I felt it necessary to put my arms across my face, waking up from a brief nap in the 1994 ford escort. There was a smell of camel cigarettes in the air, and another strange, familiar scent. I look out the window to see were we are, my drive way. My brother takes seat in the front driver’s seat.
The adventure has set forth in motion, our destination, Brainerd. Making a routine stop across the school in Pequot, were another three passengers take places and become engaged in our antics. Continuing, we penetrate the city limits of “B-Town,” (it’s called this for two reasons; one, the name of it starts with a “B”. Two, it’s the B to our A) we procure ourselves something to eat at the local taco bell, not exactly sure what exactly, but I always get a #9 with either Mountain Dew or Dr. Pepper and a couple soft shells.
Eating in the parking lot behind Poncho and Lefty’s, we cook up a plan. To test it, we go next door and borrow a shopping cart, hands out the window grasping this organized scrap metal we increase speed, I let go… the cart kisses the curb, flying up in the air, twisting, turning we all watch in aw. Who knew it would be so fun?
We make our way to the West Gate Mall where we spot our other victim. Made of plastic, (oh, did I mention there was another vehicle) we decided two is better than one. Out of pure stupidity we commenced our doings in the front side of the building, on the electric lit pavement. Escort with one cart, Blazer with another we drew towards each other with a decent pace, releasing our grips, they crash into one another, shattering. The piece lay in ruin, and we move on.
We stumble upon another cart, grabbing it with one hand, driving with another; we bring it on a little adventure. Zigzagging throughout the city we reach our destination.
At the park on the Mississippi next to the college we assert this fearful cart into a stumbling fashion, rolling down the hill. As it hit the water white water splashes, and waves form going outward from the epicenter.
We continue our way onward, towards home. All smoking, laughing, in one of the greatest moods ever felt.