When does the action start?
--a440
Chapter 3: Rootin' Tootin' Tucumcari
Some historians claimed the name Tucumcari (pronounced as Two Come Carry,
located in New Mexico, was an old Native American name meaning 2000 Motel Rooms, however the real origin stemmed between two lovers, a brave named Tocom and Kari, the daughter of an old chief who in turn, selected the said Tocom to duel with Tonopah, a rival brave; the winner would not only be the chief's successor, but would also be Kari's betrothed. But as fate decreed, Tonopah used some cheating tricks to stab Tocom dead, but didn't count on Kari stabbing the cruel brave, prior to her ending her own life after that. When the chief head of the tragedy, he took his daughter's knife she had used and ended his own life the same way, though not before calling out, "Tocom!! Kari!!"
One thing was for sure: the specters of Tocom and Kari were unprepared for the arrival of a vengeful Kevin Thomson, who was now staying at The Blue Swallow Motel, one of the most famous motels alongside Route 66, glowing with blue neon, making it the ultimate night light in a way. And the former QB, after loaded his Uzi guns, stashed then in the closet of his motel room, before taking a walk down the mainstreet at night, taking in the many neons and old cars crusing up and down the streets, the sound of The Chords' Sh Boom playing on some of the passing car radios. Finally, the jock came to and entered The Rainbow Cafe, which was part cafe and part roadhouse, a huge neon rainbow with THE RAINBOW CAFE below that, above the front door with its two windos flanking the door where Kevin entered.
Inside, the interior had some beer neon signs, flat screens showing the news, 50's type seats, tables and booths, Route 66 relics, as well as a long soda fountain, and, in a white t shirt reading LAWNDALE FOREVER, with red ringleted curls was no doubt the barmaid, if not the owner, whose eyes lit when the QB took his seat at the counter; spotting the shirt the lady was wearing, he said, "Cool!! You were from Lawndale High?"
"Used to be," said the redhead, "till I had to drop out due to my bad grades as a cheerleader and never graduated."
"Same with me," said Kevin, "an' I was the QB there." From there, he outlined, despite his limited IQ, his dilemma, after which, the barmaid said gloomily, "That sucks. So I left long before you ever enrolled in Laaaaaaaawndale High."
"You had Ms. Li?" said the QB. "So did I."
"Wild," said the lady, who stuck out her hand for a shake. "Name's Elise Valentine, barmaid and owner of The Rainbow Cafe. You?"
"Kevin Thomson, former QB for The Lawndale Lions," replied the jock.
From there, was a night the QB would never forget, as Elise set before a burger and fries meal, and even shared stories of their troubles, and how they got jilted by their lovers; when Kevin told the owner of his quest to confront Brittany,
she paled in concern, saying, "I don't blame you wantin' to settle the score. If I was lied to and stuff by my BF--which I was-
I'd take a shotgun to his stinky hide. But if you wanna do it right, then allow me to give you some advice........."
For a time, during his stay at The Blue Swallow Motel, Kevin earned money working for Elise (who, unlike Brittany, had a lot of patience) at The Rainbow Cafe, getting lessons in cooking and how to pick the best football scores. Without the pressures of school and football, the QB had all the time to finally sharpen his brains in the best way and come to his senes. But his mind wasn't just on his learning a new lease of life--it was on the score he would settle on some self righteous blonde that twirled her pig tails.
After his stint in the motel, Kevin packed up and resumed his trek to the southeast........though not before getting some parting advice (and a kiss) from Elise.....................
Could it be that everyone's fave QB is finally getting some smarts? Well, better late than never. It'll be a miracle though, if the PO-LICE don't get wise to what the jock and the bimbo's got in mind.
--a440
Coming up: Chapter 4: Finale Analysis