“Wo – Bluebird!”

Capturing Beauty

Chapter Two

“Wo – Bluebird!”

Jon Presco

Copyright 1998

“Woe Bluebird!” Mr. Arnold said to his 1955 powder-blue Chevrolet station wagon, then stomped the brakes while traversing the most dangerous road in the world, the Emeryville turn-off from the MacArthur freeway. Instinctively my head shot back so I could see the semi plowing into us, as Mr. Arnold shot from the second lane to the shoulder of the road.

Gasping for air, I waited to hear Bill’s father inform me what the emergency was, and, could I be any help. What I heard, shocked me.

“Greg. There’s a piece of wire on the road back there, in the second lane. It might come in handy. Could you go back and retrieve it.”

Bill warned me not to work for his father, for, he was at his craziest when he was doing Civilian things. Bill told me Brian had…