of my dad, and the love I wish he had for me when he had been alive. Also, so his soul goes to Heaven, and so that he look down on each one of us with loving eyes with all his love. And ask him to do all he can to help me through the grieving process over his death. However, I’ve never understood, he never could express his fatherly love to me.”
Jus at that time, each one of them gulped down their shot of wine which was followed by Dave, sprinkling all of his dad’s ashes around the sand where they all were standing. And then, they all jus stood there as they all said a prayer for Dave’s dad as he’s, now, above in Heaven. And with this prayer, he’s showering down all his love to Dave and all in the family and whoever used to know him when he, once, was alive.
Then, they all gulped down some of their Gator Aid, and jus after having some of their cactus juice from their canteens, then, proceeded back on what seemed like a journey back to them the hotel; it seemed to take forever to get back there. But, once, they all arrived back there, and refreshed themselves.
As they all met in the office area of the hotel, Paul then, said to Dave and Mary, “Let’s go on a ride in Paul’s car over to the store, where my dad had all his valuables taken jus before he died. And we all can, then, look over whatever is there at the store. And whatever we each decide on, we can buy, and take with us a remembrance of my dad, although, neither you, Paul or Mary, ever knew my dad, personally.”
ENDING:
Paul, Dave, and Mary decided on what they wanted from the store, and they all bought a piece of jewelry, which money, they all paid for whatever they wanted to buy, went to a special charity which Dave’s dad had picked out jus before he died.
And then, on their trip back home, all of them traveled in Paul’s car on their way to Chicago. Around twelve midnight, then, Paul pulled over on one of the highways, and out an exit where they spent the rest of the night, sleeping in Paul’s Plymouth. At sunrise, they all woke up, had some coffee and a power bar, and headed on their way home again arriving at Dave’s apartment at five o’clock in the morning where Paul slept on a day bed, and Mary slept with Dave in his bed.
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AN UNEXPECTED TRIP
CHAPTER I
One day, while on shift over at Chicago County General, Dr. Dave Nugent, a resident pediatrician received an unexpected call from the manager over at the hotel of which his dad was the owner. He’s shocked to find out, that his dad jus died, although, he and his dad were never close. However, Dr. Nugent has a vacation due him. So, Dr. Nugent wanted to talk to his buddy about going on a trip with him.
So, Dr. Nugent was able to leave his shift about nine o’clock, that night, because jus before leaving the hospital, being neither he nor Dr. Davidson jus happened to be tied up with any patients. So, after grabbing whatever he needed out of his locker, Dr Nugent and Dr. Davidson, the attending physician walked outside Chicago County General.
Since, the weather is very pleasant, that night, the two jus stood where the small recreation area is near one of the walls, so, Dr. Nugent said to his buddy.
“Jus happened to have a shocking phone call while on my shift, tonight. An old neighbor of mine, back when I had been a kid, jus let me know, that my dad died. Jus found out, he has been very sickly with leukemia which, greatly, shortened his life which brought him to an early death, mostly, because over at the hospital, at which he had been staying, his doctor couldn’t find him, a bone marrow donor.”
“That’s real a shame, and I’m sorry to hear, that your dad died, my buddy,” said Dr. Paul Davidson.”
So, then, Dr. Dave Nugent said to Paul, almost in tears over his dad’s sudden death, “So, the guy gave me, the address, and faxed the directions to his house over the fax machine at the hospital. I’ve decided to take some vacation time, so, would you like to go on a trip with me to Ohio? That’s where Mary and I are going to hold our own stylish funeral if you want to call it that. I’m leaving tomorrow morning and she’s going to meet me at a hotel, once, I arrived in North Carolina.”
“Well, since, I, also, have some sick days due to me; I might as well go with you. I need some time off from this hospital and away from this hectic emergency room.”
“Okay, I know you have to get going to catch the el back home.”
“I’ll tell you what. Since, I’m the one who has the best car for traveling; I’ll meet you in the morning over at your apartment. I’ll pick you up about nine o’clock in the morning. Okay, I must get going or I’ll miss the el. See you then, buddy.”
“Yea, see you tomorrow. Goodbye.”
So, Dr. Davidson ran down the street like crazy as fast as his feet could carry him. And he jus made it to the el in time, and ran inside it jus as it was taking off.
So, on his way home from the hospital, Dr. Nugent is in deep thought, “I and my dad never have been like a family, ever since, my mom’s death. Ever since, I have been jus a kid, and a teenager, my dad, always, seemed to act very distant to me after my mom died of cancer. After her early death, my dad, always, seemed to be very lonely for her, and jus never seemed to his love for me. Also, my dad and I never got along after her death. And my dad never, then, could show me jus how much he, still, meant to me or even cared for me.”
Then, when Dave couldn’t go to sleep when he wanted that night, this seemed to be on his mind, “When I used to be a teenager, got mixed up with the wrong crowd. So, I had started smoking pot jus because it seemed to cover up the problems, I had been having in trying to cope with mom’s death.
Boy, am I, feeling sorry for this, because one time, the cops had found out me, hanging out at this one abandoned house not far from where my dad and I had been living. So, they busted all of us, and then, we all were sent to this program by the cops, so, we all could get into a program to get off of drugs.”
FLASHBACK
Although, Dave’s dad, still, had loved his son, he hadn’t been able cope with him after he found out, he had been smoking pot; and got busted for it. So, his dad placed him in this boarding house, and sends his son, money, every month. But Dave didn’t like living there, so, one night, he broke out of the boarding house, and sneaked out through his bedroom window. He took with him, whatever clothes, money, and anything else, he had to his name.
Then, he became lucky to find one of the neighbors who could sympathize on what he had been going through. So, she allowed him to rent out a room in her house for thirty dollars, a month. Also, she gave him, a job, helping her take care of her house; and got him, a grant to go to medical school. After he completed medical school, a few years later, he landed a job as a medical student at Chicago County General, and worked himself to being a resident pediatrician.
That one morning, Dr. Dave Nugent got up with his alarm clock about eight o’clock on one nice and mild sunny morning.
As he turned off his alarm clock, he thought, “It’s hard to believe, that my dad and I have been out of contact for so long. After I broke out of that boarding house, I thought, he would keep sending me, money over at my new resident because I sent my dad, a letter, as soon as I moved into the house there. But I guess he must have given up on me by that time being that I never seemed to be a model of the kind of son, he wanted me to be.”
Jus after he got dressed into some comfortable clothes, jean shorts and a blue tea shirt, shaved and ate, and packed some clothes for a few days, he’s watching the news when he heard a knock on his door.
So, he turned off his television, and walked to the door, and as he looked out the eye hole, noticed its Dr. Davidson, Paul, as he, always, calls him by his first name being they’re close buddies.
Then, he opened the door, and said to Paul, “It’s nice to see you, my good buddy. C’mon inside and have a cup of coffee before we leave on our trip.”
“I’m not in much of a hurry. So, I’ll have some coffee with sugar and cream in it. I see it’s turned out to be a nicer day than I expected. We were supposed to get some rain, but it looks like the clouds have dissipated,” said Paul as he set his suitcase and jacket down on the brown couch in the living room.
“Since, you’re having some coffee; I might as well have another cup because I, certainly, don’t want to fall asleep during most of the trip. I want to be able to catch the scenery, too, which I think, is the best part about going on any trip. And I, also, packed some eatables like crackers and cheese and, of course, a few cases of beer and Gator Aid.”
“Where, exactly, do you have in mind for our destination?”
“ Have to travel to Raleigh, North Carolina because that’s where my dad used to live in trailer next to the hotel, there, before he died; also, he used to be the hotel owner.”
While he drank his coffee, Paul said to him, “You’re not planning any fancy funeral for your dad, are you? Are you having your dad, cremated? Because it’ll be a lot less money, you have to spend on a regular funeral.”
“Yes, I am,” replied Dave, “Since, the trip is going to be a bit long; I’m having his body burnt to ashes. In fact, when Mary reaches North Carolina, tomorrow, she’s going to stop and pick up the urn for me. That’ll be a lot less worry and bother for me. That way, we don’t have to go out of our way. We can stay pretty much on the highways until we reach our destination.”
Then, Paul said to him, “I think, it would be quite hard to make a funeral, since, it, usually, is set up in the morning hours, anyways. So, are you ready to embark on our trip? We’d better leave now because when it reaches the late afternoon, a lot of people will be getting out of work. This way, we will be able to avoid all that traffic.”
Dave replied, “I hope, you remembered to gas up that car of yours. Also, do you have plenty of money with you? Because, sometimes, when it’s necessary to stop for food while on the highway, some of the restaurants can be pretty expensive unless you run into some fast food places.”
Paul said to him, “I wouldn’t worry about that part because I’ve been through North Carolina, many times, when I go visit my daughter. So, being that I, always, stay on the highway as long as I can when I use my car, I know, that we will be running into plenty of restaurants that are cheap enough including fast food places. I’m sure, you’ll want to stop at your dads’ place, and check it out.”
Then, Dave said to him, “Well, we’d better get on our way. And I’m sure; you’ll want to stop at your parents’ place on our way to North Carolina. Know that they don’t live far from the highway.”
As they arrived at Paul’s car, there’s, barely, enough room in the trunk for their suitcases and stuff, but managed to fit everything except for the drinks and snacks back there. Then, after everything is set in their places, Paul hopped into the driver’s seat, and then, Dave hopped into the front seat beside him, and they were off on their way. And Paul pulled out of the parking lot, so fast, that Dave thought he’s going to go right into the windshield if it wasn’t for him, having on his seatbelt.
Before they realized it, they were on I-90 E/1-94 E/Kennedy Expressway E. And as they are traveling on the expressway, Dave has the radio blasting loud, and Paul is trying to talk to over the music.
So, on the way, Paul said to Dave, “It feels good to get away from my job over at the hospital. Being a physician attendant can become quite hectic at times. By the way, where was your dad living before he died?”
Dave replied, “From what his old friend told me over the phone over at the hospital, yesterday, he, actually, lived in a trailer near a hotel on Bloodworth Street. He used to be the owner of the hotel, and he made good money living there, too.”
Paul said to Dave, “It’s hard to believe, that we have been on the expressway for a half hour, already, so, be sure to look for exit 17 because it’ll will lead you right to another highway, I-65. Just be sure to follow the signs because it’ll take about two hours to get to that highway. By the way, did you want to stop somewhere to eat while we are on this expressway?”
Dave said to Paul, “I’ll wait until we get onto I-65. I’m sure; they’ll have plenty of fast food restaurants on that highway. I don’t know about you, but I’m, really, not hungry. My appetite has been crazy, lately, probably, because my dad jus died. It has been quite shocking to me, although, my dad and I never were like a family should be. I was close to my mom, but my dad jus never treated me like I was his son.”
Being that Dave is starting to feel like of car sick, and Paul was getting somewhat tired, then, Dave pulled into the next exit as they have been on I-65 for about two to three hours. And then, Dave took the next street and then, as they came upon a fast food place, Wendy’s, they stopped there, and got themselves, some lunch as they didn’t know when they would find another fast food place.
As they pulled into Wendy’s, since, they both were quite hungry, as they were walking inside the restaurant, Dave said to Paul, “What would you like to order, I’m getting a hamburger and a chocolate shake?”
“I think I’ll order the same along with a cup of coffee.”
“I’ll get a cup of coffee, too, being that I need some to help keep me awake.”
As the two sat down at one of the red booths after they received their orders, Paul said to Dave, “Would you like me to drive for awhile? You look like you’re getting very sleepy and look kind of tired. Also, know, that both of us had to get kind of early in order to make it onto the highway before there was too much traffic, although, we, probably, will hit a lot of traffic later on one of the other highways as we go along.”
“Yea, that’s a good idea,” said Dave, “In fact, my eyes are starting to get quite heavy, although, I slept very good last night.”
“You’ve driven for a few hours, already. So, let me, taking over the driving for part of the trip. That way, you’ll be able to tell me more about yours’ and your dad’s relationship, and anything interesting which occurred in the past if anything.”
As soon as the two were through eating, they both ordered an extra cop of coffee to take with them being that it can keep warm for awhile. And within a few hours, they both will need it to wake themselves up being that doing all that traveling to their destination is going to, gradually, take its toll on them.
So, the two hopped back into the green Plymouth, and headed back onto the highway again. And while Paul is driving the car for awhile, Dave is taking a nap in the back seat being that because it takes about thirteen hours to get to their destination, the hotel, at which they will be staying, they will be switching places in a few hours again.
While Dave is sleeping in the back of the car, Paul is in deep thought, “I haven’t seen my daughter, Jennifer in some time. Wonder how she’s doing with her school and making out in living with her mother? I’m surprised, that she even allows me to see our daughter. Can’t seem to figure out how this joint custody bit is going to work out. All of these late hours with my job, makes it hard to catch the el over to where my Jennifer is living with her mom.”
In a few hours, Paul and Dave felt, that they had to make another stop as they were heading towards Indianapolis. Now, that they were on I70 towards Indianapolis, Paul figured, that, now, would be a good time to stop at his parents’ house being that they were heading that way.
So, then, as they come off of I-70, Paul, then, was heading down some side streets, and in about a half hour or so, they jus arrived over at Paul’s parents’ house.
And jus as they pulled into their driveway at their gray brick ranch house, Paul said to Dave, “something, really, hit me, all of a sudden. Think I should have, at least, given them, a call before stopping over at their place. One of them could be gone out somewhere. Also, it seems like if I’m intruding in on their privacy through jus dropping over there, uninvited.”
As they hopped out of Paul’s car, and walked up to the front door, Paul’s dad is surprised to see Paul and his friend, who he never has met, at the door. And Paul, originally, thought that he was about to find out, that his dad was gone at one of his friend’s house, where he and his friends, usually, get together for playing cards on Friday, every weekend.
Paul’s dad is more than glad to see his son and his friend, Dave. And Paul’s dad hasn’t seen his only son in some time being that Paul’s job and obligation to visiting his daughter, every so often, has kept him very busy most of his weekends.
As Paul’s dad is standing by the front door, he said to Paul, “I’m surprised that you’ve have been able to find the time to stop here to see your mom and me. In fact, we both have been pretty busy, lately, jus doing our own thing.”
“Hi, dad, it’s good to see you again,” said Paul with a curious look on his face, “and this is my good buddy, Dave; he works over at the Chicago County General Hospital with me. He’s a resident pediatrician, and he jus seems to love working with the younger set, don’t you, Dave?”
So, then, Paul’s dad said, “Why don’t you two come on inside, and make yourselves at home? In fact, if you can, I would like both of you to stay overnight. We have two couches that turn into day beds and they both are very comfortable on which to sleep.”
So, Paul and Dave came inside, and jus as they followed Paul’s dad into the kitchen where he got himself, a beer, they, also, decided, that they both could use something to drink.
Being that Paul’s dad could sense this in them, he said to them, “Would you two like something to drink? In fact, I’ve got plenty of beer, and always, keep it here in the house on stock, especially, I never know, if any of my friends are going to drop over at night for a beer and to play cards with me.”
Then, Paul answered, “Yes, in fact, we both would like a beer to drink, and if it’s not too much, we, also, would like something to eat if it’s not too bothersome for you and mom.”
So, then, Paul and Dave grabbed themselves, a beer, and Paul’s dad put out some snacks with it, figuring that they were hungry from all that traveling. And Paul’s mom wasn’t planning on serving dinner for another hour or so yet. And since, she heard Dave and Paul and his dad talking, she came walking into the dining room.
As Paul’s mom walked up to her son, Paul and friend, Dave, she said to them, “It’s nice to see you again, Paul, being we haven’t associated together in some time, and also, I’m glad to meet your friend, here, Paul. In fact, you could introduce him to me.”
Then, Paul said to his mom, “this is my good old friend from over at Chicago County General. This is Dave, we work together a lot over at the hospital being that he’s a resident pediatrician, and I’ve been given a different position as physician attendant which is a very demanding job for me.”
Paul’s mom said to Paul and Dave, “Are you two considering staying for the night, now? I think it would be smart if you two spend, at least, one night here at the house. We would appreciate if you two spend some time, visiting your dad and me, since, not having seen you in awhile. So, have you two decided what you want to do yet?”
So, then, Paul said to his mom, “I realize that, I’ve had my attending physician job over at the hospital; and since my divorce, haven’t been acting like your son anymore. But Dave has a lot of business to take care, since, his dad died. Also, we don’t have that much time on our hands; although, we took some vacation time to see you and dad. We’ll stay as long as we can; we’ll stay for dinner if it’s not real late.”
Then, Paul’s dad happened to walk into the kitchen where the rest were sitting around the kitchen table, an oak table with brown Formica on top of it. Then, he said to Paul and Dave, “what happened to bring you two here to the house? Are you two on some special business which you haven’t told us about yet?”
CHAPTER II
Then, Paul said to his mom and dad, “It jus so happens, that Dave’s dad died a sudden and unexplained death, lately. And we’re on our way to Raleigh, North Carolina for a version of our own death ceremony for his dad. And we have to stop at that hotel residence where his dad used to live to look through his dad’s stuff. Also, tomorrow morning, have to meet his girlfriend, Mary, a resident nurse from the hospital his dad’s ceremony.”
So, Paul’s mom said to Dave and Paul, “Well, if you want to stay for dinner, Paul’s dad and I might be having it, a little late. So, hope you two can have dinner with us, at least. We’ll be having your favorite meal, Paul of venison along with your favorite dessert, key lime pie.”
Then, Paul said to his mom and dad, “Okay, we’ll, at least, stay for dinner, but we can’t stay overnight because we have a few hours to go to meet Dave’s girlfriend, Mary.”
Paul’s mom said to Paul and Dave, “Dinner will be ready in about a half hour or so, so, you two might as well go visit with Paul’s dad while you can. Most likely, you’ll find him in his workshop in the garage, so, go and see him.”
So, then, after both Paul and Dave drank a can of beer, they walked back to where the garage is, and wouldn’t you know it, there was Paul’s dad, working on some project. And as Paul and Dave sneaked inside the garage area which is separate from the area where Paul’s dad’s green Chevrolet is parked, Paul’s dad’s eyes lighted up as if he wasn’t expecting them.
While Paul’s dad continued working on whatever he’s doing, he said to Paul and Dave, “Well, I suppose you two are eager to know what I’m working on at this time. What I’m doing is trying to make your mother, Paul, a very nice set of extra chairs for the dining room in case some company ever stops over.”
“C’mon, dad,” replied Paul, “I know that there is something else which you have been working on besides the chairs for the dining room. I can feel it up my sleeve, now.”
“Well,” replied Paul’s dad, “I might as well tell you two what else I have been doing back here in the garage. Since, your mom’s and my anniversary are coming up, soon, Paul, I, also, made her, a jewelry box, and it has a surprise gift for her inside it.”
“C’mon, pop,” said Paul, “what’s holding you back from tell us, now, what it is? We promise not to tell mom what you have put inside that jewelry box.”
So, then, Paul’s dad stopped what he’s doing, and walked over to a cabinet inside the garage, and pulled out the jewelry box, painted a pretty reddish color. Then, he walked back over to where Paul and Dave are standing, and showed them, the pretty pearl necklace and earrings which were made out of genuine pearls.
Dave said to Paul and his dad, “Boy, I can’t believe it. Those pearls are real ones. I’m sure, Paul that your mom is going to love those pearls.”
Then, Dave said to Paul and his dad, “Well, I have to get going. I’ll be back in time for supper. Jus have a little business of which to take tend. It shouldn’t take that long. I have to leave now. See you, Paul and your dad and mom, later.”
So, Dave hopped into the car, and took off down a couple of streets to a gas station which has a pay phone there. And while Paul’s dad and he were working on something in the garage, together, Dave made his phone call there at the gas station. This is so; Paul’s dad wouldn’t end up having a high phone bill because Dave has to contact Mary.
He has to let her know, approximately, what time to meet him and Dave over at that hotel on Bloodworth Street in North Carolina, so, she can arrive there on time. He figured she was on her way, already, but wanted to make sure, she knew where she was going, so, she wouldn’t get lost in trying to find the hotel.
Once, Paul placed the money into the pay phone, and dialed Mary’s cell phone number, she answered immediately, so, Paul said to her, “Oh hi, my darling, where are you at right now? Can you make it to North Carolina at that hotel on Bloodworth Street by tomorrow morning?”
So, Mary replied, “I’ll be sure to make it in time. Right now, I’m on the highway and have been for many hours, already. In fact, I am, already, in North Carolina but no where’s near the hotel. So, what I’m going to do is to get off soon on Raleigh-Chapel Expressway, and since, it is dark, already, I’m just going to sleep the rest of the night in my red Cadillac.”
Then, Dave said to her, “About what time did you want to meet me and Paul? We’re staying for dinner at Paul’s parents’ house, but will be leaving right after that, so, we make it in time to the hotel. We’ll be heading out towards North Carolina, as soon as we both have had supper. His parents wanted us to stay for the night, but we want to make it in time to meet you. So, bye, my dear, see you in the morning about ten o’clock.”
So, then, Dave hopped back into the car, and headed back to Paul’s parents’ house, and once there, as Paul’s dad answered the door, Paul found out, that they all jus had dinner. So, he had some leftovers, and right after having his share of food, Paul and Dave both said goodbye to Paul’s mom and dad.
Then, Paul said to his parents, “It’s been nice seeing you two again. And from now on, I’ll try to keep in touch with you more often, even if it means sending you, a letter about once a month. And once, my custody case gets settled, then, I’ll try to find an apartment right here in Indianapolis.”
So, then, the Paul and Dave grabbed extra coffee from a fast food place jus after leaving Paul’s parents’ house, and then, they were on their way to North Carolina. Once, they were on I-75S to exit 52B and merged onto US-35 toward Xenia and a few hours, later, ended up in West Virginia. Then, after a few hours sleep, they got up about five o’clock in the morning at a park in West Virginia. Then, after they both had a power bar, along with coffee and some Gator Aid, they refreshed themselves over there at the park.
Then, Paul decided to drive, since, Dave drove last night all the way to West Virginia; and as they hopped back into the car, they headed towards Charleston. Then, Paul kept following the highways according to the map, until they reached Charlotte, North Carolina. From there, they took another highway until they turned onto Raleigh-Chapel Hill Expressway. From there, they drove on some side streets, and around nine-thirty in the morning arrived at N Bloodworth Street.
As they arrived at 4ll N. Bloodworth Street, and as Paul and Dave were getting out of Paul’s car, Dave’s cell phone rang. Upon answering his cell phone, Mary said to Dave.
“I know you were expecting me at the hotel by ten o’clock, but I overslept in my car because I couldn’t find a hotel in time. And right now, I’m in Virginia, so, I’ll have to meet you guys, this afternoon; jus be sure to be there around two o’clock. And don’t worry about me, I’ve traveled to North Carolina before so, I would be kind of hard for me to get lost. So, I’ll see you, then.”
Jus as Dave got off his cell phone, he said to Paul, “Well, it looks like we might as well check out my dad’s place of residence here, and after that make a little trip to the store to check out whatever his will enabled him to give to the store to sell.”
Then, Dave and Paul walked over to which used to be Dave’s dad’s trailer, as Dave received the key to the trailer from the main desk inside the hotel.
As the two walked inside the trailer, Dave remarked to Paul, “This doesn’t seem like it was much of a place for dad to live. But I think, it’s, mostly, because it has a lot of furniture inside for jus being a trailer.”
First, Paul and Dave wanted to check out his bedroom, and were surprised that it appeared like Dave’s dad, still, is living inside this trailer. And it is not that the place is haunted either, at least, Dave didn’t think of it as being haunted.
That’s, although, when a person enters a residence which a person has died inside, is considered to be that way, neither Dave nor Paul felt the least bit spooky while inside the trailer.
Dave remarked to Paul, “Don’t you feel somewhat funny in here? I, certainly, do like if someone else was inside here along with us. I think I can feel my dad’s presence in here like if he has gotten caught between two worlds, and never made it to Heaven yet.”
Paul replied, “In fact, I do, I, also, seem to feel your dad inside this place, and the feeling is coming over from his bed of all things. Also, I can a white ghost of him, lying in his bed. So, let’s hurry out of here. I’m starting to feel quite spooky inside.”
First, they checked out the drawers inside a small oak wood dresser; and they are surprised to find all these items like pictures and things inside it. And the dresser seemed to, really, be loaded clothes along with quite a lot of pictures of when Dave was a lot younger, yet. Also, Dave found a few videos of his younger life along with a video camera which were in the bottom drawer being that for a dresser of that size, it’s a very big drawer.
So, Dave took out the movie camera and videos, that he found in the bottom drawer, and then, he and Paul looked around for the screen, and as they walked into the living room area, they happened to spot it way over in a corner of one of the wooden walls. The wooden walls seemed to accent the dark green couch and lazy boy chairs made out of corduroy material.
Jus after setting the movie camera and videos down on the couch for a minute or two, then, Dave said to Paul, “Why don’t you help me, set up the screen? Will show you some videos which my dad took of me back when I used to be jus a kid. Jus in being inside this trailer makes feel connected to my dad like if his ghost is around inside here.”
So, Paul said, setting up the screen near the wall, “How’s this? This way, the light bouncing off of the television from the moonlight coming through the window, won’t get in the way as you run the movie camera on the screen.”
Dave replied, “That’s jus perfect. This way, we’ll have a perfect view of the screen. In fact, we both can sit on the couch here while I’m running the video camera. Would you like anything right now? I’m sure; my dad must have some of his beer stashed away in his refrigerator. He was a big beer drinker when he used to be alive.”
Paul said to him, “That sounds good to me. After the hectic day, we’ve had, I need a beer to help calm me down. Also, beer makes me feel good.”
So, Dave walked into the kitchen; upon opening the fridge, wasn’t surprised to find some beer in there. So, he got out two cans of it, as they both opened their cans of beer, a little bit fizzed all over them. So, Dave got out his handkerchief, and they both used it to get the fizz off of themselves.
Then, the two settled down on the couch, and then, Dave said to Paul, “This seems a bit uncomfortable for me. So, then, I’ll show you, the videos, standing up. That way, I’ll be able to control the video camera better.”
After Dave is done showing the videos to Paul, the two, then, were surprised at what time it was. They, only, had about an hour before they were to meet Mary at the hotel.
So, Dave and Paul, gulped down their beers. They took all of Dave’s dad’s stuff, and fit whatever they could in the trunk of the car. Then, they both have a milkshake from a carryout place, nearby, and came back to the hotel.
Soon, they pulled into the hotel parking lot on Bloodworth Street, and hopped out of the car. They were walking around the hotel when Dave jus happened to catch an eye of Mary, walking from another area of the parking lot towards them. As she caught up to them, she jus smiled at Dave, then, he said to her as she gave him, a big hug and kiss.
“Oh boy, am I glad to see you, my dear. All the time, Paul and I have been in North Carolina, it has seemed like forever as we jus came from my dad’s place, trying to retrieve whatever we could of his stuff. In fact, we, even, watched some of my dad’s videos which made me, feel connected to dad jus before meeting you, here.”
So, then, Dave said to Mary, “what did you have in mind? Did you want to have some lunch here with us at the hotel restaurant being that we have a long walk ahead of us?”
She said to Paul and Dave, “Yes, that would be a very good idea. In fact, I think we should, also, buy some Gator Aid from the store here, since, the days, especially, the afternoons can get quite hot at this time of year, although, the days are never humid.”
So, as soon as they all walked inside the restaurant, they all sat down at one of the red booths. In fact, they all ordered the breakfast specialty consisting of eggs, toast, bacon, and iced decaffeinated coffee to keep them cool for awhile in the North Carolina heat.
Jus after breakfast, the three, Paul, Dave and Mary, then, after Dave paid for all the meals, then, they headed towards the store where they got their Gator Aid. And then, before heading on their long walk in the desert-like air, they all went inside the hotel where Dave’s dad’s urn of ashes was being kept. And once, Dave picked it up at the main desk, then, the three were on their way through all that deep sand which seemed to go on forever.
After having walked all that way for about an hour, and coming across a cactus, Dave and Paul were surprised when Mary stopped right there, and showed the others how to fill their canteens with the cactus juices which are very sweet and succulent to the taste.
And as they were, Dave said to Mary, “Never knew, that you loved getting the juices from the cactus. When did you start like the juices?”
Mary replied, “It jus so happens, that I’ve never tried drinking the juices before. I jus have this urge to try them out being that I jus seem to have the taste for them right now. So, why don’t you two try them out? They are very good.”
So, without a word both Paul and Dave were a little squeamish at first, but went ahead and tasted the juices. But they were surprised at how good they were, and how they satisfied their thirst.
Then, Mary said to Paul and Dave, “I don’t know about you two but because of this heat, I need to stop as I can’t go any farther. And I’m sure, that neither of you want to continued walking in this heat either right now. Also, this is a perfect spot near the hills for your dad’s ceremony, Dave. So, I would suggest, that however you want to do it, Dave that we start out little ceremony in honor of your dad.”
So, then, Dave said to Paul and Mary, “I have a bottle of wine with me, so, each of you take some of it in these shot glasses. This is in honor of my dad, and the love I wish he had for me when he had been alive. Also, so his soul goes to Heaven, and so that he look down on each one of us with loving eyes with all his love. And ask him to do all he can to help me through the grieving process over his death. However, I’ve never understood, he never could express his fatherly love to me.”
Jus at that time, each one of them gulped down their shot of wine which was followed by Dave, sprinkling all of his dad’s ashes around the sand where they all were standing. And then, they all jus stood there as they all said a prayer for Dave’s dad as he’s, now, above in Heaven. And with this prayer, he’s showering down all his love to Dave and all in the family and whoever used to know him when he, once, was alive.
Then, they all gulped down some of their Gator Aid, and jus after having some of their cactus juice from their canteens, then, proceeded back on what seemed like a journey back to them the hotel; it seemed to take forever to get back there. But, once, they all arrived back there, and refreshed themselves.
As they all met in the office area of the hotel, Paul then, said to Dave and Mary, “Let’s go on a ride in Paul’s car over to the store, where my dad had all his valuables taken jus before he died. And we all can, then, look over whatever is there at the store. And whatever we each decide on, we can buy, and take with us a remembrance of my dad, although, neither you, Paul or Mary, ever knew my dad, personally.”
ENDING:
Paul, Dave, and Mary decided on what they wanted from the store, and they all bought a piece of jewelry, which money, they all paid for whatever they wanted to buy, went to a special charity which Dave’s dad had picked out jus before he died.
And then, on their trip back home, all of them traveled in Paul’s car on their way to Chicago. Around twelve midnight, then, Paul pulled over on one of the highways, and out an exit where they spent the rest of the night, sleeping in Paul’s Plymouth. At sunrise, they all woke up, had some coffee and a power bar, and headed on their way home again arriving at Dave’s apartment at five o’clock in the morning where Paul slept on a day bed, and Mary slept with Dave in his bed.
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