This is the first chapter of a project that will take tons of work on my part. I wanted to put out the first chapter to see how y'all like it. I wrote this chapter off the top of my head but I still have to build a vocabulary for Mo which I have started. I hope you like it.
I was looking into a bright light. I was confused. Why am I so fucking HOT!! My eyes opened on their own, I hadn't thought about opening them, but they decided it was time I guess. I had no fucking idea where the fuck I was or what the fuck I had been doing, but now I noticed that the sun was directly in front of my face and burning the piss out of my retinas.
If I didn't know better, I would have thought I was dreaming. I had a splitting headache. I moved my hand down only to find scorching hot sand? I looked side to side, still squinting and barely able to make out the scene. I was between some dry scrub in the middle of NOTHING!!
"What the fuck," I said to... myself I guess. I couldn't comprehend my situation. I thought, 'Where am I? How did I get here? Why am I here and not home drinking wine with my husband, James. Where's my phone?'
It took several minutes for my wits to come back to me. I began to run through the last things I remembered happening. Just like I thought, I had been drinking wine with my husband in our kitchen in San Bernardino. "What the FUCK!!!," I yelled. Now things were getting clearer in my head. I'm going to die out here!!
I glanced at the sun again. This time I was at least a little relieved that it seemed to be later in the afternoon. The sun would set and I would... FREEZE to death!! FUCK, FUCK, FUCK, I'd be lucky to freeze to death. At least then I wouldn't be torn apart by coyotes. 'Andrea,' I thought, 'you ARE going to die out here. You haven't got a chance. Why am I out here? This must be a joke! Yeah, a prank! Nope, nobody I know would do this as a prank.'
I thought about my loving husband and started to cry. I hoped he would find me. I hoped he wasn't in a similar situation. He has had a big gambling problem. Maybe someone is using me to get back their money.
I looked around and found that all I had was the clothes on my back and luckily a pair of sneakers on my feet. I knew I needed to conserve energy and try not to dehydrate but I couldn't just sit and cook to death. I began walking toward some hills in the distance. I estimated they were at least 5 miles away but the hope of water and shelter was driving me forward.
Landmarks came and went. I became hot, thirsty, and hot. The sun was going down so I hoped it might get cool, even cold, anything but hot.
In the distance I saw a figure or maybe just a mirage or a stupid fucking cactus. I kept checking it every so often. The more I looked, the more it looked like a person. James? It was getting closer. 'Am I cracking up from the heat?'
The next time I looked up, the person was right in front of me. It was impossible. It was a man. He had a suede hat on. Not a cowboy hat, it was round with a fairly narrow brim and a light chain connecting at a buckle. I couldn't see his eyes with his hat tipped down but he had a soul patch. His shirt and jeans definitely had a western look and he stood there in a pair of kickass western boots. But the kicker was the Martin acoustic guitar hanging over his back. How did I know it was a Martin? Don't ask me, it just went into my head somehow.
He finally looked up at me and spoke. "What's your name little girl?" His voice was subdued and smooth with a Texas twang to it.
"I-I'm Andrea. Who the fuck are you?"
He smiled like I had said something funny to him. "They call me the breeze."
I was sure I was hallucinating. How did this guy end up out here, looking like he does, and talking in lyrics. "Well Mr Breeze, may I call you 'The'?" He smiled again at my attempt at humor.
"Some people call me Maurice," he said.
"Perfect, I'll call you Moe!!" I exclaimed.
He looked angrily at me, "That's not my name."
"Tell me Moe, how did you get way the fuck out here where people die?"
He pulled his brim up so I could now see his compassionate brown eyes. "I was totin' my pack along the dusty Winnemucca Road."
I put my hand up to stop him, "Are you telling me I'm in the desert of northwestern Nevada? Fuck, Fuck, Fuck. Have you got a car or anything so we can get the fuck out of here? Otherwise both of us are going to fucking die!"
"Got no car and it's breakin my heart."
"What are you doing here? Are you fucking real?" I started to cry. "Are you going to help me?"
He cracked a thin smile. "You got lucky, babe, when I found you."
"Did you bring water?" I still thought he was a figment of my demented mind. He shook his head and I sighed deeply. "Well, I guess we can die together. I think we should head that way."
He pointed the direction I had indicated, "Run to the hills."
We had agreement but I had to check one thing first. I walked over to him and slapped him lightly on the shoulder. "Hmm, you feel real. Ok let's get going."
What looked to be five miles, ended up being more like twelve. It took us several hours to make the first upgrade.
He stopped and looked back. "It's a long way to the top."
"I don't think we should keep going. It could be dangerous in the dark. We should get up first light and get to the top for a look and see if we can find water." He nodded. I pulled together some brush and started a fire with Moe's lighter.