Chapter 8

There was a lot going on here. The railcar was tilting past forty-five degrees; the earth was still shattering; the mountain to the left of the rail shot up 45 feet ... BANG ... forty-five feet ... instantly. The mountain on the right side of the canyon dropped 45 feet. Like a faster moving sine wave or a bell curve that had an outbreak of idiots and the demise of smart kids. Kerfluffle ... but real loud and snappy.

The car dropped over the edge.

On the backroad between St. Johns and Dewitt, the corner of Price Rd and Dewitt Rd a St. Johns Public Schools Bus ... full of kids was returning from a Friday Night Football Game between St. Johns and their hated rival, Dewitt. They were celebrating a 34 to 28 win that seemed like a miracle.

"Three minutes six seconds to go. Panthers on the St. Johns 30 yard line, Forth and 2. The Panthers have to make this play, folks. The snap ... the run ... No! the pass. It's in the air ... interception! Andrusky went up and snatched the ball out of Johnson's hands. He's at the 10... 20 ... a cut to the center, He steamrollered the Panther Quarterback ... the Panthers are chasing ... Touchdown St. Johns ... Wait ... there's a flag on the 30 of Dewitt. Don't go home folks this isn't over. Oh no! Unsportsmanlike conduct on the part of Johnson. Johnson just threw a right cross to the chin of Referee Albertson. Johnson is ejected. Coach Miller is out on the field ... Miller is screaming at Albertson ... Albertson ejects Miller. The team storms the field ... There's the whistle ... Dewitt ejected ... game to St. Johns with two minutes 43 seconds to go. This will make the Channel 6 highlights, folks."