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               Jacob               was               sound               asleep               in               the               bunk               of               his               new               Peterbilt               truck;               so               new,               in               fact,               he               still               wasn't               sure               where               everything               was               except               that               new               truck               smell.

He               was               snoring               like               a               chain               saw,               knowing               his               weight               was               catching               up               to               him;               he               was               struggling               with               bouts               of               sleep               apnea               and               other               obvious               symptoms               of               his               weight               and               degree               of               fitness,               and               worst               of               all,               his               age.

Hell,               Jacob               knew               his               level               of               fitness               was               about               zero,               so               he               promised               himself               he               would               do               something               about               the               problem.

He               would,               because               when               he               sets               his               mind               on               something,               it's               all               but               really               done.

But               for               quite               some               time,               it's               simply               that               he               let               go               of               the               fact               that               he               let               himself               go.

But               come               on,               he's               coming               up               on               seventy               and               still               has               to               think               of               the               kids.

Jacob's               been               playing               Santa               for               a               few               years               now               and               he               doesn't               want               to               put               that               at               risk.

Because               if               there's               anyone               they               want               being               Santa,               it's               Jacob               Dunhill.

He               looks               and               sounds               so               much               like               Santa               once               he's               done               up               in               that               red               garb,               and               nobody               knows               the               kids               better.

In               fact,               he               spooks               some               people               with               how               much               he               can               tell               about               the               children's,               and               their               parents,               real               hopes               for               Christmas.
               He               was               sleeping               off               a               hefty               meal               he               enjoyed               at               Josie's               Truck               Stop               before               he               came               by               the               yard.

He               was               determined               to               do               something               about               his               fitness               level               and               his               weight,               but               wanted               to               enjoy               one               last               hurrah.

He               didn't               want               to               shake               the               Santa               image,               not               even               the               hair               and               beard,               but               he               wanted               to               carry               it               all               well.

He'd               be               heavy,               but               strong               and               enduring,               so               he               enjoyed               a               good               meal               of               home-style               southern               cooking               at               Josie's               and               decided               that               from               here               forward,               meals               would               be               healthy               enough               to               make               his               doctor               happier.

But               his               slumber               wasn't               to               last,               since               he               was               awakened               by               something               serious               going               on,               and               it               wasn't               indigestion.
               Jacob               sat               up               quickly,               looking               around               and               momentarily               confused               by               his               surroundings.

His               truck               was               still               new               enough               to               him               that               looking               at               it               first               thing               upon               waking               caught               his               attention.

But               he               was               awake               quickly               enough               to               dismiss               the               sleeper               berth,               pull               back               the               leather               curtains               and               look               out               into               the               dark               parking               lot               of               the               terminal               where               he               was               due               to               pick               up               a               load               going               to               Sacramento               once               his               ten               hours               were               up.

He               looked               forward               to               that,               in               fact,               since               Sacramento               was               a               good               haul               from               Atlanta.

He               was               looking               forward               to               it               because               the               miles               were               great               and               the               load               was               light.

The               entire               trailer               was               full               of               goose               down               for               pillows               and               the               load's               net               weight               was               maybe               a               few               thousand               pounds.

It'd               be               easy               driving               and               easier               yet               on               that               new               Cummins               engine.

However,               once               Jacob               pulled               on               his               pants               and               shoes               and               stepped               out               of               the               truck,               he               realized               his               goose               down               run               to               the               west               was               no               longer               in               his               cards.
               The               air               was               cool               and               crisp,               what               with               the               autumn               season               setting               in.

The               stars               fighting               through               city's               light               pollution               of               northern               Atlanta               were               twinkling               and               the               air               was               moved               by               only               a               slight               breeze.

Jacob               stood               as               still               as               he               could               and               raised               his               arms               gently;               what               was               going               on               was               faint,               but               he               could               tell               it               was               serious               enough               to               warrant               his               concern.

Then               he               could               tell               that               it               was               something               being               kept               from               him,               although               the               effort               to               do               so               was               failing.

He               tuned               out               the               mundane               environment               and               gave               his               attention               to               what               woke               him.
               Jacob's               mouth               nearly               fell               open               when               he               realized               the               serious               nature               of               who               was               being               affected.

He               had               to               think               quickly               and               act               fast               if               he               was               going               to               resolve               a               crisis               before               it               was               too               late,               and               he               looked               at               his               watch.

His               ten-hour               break               was               over               within               the               hour,               which               was               something               that               eased               his               mind               some,               but               there               was               still               the               issue               of               going               west               when               he               now               knew               that               he               must               move               south.

There               weren't               many               other               drivers               parked               on               the               yard               at               the               time,               perhaps               only               between               thirty               and               forty,               so               Jacob               looked               across               the               several               rumbling               trucks               harboring               drivers               sleeping               it               off               and               readying               themselves               for               a               new               day.

He               reached               out               with               a               hand               and               gently               watched               his               outstretched               hand               pass               by               the               trucks,               some               running               and               some               not,               determining               loads,               options,               and               driver               demeanors.

One               of               these               guys               would               surely               have               what               he               was               now               looking               for,               so               he               scanned               for               options.

Jacob's               concerns               bubbled               up               and               he               felt               his               breath               catching               as               he               passed               over               more               than               two               dozen               trucks,               but               then               came               across               a               potential               solution               he               couldn't               pass               up.

Without               missing               another               moment,               he               moved               quickly               towards               the               truck               in               his               sight               and               pulled               his               cell               phone               from               his               pocket.

He               knew               that               Martin,               the               midnight               oil               dispatcher,               was               in               there               on               the               computer               and               frustrating               the               hell               out               of               himself               because               he               just               can't               beat               the               computer               chess               game               no               matter               how               low               he               sets               the               level.
               "This               is               Martin."
               "Martin,               this               is               Jacob.

Say,               listen,               I               was               just               chatting               with               Sam               Dunham,               who's               the               driver               in               truck               13545.

He               was               telling               me               that               tooth               of               his               is               really               starting               to               bother               him               and               he's               looking               forward               to               a               run               heading               west               so               he               can               see               his               dentist.

He               lives               in               Sparks."
               "Yeah,               so?"
               Sometimes,               the               attitudes               of               virtually               every               moron               they               place               in               dispatch               grinds               at               Jacob's               wealth               of               patience.

"The               point,               if               you'd               take               the               time               to               minimize               the               chess               game               and               take               a               look,               is               that               my               load               is               going               his               way.

Not               only               that,               but               the               load               he'll               be               taking               delivers               in               Tampa               tomorrow               morning,               and               I               need               to               head               that               way.

So,               what               I               was               thinking               was               that               these               could               easily               be               swapped.

Sam               is               coming               off               his               thirty               four               in               three               hours.

My               ten               is               almost               up.

I'll               have               Sam               get               in               touch               with               you               so               you               know               he's               okay               with               that,               too."
               Jacob               pressed               the               End               button               and               concentrated               on               motivating               Martin               to               cooperate,               or               otherwise               the               guy               would               resist               just               because.

By               the               time               he               was               done               with               Martin,               he               reached               truck               13545               and               knocked               on               the               fender.

He               hated               it               when               someone               knocked               on               the               side               of               the               truck               by               the               sleeper               berth               to               get               a               driver's               attention.

He               knew               Sam               would               hear               a               knock               on               the               truck               virtually               anywhere,               so               he               figured               a               knock               on               the               fender               wouldn't               be               too               intrusive.
               After               an               extended               moment,               a               relatively               young,               lanky               driver               appeared               from               the               bunk               and               made               his               way               to               the               driver's               seat.
               He               rolled               down               the               window               while               rubbing               an               eye               and               said,               "Yeah,               what's               up?"
               "I'm               sorry               to               bother               you,               driver.

My               name's               Jacob               and               I               have               a               favor               to               ask.

If               I               understand               things               correctly,               you               were               saying               to               someone               last               night               that               you               wanted               to               get               west               so               you               could               see               a               dentist.

Well,               I'm               on               a               load               heading               to               Sacramento,               and               it's               a               load               of               goose               down,               so               it's               about               as               light               as               you               can               get.

But               I               need               to               get               to               Tampa."
               The               driver               looked               at               Jacob               with               a               brash               combination               of               confusion               and               suspicion.

He               was               relatively               new               to               the               company,               Jacob               gathered,               and               kept               to               himself.

But               Jacob               also               noticed               that               a               few               key               words               pinged               on               the               young,               struggling               driver's               mind.
               "No,               I               haven't               said               any               of               that               to               anyone,               but               I               do               have               a               back               tooth               giving               me               some               hell,               although               I               don't               get               how               you               would               know               that."
               "The               thing               is,               I               would               like               your               run               and               I               thought               you               might               like               the               miles,"               Jacob               said,               concentrating               on               the               driver's               resistant               cooperation.

"If               you               decide               you               would               rather               head               west               instead               of               to               Tampa,               where               I               know               you'll               sit               at               the               San               Antonio               flying               hook               for               a               day               or               two               waiting               on               a               load               simply               because               this               company               struggles               to               get               out               of               Florida,               just               shoot               a               message               on               your               computer               and               let               dispatch               know.

I'll               let               them               know               I'd               like               to               get               to               Tampa.

Thanks,               driver,               and               sorry               to               bother               you."
               While               walking               back               to               his               truck,               Jacob               looked               around               to               see               if               he               could               work               out               which               trailer               was               the               load               to               Tampa,               and               he               spotted               what               he               assumed               was               correct.

He               considered               moving               in               front               of               it               but               realized               that               both               Martin               and               Sam               needed               a               bit               more               motivation,               so               he               stopped               and               placed               his               hand               on               his               head,               and               concentrated.

After               what               was               about               a               minute,               Jacob               was               pretty               sure               he               had               a               message               on               his               computer               stating               his               load               has               been               changed.
               With               that               part               of               the               problem               settled,               he               still               had               to               figure               out               exactly               what               it               was               that               was               going               on.

There               was               a               reason               he               needed               to               get               to               the               Tampa               area,               but               he               just               couldn't               quite               see               it.

He               knew               his               daughter,               Angela,               was               working               in               Tampa,               but               it               wasn't               enough               to               go               on               other               than               as               a               motivator.

Was               she               in               trouble?

He               could               see               she               wasn't               hurt               other               than               her               usual               solemn               demeanor,               and               she               wasn't               threatened               as               far               as               he               could               tell.

There               was               a               new               fellow               in               her               life               and               it               appeared               he               was               a               decent               guy,               so               it               wasn't               that.

Jacob               bit               his               lip               over               it,               because               he               knew               he               needed               to               see               Angela               and               work               out               whatever               this               was,               but               he               had               to               see               her               to               do               it.

Bizarre               as               it               was,               he               had               to               be               there.
               He               got               up               into               the               truck               and               started               it               up.

The               new               Pete               purred               nicely               as               he               built               up               the               air               pressure;               he               drained               it               the               night               before               more               as               a               matter               of               habit               than               anything               else,               content               to               run               a               fan               as               opposed               to               idling               the               engine               or               running               the               generator.

He               turned               the               radio               off,               not               wanting               to               hear               George               Norrie               discuss               some               issue               revolving               around               Area               51               at               the               moment;               he               needed               to               concentrate               on               the               mindsets               of               both               Martin               and               Sam               if               he               was               going               to               see               this               through.

His               onboard               computer               lit               up               and               bleeped,               letting               him               know               he               had               a               message.

He               already               knew               it               was               new               load               information,               so               he               didn't               need               to               look               at               it               just               yet.

He               stepped               on               the               clutch               and               pushed               it               into               third,               and               then               rolled               towards               the               trailer               that               Sam               was               originally               supposed               to               pull.

He               smiled               to               the               thought               of               Sam's               bewilderment,               what               with               Sam               still               sitting               there               wondering               what               he               must               have               said               out               loud               to               let               on               about               that               tooth               bugging               him.

It               wasn't               hurting               too               much               yet,               but               he               knew               he               needed               to               see               Dr.

Gutenberg               before               it               got               that               bad.
               Jacob               hooked               to               the               trailer               and               updated               his               logbook               to               where               it               needed               to               be.

He               had               everything               ready               except               for               the               paperwork               itself,               so               once               the               truck               was               ready,               he               stepped               out               and               walked               over               to               the               dispatch               window,               seeing               Martin               sitting               there               in               a               cloud               of               gloom,               just               like               most               every               dispatcher               does               who               works               that               soul-sucking,               drone's               job.
               Martin               slid               the               window               over               and               said,               "The               driver               in               13545               is               all               bound               up               with               trying               to               figure               out               what               he               said               near               you,               because               he               doesn't               get               how               you               knew               about               him,               but               he's               glad               to               get               the               run.

I               thought               you               told               me               you               two               talked               about               it?"
               "Did               I               say               that?

I               must've               been               thinking               of               someone               else,"               Jacob               said               as               he               took               the               bills               from               Martin.

He               quickly               scanned               them               over               to               make               sure               everything               was               in               place,               and               they               seemed               okay.

Once               he               had               the               bills               in               hand,               he               realized               that               the               driver               who               dropped               the               load               on               the               yard               blew               off               weighing               the               load               of               furniture               and               left               the               drive               axles               a               little               too               heavy.

He               wasn't               worried               about               the               Florida               scales,               but               the               two               Georgia               weigh               stations               he               would               go               by               might               be               of               concern.

He'd               look               at               it               when               he               got               back               to               the               truck               and               see               what               he'd               have               to               do.
               "Oh,               just               to               help               you               out,"               Jacob               said               before               leaving               Martin               to               himself,               "you're               a               bit               weak               in               using               your               knights,               so               sacrifice               them               to               take               out               the               bishops               that               plague               you.

That               might               get               you               a               win."
               He               couldn't               help               but               to               smirk               at               Martin               looking               at               him               that               way               as               he               walked               off               with               the               bills.

However,               the               moment               of               amusement               wasn't               good               enough               to               keep               his               mind               from               the               pressing               issue               of               what               he               was               sure               was               Angela,               so               he               tried               working               out               what               was               getting               to               her,               because               he               knows               this               is               her,               whatever               this               is,               but               he               just               couldn't               see               it.

That,               for               Jacob,               is               just               too               weird,               so               he               notched               up               his               pace.

Whatever               the               mystery               was,               it               wasn't               mysterious               enough               to               keep               from               him               that               he               needed               to               hustle.

He               was               in               enough               of               a               hurry               to               second               guess               his               concern               about               the               trailer               and               the               weight.

Jacob               looked               down               the               road               to               see               if               the               scales               were               enough               of               a               concern               or               not.

He               could               see               the               second               scale               was               closed               due               to               the               road               construction               that               likely               wouldn't               be               done               until               the               year               2063,               but               that               first               scale               he'd               come               across...it               was               closed,               too,               but               he               couldn't               see               why               or               for               how               long.

It               didn't               matter,               though;               it               was               time               to               roll.
               Normally,               it               would               be               quicker               to               roll               around               the               I-295               Atlanta               loop               by               going               west,               since               that               way               was               just               a               little               shorter               and               traffic               often               leaner,               but               looking               that               way,               Jacob               could               see               there               was               a               Swift               driver               on               his               way               to               get               in               a               battle               of               wills               with               a               J.B.

Hunt               driver               near               exit               55.

The               issue               was               sure               to               slow               things               down               too               much,               so               Jacob               decided               to               follow               the               loop               the               other               way.

He               knew               he               would               have               to               take               it               slow               near               the               entrance               ramp               to               I-20,               thanks               so               much               to               the               Doofus               in               the               Chevy               pickup               who               doesn't               have               the               balls               to               tell               his               girlfriend               he               knows               about               Jeff,               so               he'll               feel               it               necessary               to               text               her               while               rounding               that               curve               of               the               entrance               ramp.
               A               few               miles               before               reaching               I-20,               Jacob               slowed               enough               to               bring               it               to               eighth               gear               just               long               enough               to               allow               Doofus               to               get               through.

He               knew               he'd               irritate               the               young               lady               coming               from               Marietta               because               he'd               force               her               to               watch               how               she               was               driving               rather               than               fix               her               makeup,               but               it               would               only               be               for               a               few               seconds.

He               counted               to               ten               and               then               mashed               on               the               fuel               to               get               up               to               speed,               confident               that               the               rest               of               his               way               down               to               I-75               should               be               smooth.
               It               was               as               smooth               as               he               figured               it               would               be,               and               the               merge               onto               I-75               was               no               trouble.

Now,               it               was               simply               a               matter               of               making               it               down               I-75               all               the               way               to               the               I-275               into               the               Tampa               area,               which               would               unfortunately               be               congested               when               he               got               there.

He               didn't               need               to               foresee               that;               in               fact,               nobody               needed               a               crystal               ball               or               a               psychic               hotline               to               know               that               area               would               be               bumper               to               bumper               late               in               the               afternoon.
               However,               he               could               tell               that               once               he               made               it               past               Macon,               things               would               clog               up               here               and               there,               particularly               when               he               reached               the               road               construction               near               the               Tifton               area.

Jacob               concentrated               on               what               was               ahead,               trying               to               work               out               the               best               way               to               keep               going               as               fast               and               efficiently               as               he               could,               since               he               knew               time               was               of               the               essence.

The               load               itself               wasn't               any               trouble,               albeit               a               little               heavy               despite               being               just               a               load               going               to               the               IKEA               distribution               center               in               the               Tampa               area.
               Jacob               left               Atlanta               behind               him,               seeing               just               up               ahead               that               a               new               Camaro,               one               of               those               done               up               to               look               like               one               of               those               in               the               toy               movie,               was               about               to               cut               in               front               of               the               Oakley               tanker               making               his               way               back               to               Florida.

It               wasn't               going               to               happen               until               he               reached               the               Jackson               area,               where               the               gathering               of               truck               stops               often               slowed               things               down,               and               he               still               practically               had               the               Atlanta               loop               in               his               rearview               mirror               that               was               slightly               out               of               adjustment.

He'd               wait               a               few               minutes               before               warning               the               Oakley               driver               about               the               Bumble               Bee               wannabe               because               the               driver               would               likely               forget,               what               with               how               wrapped               up               he               is               into               his               audio               book               from               Dean               Koontz.

But               he               would               have               to               warn               him,               because               the               Doofus               in               the               Camaro,               despite               being               nearly               thirty,               didn't               have               the               mental               wherewithal               to               recognize               his               car               couldn't               do               what               the               car               did               in               the               movies.

If               Jacob               didn't               place               his               head's-up               to               Oakley,               the               alternative               would               potentially               tie               up               that               area's               traffic               and               Jacob               couldn't               afford               that.
               He               pushed               to               see               what               was               going               on               with               his               daughter,               and               as               usual,               Angela               was               resisting               him.

Angela's               two               brothers               took               after               their               mother,               so               the               issue               was               far               from               concerning               when               it               came               to               whatever               they               were               up               to;               dear               old               Dad               had               them               pinned               and               caught               before               they               hardly               got               into               whatever               nefarious               mischievousness               was               running               through               their               fevered               minds.

But               Angela               had               Dad's               way               of               seeing               things,               so               she               was               far               more               difficult               to               decipher.

It               only               got               worse               as               she               got               older,               since               she               worked               out               her               ability               to               keep               to               herself               quite               well.

Jacob               could               see               well               enough               to               know               that               he               didn't               have               to               worry               about               her               and               that               her               intentions               were               always               admirable,               so               he               tried               to               be               the               better               Dad               and               not               pry               too               much.

But               this               was               different.
               So               as               he               passed               by               the               idiot               who               was               sipping               on               the               tall               beer               he'd               just               stolen               from               the               convenience               store               two               exits               back,               which               was               a               dumb               thing               he               justified               because               he               spent               all               his               spare               cash               at               the               Burger               King               drive-thru               on               crap               his               doctor               said               would               kill               him               if               he               didn't               change               his               ways,               Jacob               tried               working               his               way               into               Angela's               frame               of               mind.

He               just               couldn't               place               his               finger               on               it,               but               he               knew               there               was               something               important               enough,               urgent               enough,               to               coerce               him               to               forego               a               run               west               for               a               run,               any               run,               into               the               state               of               Florida.

Freight               out               of               Florida               was               bad               enough               before               the               economic               downturn,               but               now               with               the               recession               in               play,               the               likelihood               he'd               turn               over               another               34               hour               restart               just               waiting               on               a               preplan               was               high.

But               this               was               his               daughter               and               she's               now               built               the               highest               wall               she's               ever               built               between               them.

There               was               a               reason               for               that               and               Jacob               was               afraid.
               There               were               other               times               she's               given               such               resistance,               but               these               were               mostly               through               her               teens.

Just               like               any               other               teen,               she               was               simply               trying               to               find               her               place               in               her               world.

But               for               reasons               Jacob               found               odd,               Angela               found               her               perceptive               talents               an               awkward               hindrance               rather               than               a               benefit,               so               she               tried               going               past               them               to               be               like               the               other               kids,               and               it               usually               backfired               on               her.

By               the               time               she               graduated               from               high               school               and               entered               college,               she               accepted               her               genetic               coding,               but               with               a               grudge.

He               just               couldn't               understand               her               resistance               and               angry               concern;               it               wasn't               as               if               she               was               born               with               extra               fingers               or               something               gaudy               that               could               be               noticed               by               the               other               kids.

But               she               wanted               to               see               what               they               saw               and               hear               what               they               heard,               and               that               was               that.
               "Hey,"               he'd               tell               her.

"Don't               your               brothers               make               it               clear               enough               that's               rather               overrated?"
               He               chalked               her               misery               up               to               being               a               teenage               girl,               which               tempted               him               to               tell               her               made               her               like               all               the               other               kids,               but               he               didn't               think               it               would               help.

Besides,               by               the               time               she               was               a               college               sophomore,               she               found               herself               just               fine               and               did               well               socially,               academically,               and               daily.

Sometimes               she               whined               about               what               she               learned               from               the               lessons               of               other               students,               but               he               told               her               simply               that               learning               it               the               Dunhill               way               was               still               learning               it,               so               it               isn't               as               if               you're               cheating.

He               told               her               that               you're               just               sort               of               double-jointed               in               a               way               few               others               are,               so               just               accept               it               for               what               it               is.
               She               eventually               came               to               terms               with               things,               even               if               she               didn't               completely               accept               them.

But               that's               okay;               he'd               rather               look               like               Kevin               Costner               than               Santa,               but               it               is               what               it               is.

However,               Jacob's               concerns               now               were               that               the               grudge               Angela               harbored               about               the               Dunhill's               bizarre               double               joint               was               becoming               a               distraction               she               would               no               longer               endure.
               The               two               dozen               miles               have               passed               since               he               noticed               the               mile-wide               gap               in               the               judgment               of               the               idiot               who               spent               his               college               fund               on               a               car               he               saw               in               a               movie,               so               he               pulled               his               CB               mike               to               him               and               said,               "Hey               Tanker,               watch               for               that               yellow               Camaro               about               to               dash               in               front               of               you               when               you               come               up               on               that               highway               entrance.

You               can't               see               it               from               where               you're               at,               but               I               can               see               him               bee               lining               right               for               your               right               steer               tire.

Give               it               a               few               seconds               and               slow               down               just               a               bit."
               "Thanks,               driver,"               Oakley               said               as               he               slipped               in               another               CD.
               Jacob               saw               the               tanker               ease               back               just               enough               to               allow               the               idiot               in               the               overpriced               car               to               learn               a               hard               lesson.

He               was               about               to               make               slight               contact               with               the               guardrail               and               knock               his               driver's               side               headlight               just               far               enough               out               of               adjustment               to               continue               reminding               him               how               dumb               he               is               all               the               way               to               the               day               when               he               finally               works               up               enough               money               to               get               the               car               into               the               body               shop.

Jacob               dismissed               it               as               a               nonevent               for               him,               despite               the               thing               happening               close               enough               to               Oakley               to               give               him               a               good               scare.
               "Thanks               for               telling               me               about               this               moron,               driver,"               Oakley               said.

"He               would've               ruined               my               day."
               "He               would've               ruined               the               day               for               about               nine               of               us,               not               to               mention               the               cost               in               precious               time               to               everyone               behind               us."
               Jacob               left               it               at               that               as               he               concentrated               on               what               was               coming               up.

He               saw               that               the               weigh               station               coming               up               a               few               miles               ahead               was               going               to               open               up               after               all.

Looking               into               it,               Jacob               saw               he               didn't               have               much               to               find               concerning,               since               they               were               only               opening               it               for               show               for               some               bigwig               wanting               to               spend               the               taxpayer's               money               to               his               liking.

Unless               a               truck's               weight               was               way               over,               they               were               just               going               to               wave               everyone               through               with               a               green               arrow               always               aiming               to               the               highway.

Seeing               the               weigh               station               would               do               nothing               more               than               cut               his               speed               in               half               for               a               minute               or               two               at               the               most,               Jacob               focused               his               attention               on               his               daughter.
               But               it               just               wasn't               working.

If               Angela               had               one               talent               just               like               so               many               other               twenty-somethings               in               the               world,               it               was               cloaking               her               intentions               whenever               the               parents               were               in               the               picture.

Well,               if               she               was               involved               in               twenty-something               behavior,               he               wouldn't               be               so               concerned.

But               out               of               this               haze               he               could               secure               that               her               matter               was               more               than               partying               or               something               lurid;               this               was               an               issue               of               life               and               the               future,               and               he               wondered               if               either               of               those,               or               both,               were               in               question.

He               doesn't               just               jump               out               of               a               deep               sleep               and               into               a               moment               of               confused               fright               over               a               hangover               or               one               night               stand.

He               pushed               harder               on               the               accelerator               and               found               he               already               had               it               on               the               floor.

There               was               nothing               else               he               could               do               but               ride               and               wait.
               He               reached               into               the               cubby               hole               above               his               head               and               pulled               out               his               Bluetooth               headset.

He               normally               didn't               like               to               talk               on               the               phone               while               he               drove               and               he               certainly               avoided               holding               the               phone               to               his               ear,               but               at               the               moment               he               felt               this               needed               to               be               done.

He               fitted               the               clever               little               device               over               his               ear               and               enabled               it,               and               then               flipped               open               his               phone.

Being               careful,               he               searched               through               the               few               numbers               he               had,               which               were               a               precious               few,               and               he               found               his               daughter's               number.

There               wasn't               much               that               needed               to               be               said,               since               he               was               sure               she               knew               what               he               had               to               say,               anyway.
               "You               need               to               let               me               in,               sweetheart.

You               know               I               can               help               you."
               He               was               hoping               to               say               more               than               that               when               she               answered               the               phone,               although               he               was               pretty               sure               she               would               not               answer.

He               felt               confident               she               received               the               call               and               refused               to               answer;               after               all,               how               many               women               her               age               don't               have               the               phone               within               reach               at               all               times?

He               saw               she               watched               it               ring               with               whatever               wacky               ringtone               she               chose               for               her               father               and               then               let               it               go               quiet,               untouched.
               He               also               suspected               she               did               so               through               a               wavering               image,               set               askew               with               tears               of               sadness.

Jacob               wished               he               had               some               idea               as               to               what               was               wrong.
               Several               minutes               after               he               made               the               third               attempt               on               the               phone,               he               removed               the               headset               and               placed               it               on               the               seat               next               to               him               just               before               slowing               for               the               weigh               station.

There               were               quite               a               few               trucks               pulling               in               before               him,               which               wasn't               a               big               deal               since               none               of               them               would               be               stopped               or               even               so               much               as               diverted               to               sit               on               a               static               scale.

He               did               roll               his               eyes,               though,               wishing               that               everyone               understood               the               sign               that               said               30               MPH               meant               just               that               instead               of               being               some               sort               of               code               to               slow               down               to               fifteen.

There               was               nothing               more               to               do               but               cope               with               it               and               get               through,               and               then               climb               the               slight               hill               of               the               Macon               I-475.

The               sight               of               it               reminded               him               why               he               likes               these               Petes;               they're               not               so               likely               to               slow               to               seventh               gear               and               under               thirty               for               a               hill               like               this               or               worse,               all               the               while               screaming               and               cooking               hot.
               While               passing               some               of               the               other               trucks,               particularly               the               handful               of               old               flatbeds               pulling               their               construction               materials               and               whatever,               he               looked               ahead               to               the               Pilot               at               the               146               exit,               wondering               if               he               could               get               in               and               out               of               there.

Jacob               recognized               he               still               had               a               long               way               to               go               and               knew               it               wouldn't               benefit               a               man               of               his               age               to               push               too               hard               without               some               personal               fuel.

Besides,               the               truck               would               need               some               fuel               sooner               or               later,               anyway.

While               this               was               too               early               to               fuel               the               truck               (he               saw               he               had               well               more               than               half               a               tank               and               wouldn't               have               to               worry               for               hours,               perhaps               until               the               Flying               J               in               San               Antonio               or               maybe               the               Petro               in               Reddick)               it               wasn't               too               early               to               fuel               himself.

He               felt               he               might               benefit               from               some               coffee               and               something               to               eat,               but               he               needed               to               be               quick.

In               and               out               and               back               on               the               road               would               be               the               only               viable               option.
               While               he               rounded               over               the               hill               with               the               sight               of               I-75               falling               from               his               mirrors,               he               looked               ahead               to               the               Pilot               there               at               the               146               and               wasn't               sure               he               felt               comfortable.

It               wasn't               too               bad               in               there,               with               no               serious               lines               at               the               pumps               and               only               a               few               trucks               lining               the               hill               in               and               out               (a               few               of               them               couldn't               find               any               parking               and               a               few               didn't               have               the               skill               to               park               in               the               available               spaces               they               saw),               but               the               locals               in               their               four-wheelers               were               taking               up               a               lot               of               time               getting               their               coffee,               cigarettes,               and               gas.

Jacob               still               had               a               few               miles               to               go,               what               with               just               getting               on               the               I-475,               so               he               didn't               have               to               make               that               decision               quite               yet,               but               he               didn't               want               to               waste               any               thought               on               it,               either.

With               every               mile               left               behind               him               as               he               approached               the               Sunshine               State,               his               trepidation               and               gloom               spread.

With               each               mile               left               behind               him,               his               awareness               that               something               was               very               wrong               grew               more               confident.
               Jacob               stayed               to               the               left,               continuing               to               pass               his               slower               colleagues               as               they               worked               their               heavy               loads               through               these               rolling               hills               of               asphalt.

There               were               those               with               lighter               loads               and               stronger               engines               staying               with               him               and               ahead               of               him,               and               most               of               them               were               grateful               that               the               sun               rose               high               enough               to               be               out               of               their               eyes               when               they               peered               into               that               driver's-side               mirror.

It               was               going               to               be               a               nice               day,               for               the               most               part,               although               he               wondered               if               there               could               be               some               afternoon               showers               once               he               reached               the               Tampa               area.

If               so,               they               could               affect               his               trip               and               everything               else.

He'd               have               to               know               what               to               do               when               the               time               came.
               But               he               didn't               know               what               that               was               now,               and               Jacob               was               afraid.
               He               and               the               other               drivers               were               approaching               exit               3,               knowing               that               a               few               would               be               pulling               off               the               highway.

A               few               would               be               going               west               towards               Columbus,               while               a               few               others               into               Macon               for               deliveries.

The               fellow               running               for               Roehl               just               ahead               of               Jacob               silently               reminisced               about               the               exit               and               when               he               went               either               east               or               west               some               years               back               from               this               very               exit,               when               he               was               running               on               a               dedicated               account               for               Circuit               City,               and               how               the               Macon               store               was               one               of               the               worst               in               their               chain.

Jacob               shrugged               it               off,               not               getting               the               concern.

Roehl               had               a               load               of               tires               going               somewhere               (he               was               checking               his               notes               for               directions)               and               did               a               two-gear               drop               as               he               pushed               into               the               deceleration               lane               just               before               Jacob               came               into               sight               of               him.
               At               least               things               were               moving               well               through               the               bypass,               and               Jacob               and               the               others               were               merging               back               onto               I-75               and               into               an               area               where               things               bogged               down               some               due               to               the               construction.

It               only               slowed               some,               partly               due               to               the               flatbed               driver               pulling               sheetrock,               the               old               Detroit               screaming,               and               him               putting               up               with               his               wife               bitching               on               speaker               phone               about               that               son               of               theirs               and               how               he               quit               his               job               yet               again.

Jacob               worked               to               the               right,               putting               on               his               right               blinker               and               getting               out               of               the               way               of               heavier,               faster               traffic,               and               he               knew               he'd               be               happy               with               this               new               Pete               for               some               time.
               Just               a               few               minutes               later               and               Jacob               was               coming               off               of               exit               146,               confident               enough               to               stop               after               all,               seeing               that               the               fourth               pump               at               the               fuel               island               was               the               one               to               pull               into               since               the               Schneider               driver               was               just               topping               off               and               heading               north               with               a               load               of               water,               likely               to               be               pulling               out               just               as               he               pulled               up.

Jacob               took               the               right               towards               the               Pilot,               feeling               amused               by               the               handful               of               younger               drivers               and               their               active               imaginations               as               they               left               the               highly               advertised               strip               club,               one               of               them               far               leaner               in               the               wallet,               wondering               how               he               was               going               to               explain               the               loss               to               his               wife.

He               was               thinking               what               he'd               have               to               the               next               week               to               make               up               for               the               loss,               actually               considering               selling               his               watch               to               a               buddy               who               admired               it.
               Jacob               made               a               tight               turn               down               the               slope               into               the               truck               stop,               giving               a               thankful               wave               to               the               driver               who               stayed               to               his               right               so               Jacob               could               move               in               past               the               several               trucks               stacked               along               the               entrance,               one               of               them               wondering               if               he               could               afford               losing               the               time               on               the               road               to               get               his               A/C               fixed,               and               another               looking               at               the               left               side               of               his               trailer               where               he               clipped               a               concrete               barrier               in               Chattanooga,               wondering               if               he               could               get               away               with               dropping               the               trailer               with               the               slight               damage,               scolding               himself               for               his               bad               habit               of               following               too               close.
               Just               as               he               rounded               the               entrance               and               the               pumps               came               into               sight,               Jacob               slowed               down               and               slowly               rolled               up               behind               the               Schneider,               seeing               the               guy               was               just               finishing               his               log               before               pulling               out.

Just               before               Jacob               had               to               bring               it               to               a               full               stop,               the               orange               trailer's               brake               lights               illuminated               for               a               moment               and               then               went               out,               and               then               the               truck               started               moving.

Jacob               followed               the               truck               through               the               pumps               and               parked               ahead               far               enough               to               let               the               harried               driver               just               merging               into               traffic               from               the               I-475               exit               3               get               behind               him               and               get               his               fuel,               knowing               the               guy's               concerns               about               running               out               of               fuel               were               unfounded.

It               was               just               his               fuel               gauge               and               he'd               likely               make               it               to               Tifton               if               he               had               to.

Jacob               shut               it               down,               reached               behind               the               seat               for               his               travel               mug               and               stepped               out               of               the               truck.
               He               huffed               a               bit               as               he               climbed               the               stairs               up               to               the               store               entrance,               pulling               the               top               from               his               travel               mug               to               see               if               he               should               bring               it               in               for               a               rinsing               before               topping               it               off.

Because               he               was               in               a               hurry,               he               thought               it'd               be               okay               and               he               bee               lined               straight               for               the               coffee,               where               he               added               the               desired               amount               of               Half               &               Half               and               Hazelnut               creamer               before               topping               it               off               with               a               robust               Sumatra               blend.

The               crowd               wasn't               too               bad,               although               the               cashier               was               considering               blazing               out               of               there               to               never               come               back               if               one               more               of               those               dirty               truck               drivers               looked               at               her               that               way.

Jacob               prepared               two               breakfast               sausages               on               the               stale               rolls,               knowing               that               her               bigger               concern               and               source               of               anger               was               that               her               husband               didn't               look               at               her               like               that               anymore               and               she               didn't               know               why.

Well,               she               knew               why               (the               man               was               gay               and               couldn't               admit               it               to               himself,               mostly               because               of               his               upbringing)               but               refused               to               acknowledge               it.
               Once               he               had               what               he               wanted,               he               pulled               his               Driver               Payback               card               from               his               pocket               and               got               in               line               to               get               out               of               there.

He               waited               for               the               fellow               to               thumb               out               the               dollars               and               change               to               pay               for               his               gas               and               breakfast               tornados;               the               guy               was               picking               up               these               things               and               other               junk               food               with               cash               so               his               wife               wouldn't               see               his               transactions               on               their               bank               statement.

Jacob               had               to               shake               his               head               and               wonder               at               the               guy,               since               the               latest               heart               attack,               his               third,               was               one               he               barely               survived.

Jacob               was               quite               confident               the               guy               wouldn't               survive               the               next               one,               which               would               be               just               after               his               daughter's               seventh               birthday.
               Once               the               coronary               in               the               making               was               out               of               the               way,               Jacob               placed               his               coffee               and               sausages               on               the               counter.

"Good               morning,               dear,"               he               said               to               the               cashier.
               "Good               morning,"               she               said,               hardly               registering               she               said               anything               at               all.
               She               rang               up               his               stuff               and               he               held               out               his               driver               payback               card               for               her               to               swipe               once               she               was               ready.

She               quickly               took               it               from               him               and               swiped               it,               and               then               within               a               few               seconds               handed               it               back               to               him               with               a               receipt.

Jacob               wanted               to               tell               her               that               she               needs               to               find               a               way               to               move               on               with               her               life               since               her               husband               is               cheating               on               her               (as               they               spoke,               although               he               would               never               say               that),               but               she               already               knew               that.
               He               said,               "Thanks               and               have               a               good               day,"               and               left               her               with               that.
               He               would               have               liked               to               have               a               few               minutes               to               impress               upon               her               a               way               to               shake               loose               the               husband               that               was               a               husband               no               more,               but               he               just               didn't               have               the               time.

There               was               another               life               out               there               that               meant               a               whole               lot               more               to               him,               and               he               knew               that               life,               his               Angela,               needed               him               now               more               than               ever.

He               made               his               way               quickly               out               the               door,               down               the               stairs               and               to               his               truck,               which               he               reached               just               about               the               same               time               he               polished               off               the               two               lackluster               sausages.

At               least               he               didn't               need               to               bring               any               remnants               of               them               with               him;               he               had               his               coffee               only,               and               it               had               a               place               all               its               own               right               there               by               the               A/C               controls.
               He               placed               his               coffee               where               it               belonged               and               cranked               the               engine.

No               sooner               did               the               gauges               find               their               proper               places               when               Jacob               had               the               truck               in               third               and               he               was               pulling               out.

He               wanted               to               second-guess               his               decision               not               to               top               off               with               fuel,               but               he               knew               he'd               be               better               off               getting               fuel               in               Florida,               having               that               much               more               when               he               needed               it               later.

It               was               just               that               he               knew               once               he               reached               Florida,               and               then               the               Tampa               bay               area               where               Angela               lived,               he'd               have               that               much               more               of               an               understanding               of               what's               going               on               with               her,               and               he'd               likely               feel               far               less               time               for               mundane               issues               such               as               fuel               in               the               truck.

But,               time               fueling               now               equated               to               time               fueling               then,               so               it               really               wouldn't               matter               much.

He               got               on               it               and               got               out               of               there               and               back               on               the               road.
               Once               he               reached               the               speed               limit               and               set               the               cruise               control,               Jacob               took               a               few               healthy               sips               from               his               coffee,               which               was               actually               rather               good.

He               wasn't               a               coffee               connoisseur,               but               he               knew               shitty               coffee               when               he               tasted               it,               and               he's               tasted               that               far               too               many               times.

Pilot               seemed               to               really               get               it               right               with               the               coffee               (they               ought               to,               considering               how               much               they               advertise               it)               and               by               the               time               his               mug               was               half               gone,               he               was               glad               he               stopped.

The               breakfast               sausages               weren't               so               ad-worthy               but               they               gave               his               stomach               something               to               do,               allowing               his               mind               to               focus               on               other               concerns.
               He               had               some               concerns.

Although               he               couldn't               decipher               any               details,               he               knew               Angela               started               this               day               with               both               a               sense               of               decided               peace               and               acknowledged               despair.

She               wasn't               in               the               mood               to               talk               about               it,               particularly               with               her               father,               but               she               had               a               firm               decision               to               which               she               held               firm,               although               she               was               still               despondent               about               some...thing.

He               couldn't               work               it               out               and               he               felt               anxious               that               he               couldn't               go               any               faster.

Whatever               it               was,               he               found               it               somewhat               bizarre               that               someone               with               her               talents               would               be               at               her               wit's               end               over               anything;               she               shared               many               of               his               talents               and               he               usually               saw               his               way               through               difficult               situations               with               considerable               aplomb.

But               he               knew               he               couldn't               expect               his               daughter               to               mirror               his               life               exactly               and               honestly               felt               that               it'd               be               better               she               didn't.

But               still...what               was               this?

Yes,               she               complained               about               not               being               like               the               others               when               she               was               in               her               mid-teens,               but               all               teenage               girls               find               something               to               agonize               over.

The               point               was               that               she               found               a               way               to               fit               in,               just               like               all               successful               people               do.
               Yet               despite               being               successful,               she               was               always               a               rather               solemn               girl.

Jacob               merely               considered               that               part               of               Angela's               makeup;               some               people               were               a               bass               and               some               a               tenor,               and               others               sopranos.

While               many               of               Angela's               friends               were               effervescent               and               gabby,               she               was               seemingly               composed               and               thoughtful.

Or,               that's               what               he               always               thought.

Yes,               he               knew               that               she               longed               to               be               like               the               others               and               wished               her               singular               aspects               were               impinged               upon               another,               but               that's               how               all               unique               people               are               when               they're               young,               and               it               is               just               that               simple.

People               who               are               double               jointed               or               extremely               flexible               amuse               their               friends               when               they're               young,               but               eventually               find               a               path               benefited               by               the               features,               or               they               simply               dismiss               them               until               they're               needed.

People               with               an               extra               finger               may               hide               the               extra               digit               when               they're               young               and               meeting               new               people,               but               may               come               to               find               they               have               an               extraordinary               advantage               with               the               guitar.

Sure,               the               people               you               see               with               unique               talents               and               gifts               in               the               movies               always               consider               their               gifts               a               curse;               it               adds               to               the               drama               and               pulls               a               thirty               minute               story               into               a               ninety               minute               story.

But               sooner               or               later,               these               people               find               their               curses               to               be               gifts               after               all,               seeing               the               thorn               bush               harboring               such               lovely               and               fragrant               roses               from               time               to               time.
               However,               Jacob               knew               there               were               those               out               there               who               could               not               come               to               terms               with               who               and               what               they               are.

Stephen               King               exposed               us               to               Carrie,               allowing               us               to               see               someone               who               could               not               face               who               they               really               were.

The               world               saw               this               in               Jim               Morrison               during               his               heyday.

Morrison               was               a               creative               genius               harboring               a               brilliant               mind,               but               that               mind               was               not               unlike               a               pit               bull               dragging               a               forty-foot               chain               through               a               crowded               park.

Morrison               merely               wanted               to               be               a               puddle-shallow               narcissist               and               just               couldn't               do               it               while               his               supreme               mind               was               off               the               leash.

He               tried               leashing               it               with               vast               amounts               of               drugs               and               alcohol,               only               to               find               it               propelled               his               mind               and               then               separated               itself               from               him.
               Angela               never               seemed               to               be               at               such               odds,               though.

While               she               was               never               as               appreciative               of               her               family               traits               as               her               father,               she               did               find               a               way               to               incorporate               them               into               her               life.

Because               Angela               had               these               abilities               along               with               a               graceful               beauty               and               calm               demeanor               along               with               a               gift               to               place               others               at               ease,               she's               succeeded               well               in               the               world               of               real               estate.

Jacob               was               always               proud               of               her               for               that.

He               found               a               way               to               employ               his               talents               best               while               negotiating               a               rig               over               the               highways,               and               found               that               particularly               adventuresome               when               he               was               a               younger               man.

But               once               he               reached               an               age               where               the               options               to               seek               another               trade               were               limited,               he               wondered               if               he               hadn't               secured               himself               into               too               small               a               box.

He               succeeded               as               a               truck               driver               and               had               done               well               as               a               result,               but               there               were               surely               other               options.

Some               options               that               might               have               allowed               him               to               be               there               in               the               lives               of               his               wife               and               children               more               than               just               occasionally               and               never               enough.

Options               that               would               have               allowed               him               the               time               to               teach               Angela               how               to               maximize               her               family               traits.

Options               that               didn't               have               him               viewing               the               world               through               a               literal               and               proverbial               row               of               windows.
               But               if               there               was               one               thing               he               succeeded               in               teaching               his               children,               it               was               that               everyone               is               here               to               find               their               own               way.

Childhood               is               a               mere               preparation               for               what               comes               after               it,               so               it               should               not               define               the               person,               but               rather               be               their               foundation.

If               there               are               places               within               that               foundation               showing               weakness               or               erosion,               then               develop               the               strength               of               character               to               mend               where               mending               is               necessary.

Patching               and               mending               will               be               a               part               of               life,               and               we               all               must               accept               that               there               will               be               the               day               when               it               will               all               come               down.

Mortality               is               the               ultimate               gift               of               selflessness               we               all               possess;               we               all               have               our               time,               and               then               we               relinquish               it               forever               so               others               may               have               theirs.

It               was               thinking               of               these               lessons               Jacob               provided               to               his               children               when               that               thought               nearly               propelled               him               off               the               road.
               The               philosophical               reminiscence               apparently               placed               his               mind               in               a               moment               of               accordance               with               his               estranged               daughter,               and               he               witnessed               something               frightening.

This               was               not               the               direction               Angela               was               pursuing               as               a               matter               of               patching               the               holes,               was               it?

Dear               God               in               Heaven,               was               it?
               He               picked               up               his               Bluetooth               headset               and               worked               it               onto               his               head.

He               then               picked               up               his               cell               while               watching               the               traffic               slowly               pull               away               from               him               on               this               blessedly               open               road               of               Middle               Georgia's               I-75.

It               only               took               a               fraction               of               a               second               to               find               the               number               he               sought,               and               then               he               pressed               Send.
               He               made               it               to               the               voice               mailbox,               which               he               knew               would               happen               despite               his               wish               it               would               not,               and               he               said,               "Angela,               you               know               I               can               help               you.

You               have               to               know               that               a               final               solution               is               nothing               more               than               an               absence               of               recognized               options,               and               we               both               know               you               have               more               options               than               most.

I               know               you               know               I               am               watching,               so               I               want               you               to               call               me               right               away.

Bring               down               this               wall,               Angela,               and               allow               me               in               to               help               you."
               Luckily,               the               time               of               day               was               where               Jacob               and               everyone               else               on               the               highway               filtered               quickly               through               the               road               construction.

While               he               was               motivated               to               power               off               the               cruise               control,               he               didn't               have               to               sacrifice               much               momentum.

Like               him,               everyone               around               him               was               on               their               way               to               somewhere,               although               some               destinations               were               more               important               than               others.

Two               miles               ahead,               there               was               the               honeymooning               couple               who               needed               to               pay               more               attention               to               the               road               than               each               other,               but               they               weren't               too               much               of               a               danger               quite               as               yet.

Just               a               few               miles               ahead               of               them,               there               was               a               large               conversion               van               full               of               excited               kids               and               two               frantic               parents               on               their               way               to               the               Florida               theme               parks.

A               couple               of               miles               behind               Jacob               there               was               a               man               old               enough               to               be               his               father               racing               towards               Naples,               on               the               way               to               make               the               most               important               business               decision               of               his               life.

Within               sight               of               him,               Jacob               spotted               the               frightened               young               woman               on               her               way               to               her               doctor's               office,               reticent               about               discussing               the               options,               or               lack               thereof,               regarding               her               breast               cancer.

Her               tears               blurred               the               road,               but               she               was               really               trying               to               be               careful.
               Like               all               of               them,               Jacob               had               somewhere               he               had               to               be.

He               felt               the               anxiousness               of               the               businessman               and               the               cancer               survivor,               but               noted               the               lack               of               anxiousness               within               the               little               boy               so               looking               forward               to               seeing               the               Orcas               so               close               up               again.

He               sensed               the               tension               in               the               pack,               but               Jacob               felt               alone               in               his               mortal               fears               as               he               mashed               the               accelerator               to               the               floor               and               reset               the               cruise               control.

He               still               had               hours               to               go,               and               as               each               mile               fell               behind               him,               it               felt               as               if               they               only               moved               up               ahead,               closing               in               and               raising               the               walls               between               him               and               what               might               be               his               most               important               endeavor               ever.
               The               anxiety               and               rising               fears               helped               him               pass               the               time,               showing               only               the               mercy               of               not               making               him               count               the               seconds               passed               as               he               finally               reached               the               realization               that               crossing               the               border               into               Florida               was               imminent.

There               were               still               a               few               miles               to               go,               but               not               enough               to               add               up               to               anyone's               significant               commute,               and               he               looked               ahead               for               any               potential               concerns               along               this               section               of               the               Sunshine               State.

The               Agricultural               Inspection               station,               which               he               found               to               be               a               particularly               annoying               aspect               of               Florida's               Department               of               Transportation               and               a               waste               of               the               taxpayer's               money,               was               moving               along               well               enough.

It               often               clogs               up               when               those               working               the               station               catch               the               mood               and               decide               to               earn               their               wages,               which               only               leads               to               stagnating               the               momentum               of               scores               of               people               who               try               to               earn               their               money               at               all               times.

Thankfully,               this               was               a               day               they               just               wanted               to               talk               celebrity               gossip               and               wave               through               virtually               every               single               truck               meandering               its               way               down               their               alley.
               Just               past               the               inspection               station,               the               weigh               station               was               also               moving               comfortably.

It               was               too               early               to               tell               if               Jacob               would               have               to               rest               on               the               static               scale               or               move               on               through,               but               none               of               it               had               him               concerned.

As               far               as               weight               was               concerned,               Florida               weigh               stations               are               always               open,               yet               among               the               more               liberal               in               the               nation               when               it               comes               to               weight.

No               state               out               there               allows               many               exceptions               for               being               over               gross,               but               Florida's               acceptance               of               44,000               pounds               on               the               trailer               or               drive               axles               was               easy               to               work               with.

If               he               concentrated               on               it,               he               could               probably               manipulate               the               situation               and               get               the               green               arrow               pointing               the               way               back               to               the               interstate               regardless               of               his               weight,               but               his               concerns               were               rather               distracting.
               He               watched               the               Valdosta               Pilot               go               by               and               he               briefly               considered               pulling               in               for               another               quick               bite               and               a               coffee               refill,               but               he               saw               the               place               was               too               busy.

Just               a               shade               over               ten               miles               ahead               was               the               Flying               J,               which               Jacob               could               see               was               not               crowded               and               actually               rather               quiet.

He               watched               people               come               and               go               while               the               occasional               truck               lumbered               onto               the               fuel               island               while               the               handful               of               drivers               watching               the               clock               out               on               the               lot               coped               according               to               their               individual               demeanors.

Once               the               miles               moved               behind               him               and               he               was               at               Georgia's               last               exit,               he'd               pull               up               to               the               Flying               Hook's               pumps               and               step               inside               for               a               required               restroom               break               and               another               quick               bite.

His               doctor               told               him               it               was               better               to               consume               more               meals               that               were               small               as               opposed               to               a               couple               large               meals.

He               was               pretty               sure               the               doctor               meant               they               should               be               wholesome               meals,               but               truckers               find               nutritional               options               rather               limited               and               often               prohibitively               expensive.

Such               was               not               a               present               excuse               for               him,               as               he               saw               the               truck               stop's               dining               options               were               quiet,               but               his               watch               told               him               his               options               were               diminishing               with               every               mile.
               He               switched               off               the               cruise               and               eased               off               the               highway               and               down               the               exit               ramp,               and               then               navigated               the               truck               to               the               last               pump               on               the               island.

It               was               quiet               and               he               wouldn't               be               in               the               way,               so               he               simply               shut               it               down               and               went               inside.

He               made               his               way               into               and               out               of               the               restroom               as               quickly               as               he               could,               desiring               to               keep               this               stop               short               and               to               the               point.

The               body's               functions               were               mainly               appeased,               but               he               felt               some               caloric               intake               would               keep               his               mind               on               track.

He               considered               another               coffee               refill               but               settled               on               water.

Once               he               had               his               water               in               hand,               he               looked               around               to               see               what               might               go               well               for               a               quick               bite               and               saw               they               had               a               display               offering               Johnsonville               sausages,               right               next               to               the               coffee.

They               also               were               offering               their               usual               offer               of               two               slices               of               pizza               for               five               bucks,               but               he               didn't               want               that.

He               didn't               really               want               the               sausage,               either,               but               he               knew               they               were               tasty.

They               offered               two               for               three               bucks               (not               a               deal               in               his               eyes)               so               he               took               it.
               He               actively               dismissed               the               concerns               of               those               in               the               store,               feeling               grateful               there               weren't               a               lot               of               people               in               there               to               distract               him.

The               cashier               seemed               nice               but               was               lost               in               some               daydream               about               a               boy               in               a               boy               band;               a               boy               that               was               almost               young               enough               to               be               her               son,               which               oddly               thrilled               her.

Her               fantasies               weren't               too               lurid,               thank               you,               but               Jacob               saw               her               sweet               tooth               could               easily               get               her               in               trouble.

But               Miss               Sweet               Tooth               was               the               worst               of               it,               and               he               gobbled               at               one               of               the               sausages               while               making               it               back               to               the               truck.

He               didn't               want               to               bring               the               second               sausage               in               his               new               truck,               but               didn't               want               to               waste               time,               either.

Crumbs               and               such               attract               bugs,               so               he               normally               was               very               careful               about               what               he               ate               in               the               truck.

If               he               wasn't               pressed               for               time,               he'd               likely               lean               against               the               fender               and               finish               the               food               before               getting               in               the               truck,               but               time               was               in               fact               pressing.
               The               sausage               lay               in               the               bun               nicely               and               he               gently               sat               that               on               the               seat               next               to               him               while               he               dropped               the               water               next               to               him               on               the               floor               and               fired               up               the               truck.

He               released               the               brakes               and               pushed               the               clutch               pedal               to               the               floor,               and               then               he               pulled               it               into               gear.

He               reached               over               and               took               a               mouthful               of               the               sausage               and               then               released               the               clutch               enough               to               pull               forward,               swinging               the               wheel               gently               to               the               right               and               heading               for               the               exit.
               It               was               maybe               two               or               three               minutes               later               and               Jacob               was               crossing               the               Florida               state               line.

He               still               had               a               good               distance               to               go               before               reaching               the               Tampa               area,               but               now               it               was               just               a               matter               of               miles               and               hours.

The               load               he               pulled               wasn't               scheduled               for               delivery               until               the               next               day               (which               meant               Sam               would've               nursed               his               tooth               for               another               pointless,               low-paying               day,               anyway),               so               Jacob               wasn't               worried               about               the               load               at               all.

At               this               point               in               time,               the               load               was               something               merely               tugging               at               his               progress,               and               then               not               really,               what               with               everything               being               virtually               all               downhill               from               there,               except               for               a               few               minor               spots.

Rather,               Jacob's               concerns               were               all               personal,               revolving               only               around               his               daughter,               whose               resistance               was               weakening               as               the               proximity               between               them               closed.
               Except               for               the               weigh               station               and               pointless               Agricultural               Inspection               station,               there               was               virtually               nothing               out               there               between               where               he               was               and               down               well               below               I-10.

There               were               a               few               fellows               on               their               motorcycles               a               little               farther               ahead,               but               only               one               of               them               actually               wanted               to               go               where               they               were               going.

Three               of               the               guys               wanted               very               little               to               do               with               their               destination,               but               the               one               guy               who               did               so               seemed               to               be               the               leader               of               that               pack               and               apparently               had               some               score               to               settle.

It               was               pathetic               that               the               score               was               with               his               stepfather,               who               was               an               old               coward               who               could               no               longer               pose               a               threat.

The               pack               leader               didn't               know               what               he               truly               wanted               to               do;               he               just               knew               he               wanted               that               old               bastard               to               know               that,               should               he               want,               he               could               do               whatever               he               wanted               and               get               away               with               it.

It               was               shallow               and               pitiful,               but               the               guy               couldn't               shake               loose               the               old,               ugly               memories.

They               were               ugly,               Jacob               saw,               replete               with               abuse               and               meanness,               but               they               were               from               so               long               ago.
               Jacob               didn't               want               to               have               any               of               that               bouncing               around               in               his               head,               so               he               turned               on               the               radio               and               listened               to               the               political               rambling.

Miles               went               by               as               he               listened               to               the               drama               and               vitriol               supposedly               consuming               so               much               time               and               effort               within               the               bipartisan               governmental               construct,               and               several               more               miles               zipped               by               as               he               had               explained               to               him               and               all               the               other               listeners               just               what               should               be               done               to               solve               these               almost               insurmountable               crises.

By               the               time               he               was               coming               within               view               of               the               Gainesville               area,               he               switched               his               satellite               radio               to               classical               music               and               settled               into               the               sound               of               Bach's               fifth               Brandenburg               Concerto.
               The               music               was               a               good               idea               and               helped               Jacob               keep               focused               on               the               job               at               hand               as               he               gained               more               of               an               uncomfortable               understanding               of               Angela's               situation.

The               gap               of               space               and               time               was               closing,               between               them               and               what               they               both               felt               they               had               to               do.

Jacob               felt               both               despondent               and               desperate,               partly               because               Angela               did,               but               also               because               Angela               shouldn't.

The               hour               was               approaching               early-to-mid               afternoon,               and               he               was               just               above               Gainesville.

By               the               time               he               reached               the               Tampa               region,               the               hour               will               be               rush               hour,               and               the               dichotomy               between               progress               and               anxiety               will               likely               be               extreme.

He               can't               do               anything               about               the               time,               but               he               might               be               able               to               work               with               the               traffic.

He'd               hate               it               to               come               to               that,               but               the               issue               is               getting               frantic.
               Yes,               the               issue               is               getting               frantic,               but               he               is               yet               to               know               exactly               why.

As               he               approached               the               Reddick               Petro,               he               looked               at               his               fuel               gauge               and               decided               he'd               wait               until               San               Antonio.

Although               there               were               miles               to               go,               he               could               see               the               traffic               in               and               out               of               the               Petro               was               lean,               and               he               likely               could               get               through               quickly.

But               he               could               also               see               things               were               the               same               down               in               the               San               Antonio               Flying               J,               where               he               felt               happier               about               getting               in               and               out               for               fuel.

He               didn't               like               the               looks               of               the               two               Pilot               truck               stops               there               at               the               358               in               Ocala;               they               were               always               busy               and               the               area               bogged               down.

Besides,               by               the               time               he               reaches               the               Flying               J,               he               should               be               well               close               enough               to               know               what               brought               him               all               this               way,               and               he               might               be               able               to               bring               it               under               control               before               it               gets               out               of               control.
               The               area               was               ripe               with               team               spirit,               college-age               angst,               and               a               lot               of               hilarity,               so               Jacob               found               himself               struggling               to               focus               on               his               issues.

Negotiating               the               roadway               in               a               big               truck               wasn't               a               problem;               in               fact,               it               was               one               of               the               few               things               in               his               life               he               found               deceptively               simple.

It               was               just               that               he               was               working               towards               an               unbreakable               link               between               him               and               Angela,               but               these               anxious               scholars               had               so               much               more               on               their               minds               than               their               studies               and               a               lot               of               it               was               disturbing.

Mostly               harmless               and               humorous,               but               disturbing.

Then               there               was               the               fact               that               Angela               was               being               resistant               despite               the               futility               of               it.

They               both               knew               that               once               he               was               closer,               he'd               breach               all               barriers               and               know               everything.

It               seemed               that               for               the               both               of               them,               time               was               of               the               essence.
               The               situation               really               bothered               him,               partly               because               it's               been               a               long               time               since               Angela's               allowed               her               unique               hereditary               traits               to               get               to               her.

Now               that               he               was               this               close,               he               was               at               least               able               to               work               out               that               these               concerns               were               the               issue               bringing               him               into               Florida.

Being               brought               into               Florida               was               another               thing               that               bothered               him;               the               population               density               and               cacophonic               manner               of               thought               within               Floridians               only               served               to               distract               him               from               what               he               needed               to               know.

This               was               likely               why               Angela               chose               to               move               to               Florida,               he               realized               once               he               thought               about               it.

She               knew               her               old,               fuddy-duddy               father               would               resist               the               freewheeling               demeanors               of               Florida,               despite               how               many               of               them               were               of               his               generation.

He               did               and               always               would,               partly               because               getting               through               all               the               haze               was               so               hard.

Besides,               Florida               wasn't               easy               on               truckers               trying               to               make               a               living.

He               was               sure               he'd               end               up               pulling               a               wagon               full               of               water,               either               from               Zephyrhills               or               Niagara,               out               of               the               state.

It               wouldn't               matter               which               one,               since               they               both               suck.
               Getting               into               the               calmer               mindsets               around               Ocala               helped               some,               but               Jacob               still               had               a               ways               to               go.

He               could               almost               see               the               gloom               surrounding               Angela's               mindset               all               the               way               from               there,               and               he               still               had               over               a               hundred               miles               to               go.

There               were               a               few               Swift               drivers               making               their               way               back               to               the               Ocala               terminal               and               taking               up               space               on               the               road,               although               one               of               them               had               made               up               his               mind               that               this               was               the               last               time               for               him.

He               had               already               cleaned               out               his               truck               at               one               of               the               rest               areas               near               Gainesville,               with               the               help               of               his               wife               who               was               worried               about               where               he               might               go               for               another               job.

The               guy               had               a               few               ideas               lined               up,               apparently,               but               Jacob               noticed               he               wasn't               making               up               his               mind.

He               also               noticed               the               problem               was               within               the               guy's               head,               not               entirely               the               company               for               which               he               works.

Yea,               but               patience               is               truly               a               virtue,               particularly               for               truck               drivers.
               The               other               fellows               were               merely               coming               in               for               some               home               time,               except               for               one,               who               was               coming               in               for               a               reason               that               he               didn't               know.

Well,               he               was               a               fairly               new               driver,               and               they're               bringing               him               in               for               a               drug               test.

Based               on               what               Jacob               could               tell               from               the               fellow,               the               drug               test               was               going               to               end               up               being               largely               a               waste               of               the               company's               money,               since               the               guy               took               his               job               seriously.

The               driver               seemed               like               a               smart               guy,               albeit               rather               young,               so               he'd               soon               recognize               that               when               they're               not               telling               you               why               they               need               you               there               ASAP,               peeing               in               a               cup               was               surely               in               the               near               future.
               Elsewhere               in               the               smattering               of               traffic,               people               were               merely               getting               to               and               fro,               including               an               anxious               young               woman               on               her               way               to               a               romantic               rendezvous               with               a               man               she               knows               she               shouldn't               see.

She's               driving               okay,               but               her               mind               is               filled               with               reasons               why               she               should               just               stop               and               turn               around,               yet               also               with               feelings               keeping               her               from               doing               so.

Jacob               looked               into               this               stud               for               a               moment,               seeing               an               arrogant               ass               that               should               be               at               work               and               earning               the               money               he               needed               to               catch               up               his               mortgage               rather               than               luring               impressionable,               needy               girls               to               seedy               motels.
               Jacob               normally               didn't               like               getting               involved               with               other               people's               issues,               particularly               when               he               had               his               own,               but               he               quickly               grabbed               a               copy               of               an               old               bill               of               lading               he               didn't               need,               and               then               his               map.

He               placed               his               hefty               map               on               the               steering               wheel               and               then               the               bill               on               that               (the               only               real               reason               he               ever               needed               the               map               was               for               a               makeshift               desk)               and               then               grabbed               a               Sharpie               from               the               handful               of               pens               in               the               cubby               above               him.

He               scribbled               out               a               quick               note               and               then               tossed               the               map               into               the               bunk.
               The               nervous,               little               lady               was               at               least               two               miles               ahead,               so               he               coaxed               her               into               slowing               down               some               so               that               he               could               catch               up               to               her.

He               goaded               her               into               slowing               down               in               order               to               listen               to               something               on               her               radio,               which               helped               because               she               couldn't               think               of               a               single               reason               why               she'd               be               interested               in               hearing               what               some               talk               show               host               would               say,               and               that               alone               slowed               her               down               some.

She               listened               to               the               rhetoric               and               rambling               of               the               guy               as               he               went               on               and               on               about               how               reality               shows               were               not               unlike               professional               wrestling               in               their               level               of               reality,               and               she               was               clearly               not               giving               a               single               damn               about               it.

But               that               was               fine,               since               she               slowed               down               enough               for               him               to               catch               up               with               her.
               Jacob               pulled               into               the               far               right               lane,               leaving               her               two               lanes               over               to               his               left.

This               was               helpful               if               she               was               going               to               see               what               he               wanted               her               to               see.

Otherwise,               he'd               be               too               high               up               for               her               to               notice               him               at               all.

Once               he               was               lined               up               with               her               little               VW               Beetle,               he               gave               a               subtle               pull               on               his               air               horn               in               order               to               get               her               attention.

She               looked               his               way               quickly               but               then               away,               so               he               pulled               a               little               harder               and               for               a               little               longer.

She               looked               over               and               noticed               him               looking               at               her,               which               kept               her               looking               long               enough               for               him               to               hold               up               his               impromptu               sign.
               He               is               married.
               Once               he               knew               she               saw               it,               he               pulled               it               back               and               wadded               it               up,               and               then               threw               it               behind               him.

That               was               good               enough,               apparently,               because               she               fell               back,               and               then               in               his               rearview               mirror,               he               saw               her               exit               the               highway               and               follow               down               the               exit               with               the               intent               of               turning               around               and               never               going               back.

He               felt               a               little               sad               for               her               because               now               she               has               herself               convinced               that               her               emotional               state               must               be               some               sort               of               beacon               everyone               can               see               and               she               needs               to               get               in               control.
               The               truth               is               the               guy               isn't               married.

He's               divorced.

This               sort               of               thing               is               largely               why,               but               the               guy               has               bills               and               child               support,               all               of               which               he's               placing               on               the               back               burner               in               order               to               meet               with               the               pretty               yet               vulnerable               women               he               likes               to               seduce.
               Jacob               shook               off               the               concern               and               focused               back               onto               the               task               at               hand.

He               had               the               weigh               station               coming               up               and               didn't               want               to               end               up               pulling               onto               the               static               scale.

He               wasn't               worried               about               his               weight,               but               the               time               lost               was               something               he               didn't               want               to               give               up.

With               his               focus               on               the               situation,               he               pulled               onto               the               ramp               going               into               the               weigh               station               and               slowed               to               the               prescribed               45               miles               per               hour.

He               rolled               over               the               sensors               in               the               roadway,               concentrating               on               the               fact               that               he               needed               to               move               on.

He               was               glad               that               he               did               so,               because               if               he               had               not,               he               would               be               pulling               in               to               have               his               weight               checked,               and               the               rookie               officer               in               there               was               looking               for               a               good               candidate               for               his               chance               to               go               through               a               thorough               investigation               now               that               he               had               all               the               steps               memorized.

For               a               brief               moment,               he               had               his               eye               on               Jacob's               new               truck,               so               Jacob               focused               on               him.
               As               Jacob               pulled               back               out               onto               the               highway,               he               smiled               yet               felt               a               little               ashamed               of               himself;               the               arrogant               officer               who               had               his               investigative               skills               at               the               forefront               of               his               mind               now               doubted               if               he               knew               just               how               to               begin.
               In               a               matter               of               minutes,               the               entrance               to               the               beginning               of               the               Florida               Turnpike               would               be               coming               into               sight,               giving               Jacob               a               sign               that               his               destination               was               approaching.

He               felt               that               since               he               was               this               close,               he               should               have               a               better               idea               about               what               was               going               on               with               his               daughter,               but               he               still               couldn't               gain               a               focus               on               her.

She               was               resisting               him,               of               that               he               was               sure,               and               it               pained               him               to               experience               it.

Like               all               fathers,               his               daughter               went               through               her               series               of               phases               where               she               didn't               want               her               parents               involved               with               whatever               her               issues               were               at               the               time,               but               this               is               different.

First               of               all,               her               teens               are               way               behind               her.

She's               a               grown               woman               who               shouldn't               have               to               worry               about               what               her               father               says               or               thinks.

She               should               be               able               to               pursue               a               career               in               the               porn               industry               if               she               chooses.

But               if               there               was               anything               he               did               know,               this               was               a               lot               more               serious               than               some               interest               in               something               she               might               find               meeting               with               Daddy's               disapproval.
               Once               the               Florida               Turnpike               entrance               was               falling               away               in               Jacob's               rearview               mirror               and               he               was               rolling               into               a               span               of               I-75               that               didn't               offer               much               of               anything               to               see               other               than               the               boring               billboards               up               for               rent,               Jacob               reinvigorated               his               efforts               to               get               into               what               was               going               on               within               the               mind               of               Angela.

But               try               as               he               might,               she               was               doing               a               fine               job               of               keeping               her               thoughts               to               herself.

Well,               if               he               couldn't               accomplish               anything               from               where               he               was,               he               knew               he'd               be               where               she               is               within               a               couple               hours               or               so.

Once               they               were               with               each               other,               face-to-face,               she               wouldn't               be               able               to               keep               anything               from               him               whatsoever.

He               didn't               want               this               coming               to               that,               though.

In               fact,               he               would               rather               any               of               these               sorts               of               problems               handled               while               he               was               going               elsewhere               in               the               country               other               than               Florida.

The               fact               that               he               was               now               in               the               central               part               of               the               state               jabbed               at               him;               but               his               displeasure               didn't               come               near               close               enough               to               his               concern               for               his               daughter.

He               pushed               his               luck               with               the               speed               limit.
               As               he               passed               by               exit               301,               Jacob               noticed               a               driver               struggling               within               the               Wal-Mart               Distribution               Center.

The               poor               guy               was               trying               to               find               an               empty               trailer               he               could               connect               to               after               dropping               the               trailer               he               brought               in.

Jacob               was               aware               of               how               common               it               was               that               Wal-Mart               had               a               penchant               for               filling               the               trailers               of               outside               carriers               with               their               excess               pallets.

Jacob               had               to               smile               when               he               saw               the               guy               found               a               trailer               only               half               full               of               pallets,               deciding               to               back               that               trailer               to               a               Wal-Mart               trailer               and               sling               the               pallets               to               their               rightful               owners.

Just               as               he               saw               the               driver               put               his               truck               in               place               to               make               his               impromptu               transfer,               Jacob               looked               down               to               see               he               was               desperately               low               on               fuel.

It               was               a               good               thing               he               only               had               about               fifteen               miles               to               go               to               reach               the               Flying               J               and               top               off.
               He               looked               ahead               to               see               how               things               were               going               at               this               particular               truck               stop,               and               it               appeared               to               be               moving               well.

It               was               still               too               early               in               the               day               for               the               place               to               start               filling               up               with               trucks               coming               in               to               park               for               the               night,               and               there               weren't               all               that               many               drivers               at               the               pumps.

That               was               a               good               thing,               because               Jacob               was               feeling               too               anxious               to               harbor               any               patience               for               getting               slowed               down               just               by               getting               some               fuel.

He               wanted               to               get               in,               fuel               up               and               perhaps               grab               a               quick               bite               and               something               to               drink,               and               then               get               moving.
               In               fact,               he               decided               that               he               would               drop               his               trailer               there               and               move               on               to               see               Angela               without               the               load.

The               load               doesn't               deliver               to               Tampa               until               the               next               morning               anyway,               so               he               would               only               be               coming               back               there               for               the               night.

This               way,               he               could               bobtail               to               see               his               daughter               and               reserve               his               parking               space               for               the               night.

Flying               J               frowned               on               anyone               dropping               a               trailer               and               claimed               they'd               have               one               towed               if               it               was               dropped               without               authorization,               but               Jacob               was               confident               he               had               a               way               around               that.
               After               the               last               few               miles               past               and               Jacob               pulled               down               the               exit               ramp               towards               the               Flying               J               truck               stop,               he               looked               ahead               with               an               attempt               to               get               one               more               glimpse               into               Angela's               situation.

He               left               her               away               from               the               central               focus               of               his               thoughts               for               many               miles               now,               hoping               the               break               from               the               push               would               somehow               let               him               have               the               necessary               insight               once               he               tried               again.

He               hoped               to               slip               in               through               the               side,               in               a               figurative               sort               of               way.

As               the               light               turned               green               and               he               made               his               left               towards               the               truck               stop's               entrance,               he               discovered               that               he               indeed               made               some               progress.

However,               it               wasn't               progress               that               he               appreciated               by               any               margin.

In               fact,               it               only               made               him               worry               he               was               far               from               being               timely.

In               honesty,               he               feared               he               was               too               late.
               Apprehensive               and               somewhat               frightened,               Jacob               pulled               into               the               truck               stop               and               drove               towards               the               fuel               pumps.

There               were               plenty               available               and               from               what               he               could               see,               parking               was               even               more               plentiful.

For               that               he               was               grateful,               because               now               he               was               certain               that               he               did               not               want               to               be               held               back               by               that               heavy               trailer.

Jacob               needed               to               move               and               move               as               quickly               as               he               could,               and               likely               where               a               trailer               wouldn't               go               easily.

He               wasn't               precisely               sure               where               Angela               would               be               in               Tampa;               he               had               never               actually               visited               her               since               she               moved               to               Florida.
               He               pulled               into               the               pumps               and               shut               the               truck               down.

He               stepped               out               quickly               after               checking               his               mileage,               and               then               placed               the               pump               nozzles               in               place               for               his               two               tanks.

He               ran               his               card               and               got               the               procedure               going,               and               felt               anxious               to               fill               those               tanks.

Fidgety,               he               cleaned               the               windshields,               windows               and               mirrors               while               the               tanks               were               filled,               needing               the               moments               to               pass.
               "Come               on               and               let's               go,"               he               mumbled               at               the               tanks               as               they               filled               at               a               pace               too               slow               for               his               liking.
               In               fact,               these               pumps               push               a               volume               approaching               and               sometimes               exceeding               fifty               gallons               a               minute,               so               the               amount               of               time               to               fill               the               tanks               ran               in               proportion               with               how               long               it's               been               since               he's               last               done               it.

Jacob               came               close               to               running               his               tanks               dry               on               this               run,               so               displacing               the               empty               space               with               fuel               would               take               several               precious               minutes.
               By               the               time               he               had               his               glass               and               windshields               clean,               the               tanks               were               topped               off               and               he               was               ready               to               move               out.

He               wanted               to               rush               away               from               the               pumps               and               go               find               a               parking               space,               but               he               needed               to               retrieve               his               receipt               inside               and               place               the               notion               that               he               would               drop               his               trailer.

He               didn't               want               to               take               the               time               to               work               out               the               trailer               being               dropped,               even               if               just               for               a               little               while,               but               he               wanted               to               place               the               bug               in               some               heads               that               it               was               dropped               in               the               unlikely               event               it               somehow               became               an               issue.

To               do               that,               he               simply               needed               to               see               some               faces               and               make               a               connection.

So               he               pulled               ahead               from               the               pumps               and               then               shut               it               down.

He               rushed               from               the               truck               and               went               inside               as               quickly               as               his               aging               trucker's               body               would               allow.
               He               stepped               in               and               saw               there               was               no               line               at               the               fuel               desk,               which               was               another               blessing.
               "Hi               there,"               he               said.

"I               just               need               a               receipt               for               pump               nineteen."
               With               a               smile,               the               young               lady               at               the               register               handed               him               his               receipt               and               said,               "There               you               go.

Have               a               great               day."
               "I'll               try.

You               do               the               same,"               he               said               as               he               looked               around               at               the               few               employees               in               sight,               making               sure               they               were               given               the               mental               note               that               his               trailer               would               sit               alone               for               at               least               a               while.
               He               left               the               store               knowing               his               day               was               only               getting               worse,               so               he               moved               as               quickly               as               he               could.

Jacob               climbed               into               the               truck               and               pulled               ahead,               already               having               a               good               idea               of               where               he               wanted               to               park               and               drop               the               trailer.

Just               ahead,               at               the               first               left-hand               turn               within               the               parking               area,               there               was               often               plenty               of               parking               in               that               particular               area               during               this               time               of               day.

It               was               close               to               the               store               so               it               filled               up               fast,               but               he               saw               a               few               spaces               were               available               about               the               time               he               noticed               the               driver               struggling               with               pallets               at               the               Wal-Mart               DC.

He               moved               into               position               and               quickly               backed               the               truck               into               place,               and               after               setting               the               brakes,               he               jumped               right               out.

He               dropped               the               landing               gear               as               quick               as               they               would               go,               pulled               the               fifth-wheel               pin               and               then               pulled               the               lines               as               he               made               his               way               back               to               the               cab.

Feeling               that               time               was               of               the               essence,               and               it               was,               he               pushed               the               shifter               into               fourth               and               pulled               away               quickly.
               All               of               a               couple               minutes               later               and               he               was               gearing               up               quickly               to               reach               highway               speed               as               he               resumed               his               trip               southbound               on               I-75.

He               had               never               been               down               to               visit               Angela               since               she               moved               to               the               Tampa               area,               so               he               didn't               know               exactly               where               she               lived               or               where               she               worked,               but               at               the               moment               he               could               see               she               was               in               a               fair-sized               office               building               a               couple               miles               outside               the               Tampa               International               Airport.

Her               building               wasn't               enormous               from               what               he               could               see               from               there,               maybe               fifteen               stories               high               at               the               most,               although               he               wasn't               in               the               mood               to               count,               and               it               was               the               typical               modern               appearance               of               a               lot               of               tinted               glass               and               bright               steel.

This               was               one               of               the               few               good               things               in               the               situation,               since               he'd               have               to               recognize               the               building               once               he               got               there,               which               shouldn't               be               too               hard,               as               a               lot               of               the               surrounding               buildings               are               mostly               several               years               older               and               looking               it.
               The               problem               at               the               time               was               that               he               had               over               thirty               miles               to               go               and               traffic               was               building               up.
               Jacob               only               had               about               ten               miles               to               go               before               reaching               the               I-275               loop               into               the               Tampa               area,               but               he'd               still               have               close               to               twenty               miles               to               go               from               that               point,               and               he               could               see               traffic               congesting               to               a               thick               pain               in               the               ass               right               around               the               Busch               Boulevard               exit.

He               had               no               choice               but               to               continue               another               several               miles               past               that               point               in               order               to               get               to               where               Angela               was.

In               fact,               now               that               he               was               this               close,               he               saw               he               had               to               go               past               where               I-4               began               and               clogged               up               everything               like               a               bad               drain,               and               then               proceed               downtown.
               Getting               there               quickly               enough               with               his               Pete               and               without               the               heavy               trailer               was               far               from               the               issue;               the               issue               was               simply               space,               time,               and               Floridian               motorists.

He               was               moving               just               over               the               speed               limit               and               knew               he               could               until               he               reached               I-275,               and               would               still               be               able               to               cruise               well               for               several               miles               more.

But               looking               that               far               ahead,               he               could               see               things               were               bogging               down               somewhere               near               Fowler               Avenue,               and               they               only               got               worse               from               there.
               Driving               those               last               few               miles               of               I-75               before               reaching               I-275,               Jacob's               desperation               made               him               really               consider               how               this               was               going               to               have               to               be               done.

He               normally               didn't               like               doing               anything               that               might               draw               too               much               attention               and               place               on               him               too               bright               a               focus               from               those               around,               but               this               just               might               require               some               deft               maneuvering.

This               was               not               an               issue               of               getting               some               load               there               on               time;               this               was               an               issue               that               he               now               recognized               as               a               matter               of               life               and               death.
               While               pushing               for               those               last               miles,               he               tried               so               hard               into               seeing               why               Angela's               situation               seemed               so               dire,               but               he               just               couldn't               see               into               it.

Angela's               emotional               state               has               been               a               despondent               jumble,               likely               for               days               now,               and               working               through               all               the               dark,               murky               feelings               has               somehow               proved               too               elusive               for               even               one               such               as               Jacob.

However,               he               knew               with               confidence               that               if               he               didn't               get               there               to               personally               intervene,               like               right               now,               he               could               very               well               be               too               late               to               do               anything               at               all.

It               was               that               bad,               so               he               could               not               afford               these               people               being               in               the               way.
               Once               he               merged               onto               I-275,               Jacob               through               all               modest               concerns               to               the               roadside               and               concentrated               on               as               many               minds               as               he               could               for               several               miles               ahead.

He               didn't               like               manipulating               the               public               at               large               for               virtually               any               reason,               and               he               honestly               thought               he               would               never               have               to               do               it,               but               he               never,               never               suspected               that               his               beloved               daughter               would               reach               this               state               of               mind.

He               had               no               choice               but               to               do               everything               within               his               power               to               save               his               child,               and               it               was               just               that               simple.
               Jacob               pressed               into               the               traffic               for               at               least               as               far               up               as               I-4               that               there               was               a               large               motorcade               of               limousines               and               police               cruisers               pushing               through               at               high               speed.

For               the               first               couple               of               miles               ahead               of               him,               the               impression               wasn't               difficult               to               push               on               those               within               that               radius,               but               it               did               get               murky               further               ahead.

Heavy               traffic               meant               more               minds               to               influence,               and               that               meant               he               really               had               to               focus               like               he               had               never               done               before.

They               not               only               had               to               recognize               the               need               to               see               the               motorcade               and               get               out               of               the               way,               but               they               had               to               be               influenced               to               resist               the               urge               to               take               advantage               of               the               cleared               pathway               as               most               of               the               traffic               merged               onto               the               roadway's               shoulders.

If               any               significant               amount               of               them               did               that,               Jacob               knew               he'd               be               forced               to               pinpoint               those               resistors,               which               could               cost               him               the               influence               on               everyone               else.

If               that               happened,               he               could               very               well               bring               traffic               to               a               standstill,               or               in               a               worst-case               situation,               a               pileup,               and               that               would               be               the               end               of               the               road               for               him               and               his               daughter.
               As               far               as               he               could               see               visually,               motorists               were               heeding               his               needs               and               pulling               off               the               road.

But               farther               than               that,               beyond               his               line               of               sight,               he               could               see               the               sheer               population               density               was               having               trouble               with               working               out               what               they               needed               to               do               in               order               to               clear               his               path.

He               didn't               fret               too               much               about               and               held               the               faith               that               he               would               be               able               to               impress               the               proper               decisions               on               the               confused               once               they               were               in               sight.

By               then,               they               would               see               the               speeding               limos,               police               cruisers               and               motorcycles,               and               know               enough               to               get               aside               far               enough               not               to               get               hit.

Of               course,               there               was               nothing               more               than               a               Peterbilt               379               bobtailing               its               way               through,               but               such               a               thing               was               nothing               but               a               minor               detail.

In               fact,               Jacob               quickly               realized               he               needed               to               continue               the               false               impression               up               to               a               mile               behind               him,               just               in               case               some               joker               back               there               wanted               to               take               advantage               of               the               space               and               blaze               through.
               He               tried               to               avoid               thinking               about               what               he'd               do               once               he               was               off               this               limited-access               highway               and               actually               on               the               downtown               streets,               where               there               were               actual               intersections               and               traffic               lights.

From               what               he               could               see,               Angela's               building               was               but               a               few               blocks               from               the               highway,               so               he               knew               he'd               be               in               the               last               stretch               once               he               made               it               through               this               mess.

Could               he               manipulate               the               intercity               traffic               and               the               traffic               lights,               too?

He               might               be               able               to               do               that,               but               not               without               drawing               in               a               lot               of               unwanted               attention.

He               can't               manipulate               the               planet,               and               for               that               he's               been               thankful.
               He               also               knows               he               cannot               focus               on               Angela               and               her               needs               while               dealing               with               an               inordinate               amount               of               heavy               traffic               running               around               his               truck               and               through               his               mind.

Jacob               concentrated               on               maintaining               his               mirage               for               the               sake               of               the               motorists               around               him               until               he               reached               his               desired               exit               and               then               let               it               go.

He               knew               traffic               would               unsnarl               through               the               I-275               loop               within               a               matter               of               minutes,               and               it               was               far               from               his               concern,               anyway.

Presently,               he               focused               on               getting               through               the               next               few               intersections               and               to               where               his               troubled               daughter               was               suffering               from...from               what,               he               just               didn't               know.
               Rather               than               manipulate               those               sharing               these               roads               with               him,               Jacob               focused               on               trying               to               influence               the               traffic               lights               to               his               benefit.

Hell,               the               police               do               it               all               the               time,               with               whatever               transponder               they               possess               that               allows               them               to               do               it               for               no               particular               reason.

For               him,               the               issue               was               that               any               influence               he               might               have               on               the               traffic               lights               cannot               cause               a               troublesome               chain               reaction               beyond               his               present               route.

He               couldn't               be               so               selfish               as               to               do               anything               that               might               cause               an               accident,               regardless               of               how               dire               his               pressing               crisis               might               be.
               Now               that               he               was               this               close               to               Angela,               and               she               knew               of               his               proximity,               too,               Jacob               could               tell               she               was               picking               up               some               sort               of               pace.

She               was               vigilantly               preventing               his               prying               into               her               affairs,               but               she               just               can't               hide               the               emotional               distress.

Being               family               of               such               close               ties,               some               things               cannot               be               hidden.

As               he               worked               his               way               along               in               traffic,               moving               up               and               down               the               lower               gears               and               causing               a               slinky               effect               in               traffic               not               meant               for               such               a               vehicle               (he               was               grateful               for               the               decision               to               drop               the               trailer),               he               worked               hard               at               keeping               a               sense               of               patience               within               his               daughter,               hoping               she               might               see               to               reason               once               she               sees               him.
               It               did               appear               his               efforts               were               paying               off,               since               now               that               a               few               blocks               and               a               minimum               of               disgruntled               motorists               were               behind               him,               he               could               actually               see               the               office               building               where               he               was               sure               Angela               was               right               at               that               moment.

He               didn't               know               where               she               was               in               the               building               or               even               what               exactly               she               did               in               there,               but               he               could               tell               from               the               emanations               surrounding               it               that               it               was               what               he's               been               trying               to               reach               for               so               many               hours.

He               felt               as               though               he               was               chomping               on               a               bit               as               he               patiently               waited               for               this               one               last               traffic               light               to               turn               green               and               he               could               reach               the               parking               lot.
               The               light               did               change               and               Jacob               had               but               one               more               traffic               challenge               to               cope               with,               which               was               that               he               had               to               cross               the               divided               road,               what               with               his               destination               being               to               his               left.

That               was               an               easy               one,               though,               and               with               a               dismissive               wave               of               his               hand,               he               was               able               to               bring               the               oncoming               traffic               to               a               halt,               although               a               number               of               the               motorists               in               the               traffic               wondered               why               they               were               stopping               even               while               they               were               doing               it.

Jacob               simply               didn't               have               the               time               or               the               inclination               to               provide               a               worthwhile               reason.

Besides,               he               simply               needed               to               pull               into               the               parking               lot               and               they               could               proceed               on               with               their               lives.
               Jacob               pulled               in               and               found               a               reasonably               suitable               place               to               park               his               truck               and               shut               it               down.

He               only               took               up               two               parking               spaces               in               a               place               where               well               over               two               dozen               were               empty,               so               he               was               far               from               being               a               hindrance               to               anything               at               this               point.

From               there,               Jacob's               only               concern               in               the               world               was               his               daughter,               where               she               was,               and               what               she               was               doing,               or               planning               to               do.
               He               ran               his               hand               across               his               field               of               vision               where               the               medium-sized               office               building               glinted               in               the               Florida               afternoon               sunshine,               trying               to               work               out               where               Angela               might               be               in               there.

That's               when               he               realized               the               easiest               way               would               be               to               call               her               and               tell               her               he's               outside               and               on               his               way               up.

Jacob               pulled               his               cell               phone               from               his               pocket               and               punched               in               her               number,               and               then               waited               for               her               to               pick               up.
               She               did               not               pick               up.

It               rang               until               it               went               to               voicemail,               but               he's               close               enough               to               her               to               know               that               she               looked               right               at               the               phone               and               saw               who               was               calling,               and               then               chose               to               set               the               phone               down               and               walk               away               from               it.
               "For               the               love               of               God,               Angela.

What               is               going               on?

Where               are               you?"
               Before               he               could               enter               the               building,               he               needed               to               know               which               floor               she               was               on,               and               for               that               he               would               need               to               search               for               her               from               where               he               stood.

Once               he               knew               what               floor               to               reach,               he               could               feel               his               way               through               from               there.

But               then,               what               floor               Angela               was               on               was               made               all               too               clear,               not               just               to               him,               but               everyone               around.
               What               had               to               be               an               entire               office               floor's               worth               of               furniture,               file               cabinets,               computer               desks,               copiers,               cubicle               dividers,               and               even               several               water               coolers               burst               through               numerous               large               windows               on               the               fifth               floor.

These               things               burst               through               the               windows               and               into               the               air               with               enough               force               to               make               one               think               they               were               at               terminal               velocity               when               they               hit               the               glass.

But               what               brought               Jacob's               heart               to               his               throat               was               that               his               daughter,               Angela,               was               among               the               debris               bursting               through,               and               then               plummeting               to               the               ground.
               Jacob               heard               numerous               people               scream               all               around               him               as               they               bore               witness               to               a               sight               that               must               have               been               beyond               the               belief               to               every               one               of               them.

Most               would               have               thought               it               was               a               bomb               blast               if               there               was               a               sound               of               explosion,               but               there               was               not.

There               was               only               the               sound               of               breaking               and               shattering               glass,               and               then               the               shrill               scream               of               Angela               as               she               fell.

Her               screams               were               stopped               only               by               her               sudden               impact               with               the               roof               of               a               car               parked               below.
               "Oh,               Jesus               God."
               People               rushed               to               her               aid,               and               Jacob               moved               towards               her               as               quick               as               he               could.

His               adrenaline               allowed               him               to               move               much               faster               than               one               of               his               age               and               condition               normally               would               find               appropriate,               and               then               a               simple               manipulation               of               the               minds               there               allowed               him               free               passage               to               Angela               without               resistance,               hesitation,               or               hindrance.
               His               tears               came               fast               as               he               saw               her               partially               pushed               through               the               roof               and               windshield               of               the               car,               but               he               could               easily               tell               from               her               emanations               that               she               somehow               survived               the               fall.

Her               body               was               broken               and               she               suffered               immense               internal               injury,               but               she               looked               right               at               him               as               he               approached,               although               she               did               not               move.

Once               he               was               within               her               reach,               he               stopped,               not               sure               if               he               could               move               her               safely               or               not               because               of               her               injuries,               but               he               took               the               risk               of               gently               taking               her               hand               and               placing               his               head,               his               mind,               close               to               hers.
               Through               raging               tears,               he               asked               her,               "Why?

Angela,               why               did               you               do               this?

You               know               that               I               could've               helped               you.

We               all               suffer               with               the               pressures               of               this               gift,               but               we've               all               told               you               that               you               do               get               through               it.

The               entire               family               with               this               has               told               you               so               many               times               that               it               does               get               better.

For               the               love               of               God,               this               was               not               the               answer."
               Her               emanations               and               mental               powers               were               fluctuating               in               such               a               bizarre               manner               now.

The               pain               and               severe               injury               she               endured               has               her               mind               going               wildly,               likely               because               she's               in               shock.

Windows               on               the               lower               levels               of               the               building               and               nearby               cars               were               cracking               and               shattering,               and               Jacob               could               hear               the               metallic               rumpling               of               nearby               car               bodies               as               Angela's               raging               psychic               pressures               crumpled               in               fenders               and               doors,               broke               most               of               the               glass               in               sight,               and               caused               most               of               the               nearby               people               to               pass               out.

Jacob               saw               a               lot               of               bleeding               from               noses               and               ears,               and               worked               quickly               to               stop               the               damage               and               reverse               what               he               could.
               And               then               it               all               stopped.
               "Oh,               Daddy.

It               can               be               stopped,"               she               said,               looking               stunned,               yet               somehow               delighted.
               Her               mouth               was               agape               as               she               looked               around,               although               her               mangled               body               would               allow               her               to               do               but               so               much.
               "I               can               see               it               all               now,               Daddy.

There               really               is               a               blue               sky,               and               I               can               see               shadows,               and               I               can               hear               birds,               and               horns,               and               I               can               hear               only               the               sounds               of               the               city               right               here.

I               can               hear               those               people               crying,               but               I               can't               see               them               except               for               their               expressions.

It's               all               gone!

The               haze,               the               pressure,               the               endless               waves               of               thoughts               and               emotions               from               the               world               over.

I               don't               have               any               of               it,               and               Daddy,               it's               all               so               beautiful!"
               Jacob               cried               aloud,               seeing               and               feeling               his               beloved               daughter               dying               before               his               eyes.

There               was               nothing               he               could               do               for               her;               he               didn't               need               any               particular               ability               to               see               she               was               on               the               edge               of               death.

It               was               only               through               her               gifts,               her               curses,               that               she               was               able               to               survive               such               a               fall               up               to               then.

But               for               the               moment,               the               only               thing               that               mattered               was               that               there               was               nothing               he               or               anyone               else               could               do.
               "I               know,               sweetheart.

The               world               is               such               a               beautiful               place,               with               its               smells,               sights,               and               sounds.

I               am               so               glad               that               you're               able               to               experience               what               they               experience               every               waking               day,               even               if               just               for               these               few               fleeting               moments,"               Jacob               said,               trying               to               control               his               tears.

"I               only               wish               you               could               have               somehow               seen               the               beauty               this               world               offers               everywhere,               the               way               they               see               it.

Angela,               I               love               you               so               much."
               Jacob               wasn't               sure               at               all               if               she               heard               what               he               said.

Looking               at               her,               he               could               see               she               was               gone.

Her               eyes               were               blank               and               dead,               but               he               could               see               in               those               dead               eyes               the               childlike               wonder               she               used               to               convey               when               she               was               little.

He               did               envy               her,               in               that               her               wish               to               know               the               world               the               way               everyone               else               does               came               true,               if               only               for               a               few               precious               seconds.
               With               nothing               more               to               offer               or               gain,               he               turned               and               walked               back               towards               his               truck.

Saddened               and               still               in               tears,               he               impressed               upon               everyone               there               that               he               never               was.

Broken               down               and               despondent,               he               climbed               into               the               truck               and               started               the               engine,               and               then               after               releasing               the               brakes               and               pushing               it               into               fourth,               he               eased               into               traffic               in               order               to               make               his               way               north               to               the               Flying               J               in               San               Antonio.






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