John Doe 2: Introduction
August 17, 2013
After a long day of unpacking all of our belongings and getting settled into our new home in Chamberlain, Maine. I was anxious to get in some relaxation time. I went out on our back porch with a can of Dr. Pepper and watched the sun set, I have always admired the collage of reds, oranges, yellows, and blues that painted the sky as the sun goes down. There is something about that image that has always seemed to relax my muscles after a long day.
After finishing the long drive from San Antonio to Chamberlain and then unpacking all of our furniture, I felt that I more than deserved this moment. As I drank my Dr. Pepper and watched the sunset I began to think about what would await me tomorrow at school. I began to ask questions like: What would the homework be like? Were the teachers going to be helpful? What kinds of friends will I make? I knew my mom was really worried about that last one, back home I had a very small circle of friends and I spent a lot of time alone, she would always pressure me to make more friends, but why? All you need in life are a few friends right? As I thought about that I starts to feel anxious, scared even.
"James! Dinners here!" shouted Deborah Salinger cheerfully.
"Coming mom!" I shouted. My mom had ordered pizza from one of the local pizzerias, so I was kind of excited.
As I walked back inside I saw that mom had already made us each a plate and was waiting for me in the living room with a smile on her face. I always wondered how she could be so cheerful after everything she has been through in life, but that's a story for another time. After we said grace we dug into our pizza and made small talk and watched Micklintock (Mom loves John Wayne movies).
"Are you ready for school tomorrow?" asked Deborah.
"Yes ma'am, I have everything in my backpack and my clothes are on my nightstand." said I. As I said this I looked above the fireplace and saw a picture of my dad in his DEA uniform, bellow it was an American flag that my mom received at his funeral.
"Good. How was the sunset?"
"It was pretty. Hey, do you mind if I ask you something?" I asked in an uneasy manner.
"Sure, is something wrong?" she asked looking concerned.
"You told me that you lived in Oklahoma City all your life right? What was going through your mind when you decided to leave to go work in San Antonio? Where you nervous, or scared?" I asked.
"Well… yea, there was a lot uncertainty in my life at that time. But I think I was more afraid before I left. Not to long after your dad was killed in the bombing I found out that I was pregnant with you, and it was pretty terrifying knowing that I would have to raise a child all on my own. Of course, your grandparents offered to help me in any way that they could. But I decided what I really needed was a new start, so I started looking for a new job. When I was offered a new job at the Wells Fargo in San Antonio, I took it and moved away. It was a little hard at first, but over time San Antonio really started to feel like home, especially after you were born. Why are you asking me this? Are you worried about tomorrow?"
That's one of the problems I have with my mom, if you ask her a personal question, sometimes she will give you her entire life story. Most people don't get bothered by it so much, but when you hear it so often it starts to get annoying. But nonetheless she did answer my question.
"Yea." I responded.
"Don't worry hon, the first day is always the easiest, all you gotta do is get adjusted to your schedule and make some small talk with your classmates. Start off slow and you will have some friends in no time."
"You keep telling me that, but I still can't help but worry."
"You will be okay son, all you gotta do is believe in yourself."
"Okay."
"Anyway, it's getting late, you should probably start getting ready for bed."
"Alright, goodnight mom, love you." I said as I got up and kissed her cheek.
"Love you too honey, goodnight, and no reading any of those stupid books of yours they give you nightmares!"
"I won't mom, goodnight."
The stupid books she was referring to are a collection of books I have put together that involve conspiracy theories. Theories involving the JFK, RFK, and MLK assassinations, the 9/11 attacks, MkUltra, Pearl Harbor, the Oklahoma City bombing, and the moon landing. Now I don't believe ninety-nine percent of the theories that these paranoid tin-foil heads have been writing about, I just find the material very interesting. Now there is one theory that I have become a big believer in and I take very seriously, the "John Doe 2" theory involving the Oklahoma City Bombing. The theory goes that in addition to Timothy McVeigh, Terry Nichols, Michael Fortier, and Lori Fortier there was a fifth conspirator involved in the bombing. This unknown conspirator "John Doe 2", was supposedly riding shotgun with Tim McVeigh as he drove his yellow Ryder truck to the Alfred P. Murah building, but for some reason left McVeigh before he reached the Murah building. After the bombing, the FBI launched a manhunt for McVeigh and his conspirator (that many witnesses saw). A highway patrolman found McVeigh that same day, however after endless searching "John Doe 2" was never found and the FBI concluded that he never existed, and that they were fed misinformation. But I believe that "John Doe 2" did exist, and is probably still out there. One hundred and sixty nine people died that day, including my father. It's not fair to me or anybody else affected by this tragedy that he has been allowed to roam free unpunished for his crime. So I have made it my lifelong mission to track him down and make sure he gets put in a cage for the rest of his life.
After I got my shower and brushed my teeth and got into bed. Before I drifted off to sleep, I prayed to God thanking him for my life and to help me have a great day tomorrow.
A/N: Hello readers, this is a story idea that I have had on my mind for a long time. As you can see, I am going to be touching up on some very sensitive topics in this story, so if this offends you don't read. Another thing, I want to apologize if I was a little bit short on detail, but bear in mind this is just the introduction. If I gave away to many details in the intro, than the rest of the story would be terrible. Anyway I hope most of you enjoyed this and I look forward to posting more for you guys.