Elmos Fire, andWeekend at Berniesfame is making his first foray into fiction.
She decides to go to her estranged grandfathers house in Maine in search of answers.
Thats not as bizarre as it might sound.
Credit: Brian Harkin
I get these feelings sometimes.
They come at strange moments.
If its late enough in the summer we go swimming.
The day is always a guaranteed crowd-pleaser.
I just love breathing in that sea air, my mother must say five or six times every visit.
You only told us fifty times, Dad, I said.
We love when you remind us of that, darling, my mom said.
Then she paused for a large bite of her sandwich.
All right, all right, my dad groaned.
Frankly, there really wasnt much more to the story than that.
She spent considerable financial resources going after this ridiculous-looking hat.
She came close a few times.
It only took him ten tries, my mom said.
She put her arm around his waist.
His voice sounded all fake offended.
It was only nine.
He handed Julie the hat, then held something out toward me.
And I thought you might like this, young lady.
It was a small furry thing, an inch or two long, attached to a little chain.
You dont know what this is?
He shook his head sadlymy dad was really a very bad actor.
You have led a very sheltered lifewe have got to get to the shore more often.
This is a lucky rabbits foot.
I won it for you at that pound-the-frog game.
It doesnt do anything.
You put it in your pocket and carry it around and it brings you good luck.
I actually liked the idea a lot and went to put it in my pocket.
Gross, Julie said.
Is it from a real rabbit?
Of course not, Lucy, my mother said.
I stuffed it in my jeans.
Shortly after that, I had my weird premonition.
Thats my spot, between my shoulder bladesits my Achilles heel.
Its a feeling I definitely dont like, so I generally have a go at keep my guard up.
By the second time we rode the Pirates Plunge, I had forgotten all about it.
The day wore on.
When the sun started to sink over Buffies Baby Burgers, we headed north.
The last one B.T.Before Thomas.
That happened the next day.
