Surprise Melody Flintkote. Part Two
Copyright© 2019 by Old Man with a Pen
Chapter 42
You know what “They” say about assumptions ... I couldn’t get a flight into Ludington. Milwaukee, Chicago, Detroit ... even Lansing was just fine ... but not anyplace nearer than 100 miles from Pentwater. Visa couldn’t arrange a rental car... 22 is too young ... no matter WHO was vouching for me. Murphy had me cold ... and I was still in Ottawa.
That hundred miles? Included a voyage on fresh water in a big boat. And Then I discovered that the Ludington Ferry went to Manitowoc ... not Milwaukee. The Milwaukee boat went to Muskegon ... and I’d still have to drive a hundred miles to get to Pentwater.
Since I had a drive no matter what ... I decided I’d buy a car in Ottawa and sightsee on the way...
Ah ... nope. Wrong license ... Australia ... but I could Delta to Milwaukee. I’d have to change planes at The Hub but that seemed a minuscule difficulty.
Then I discovered that The Hub is Minneapolis St. Paul ... Minnesota. Or Atlanta ... Georgia. Just how far out of the way was I willing to put up with?
According to one passport, I was Commonwealth ... the other was US. Dual citizenship ... born in the USA ... hadn’t been in the continental United States in 12 years.
And suddenly ... I needed...
“Umh ... I need a bathroom ... right now ... oh, heck ... too late,” The circular file at the desk received my breakfast ... and lunch, Visa was appalled.
“Newly going to be mom,” I said. “First strike,” and added more to the brown bin. “I had no idea.”
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