Sweet Home Chicago

Once they were back at the hotel it was already 3 p.m. and everyone was getting hungry so they went out and got something to eat. Thankfully there was a McDonald''s down the road. Everyone ordered their food and Dani paid for it. Was everyone got their food, they went out side and walked down the road to the little park. They found several benches close together and sat down to eat.

""Ok Dee Jay, how much money do we have left,"" Tom said in between bites of his hamburger.

""Uh lets see, about 40 dollars,""she replied before taking a drink of her Dr. Pepper.

Lou spoke up,""Well that''s pretty good.""

""Yeah, I guess,"" Dani said before finishing up the last of her cheeseburger.

Looking up from where she was sitting at Jake''s feet , her eyes lit up when she saw the swing set.

""Oh, Jake. See the swings over there?""

""Yeah,""he replied.

""Will you please push me?""

Jake stuttered, ""Well uh...""

Danielle looked up at him with puppy dog eyes and pleaded, ""Please, please, please? I love you.""

Shaking his head he smiled and got up, ""Ok come on.""

Dani jumped up and ran over to the swings and sat down waiting for Jake to catch up. Once he got over to her he started to push her slowly at first then a bit harder. Then Dani began to giggle.

It was music to Jake''s ears, he loved to hear her laugh.

Who knew after this moment it would be three more years before anyone heard Danielle laugh like this again?

After they left the park the band went back to their hotel rooms, got some sleep and woke up the next day full of energy. Actually everyone slept till four in the afternoon. Danielle woke the boys up and they got ready. Dani changed one of her colored button down shirts for the classic white one her brothers were wearing. After everyone was ready ,Danielle went and told the hotel management they were checking out and got the bill.

Walking back to the Bluesmobile she got in.

""Ok how much is the bill again,""Elwood asked?

""Three hundred and sixty dollars. I begged and pleaded with them and they said we could pay the bill after tonights gig.""

Nodding, Elwood started the car and drove down the road to the gig. Soon after they arrived and went in to begin setting up. When the place began filling up, Dani began to introduce the band.

""Good evening everyone. I would like to thank you for attending tonight. Hi, I''m Dani and these are my brothers Jake and Elwood. And we''re Dani Blues and the Blues Brothers Show Band. Our first song is by Ida Cox, Blues An''t Nothin Else But...

Oh the blues ain't nothin' but your lover on your mind (2x)
The man that keeps you worried, and always cryin'
Oh the blues ain't nothin' but a good woman wanting to see her man (2x)
She can't get when she want him, gotta catch him when she can
Oh the blues ain't nothin' but a slow achin' heart disease (2x)
Just like consumption, it kills you by degreesOh the blues ain't nothin' but a woman that cries night and day (2x)
Cryin' about her lover, another woman took him away
Oh papa papa papa, mama done gone mad (2x)
Oh the blues ain't nothin' but a good woman feelin' bad

The room, as anticipated, erupted in applause. Five songs later the band was done. But not with out about 300 dollars worth of beer having been consumed by the band.

''I can''t believe it. Yup, they drank beer but they had to drink the expensive kind. I swear each one of them had five beers each,'' Dani thought to herself as she collected 200 dollars from Craig. Walking out to the Bluesmobile Dani sighed, ""Hey you guys thanks. You drank 300 dollars worth of beer, we got 200 from the gig.""

Jake looked up, ""Really? Oh crap. Elwood come on. Dani you two. The rest of you, stay here.""

The Blues'' all climbed in to their car and Jake told Elwood to drive.

""Where to Jake?""Elwood asked.

""Just keep going till I tell you to stop,""Jake replied.

After several minutes of silence Jake saw a gas station, ""Elwood, pull over at this gas station.""

Elwood did what he was told and pulled over. After he stopped, Jake pulled something out from under the seat that Dani couldn''t see and got out. Going in, Jake started to talk to the cashier. Danielle and Elwood watched him seem to get in a heated discussion, then Jake pulled out the object he had gotten from the Bluesmobile. Elwood and Dani both gasped.

""Dani,""Elwood rasped trying to find his voice, ""Go now. Get out. Take your bag and the money and get back to Calumet City.""

""But Elw-""

""Now Dani. Go!""

Danielle climbed over Elwood and out the door. He opened his door and hugged her.

""Go, run. If anything happens I don''t want you getting thrown in jail.""

At this Dani began to cry, ""But Elwood..""

Before she could finish what she was saying, Elwood placed a finger to her lips to silence her.

""Go now. I''ll find you go back to the orphanage.""

Nodding Dani took off running, after she was halfway down the road she heard a sound. Turning around she started to cry again. That sound would never leaver her memory. Her Jake had pulled the revolver trigger.

She began running again, but this time it was because she heard police sirens.

She ran for about 15 more minutes until her legs gave out. Then she collapsed beside a ditch and cried her heart out. Instead of singing the Blues, she cried about them.