Series: Ghost Trucker

Season 1: Stragglers

Episode 1: En Route To Fort Bragg

Chapter 4: Bacon and Eggs

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The next thing Melanie knew

She was waking up in a bed.

She smelled bacon and eggs cooking

Which soothed her aching head.

Mike: “Hey! You wakin' up over there?”

The gruff trucker yelled to her.

She covered her ears with a pillow

And he laughed:

Mike: “Just makin' sure!”

A few moments later, Melanie yawned,

And stretched her tiny arms.

Mike brought a plate over to her,

And she smiled at the breakfast warm.

Mike: “Ya ain't much of a morning person, huh?”

Melanie shook her head.

Mike: “Probably still freaked out about last night.”

Melanie shivered with dread.

Up until then she believed

The previous nightmare

Had been simply that.

But Mike's voice grew grave as he took off

His beige, dusty, trucker cap.

Mike: “You remember it too, huh?

I'm not sure what went down.

I saw things, and then they were gone.

Then we just... Went into town.

You had fallen asleep by then,

So I just carried you.

I'm gonna take you to the Sherriff's office later.

They'll be able to help you.”

Melanie made to protest,

But Mike cut her off.

His phone rang and he answered it,

And began to loudly talk.

His attention toward her shifted,

And he began to pace

All over the hotel room

While she ate the food on her plate.

As she ate, however,

And Mike with someone jawed-

She thought she heard a set of strings

As if from heaven or God.

She listened closely and followed the sound

To their exit door.

And then she peeked to see if Mike

Was still yammering away from her.

Mike's attention was completely fixed

On whatever this phone call was.

So Melanie slipped out of the room

Without so much as a pause.