At the next intersection Gordon turned right towards Hagersville. CHAPTER 2 Hagersville was a typical backwoods Alabama town. A few homes, a mom and p...p store replete with worn and rusted cola drink signs, a hardware store that had a huge sale on ‘hog feed’, and a garage. Red’s Garage was easy to spot. A large cinder block building with three garage bay doors, two very old ‘SINCLAIR’ gas pumps, and a car off to the right of the entranceway sitting on railway ties. The car seemed to have. I wonder if that was my body’s way of saying something as significant as Mt. Rainier was about to happen in my life … We agree to meet at the hotel … you knock and I let you in. I smile at you and kiss you sweetly on the cheek and take your hand and lead you to a dining chair with arms by the desk. You follow without saying a word, letting me guide you completely and with all that trust that you so willingly offer me at times … I remove your shirt and you begin to grab me and kiss me and I move. ’ ‘Oh please,’ Alison piped in, ‘you own the studio, I think you can take a day off. Sit down and have another drink. After all, Brandi hasn’t been out with us in forever.’ ‘Yeah Ange, live a little,’ Brandi said, laughing at her best friend. ‘Alright, one more, but then I really have to go.’ Brandi laughed again as she raised her hand to get the attention of the waitress. ‘Uhuh, you know you love us Angie, ain’t nothing you can do about it.’ Angela just shook her head, knowing that there was. This place is strange andthe walls are too thin. I'm scared. But I've said that already, haven't I?I light up a long, slender cigarette and pull gently on it, the rich creamywhite smoke filling my mouth and lungs. I release a plume of smoke and bringthe Capri 120 back to my full, sensuous mouth. Funny. I never smoked beforein my life, but now it seems natural. I've smoked half a pack of Capri 120superslims since waking up this morning, my mouth growing fuller and morepouty with each cigarette..