Ch. 44
Sherman is burning like Atlanta
I awoke from a dream I had where I was
supposed to count pieces of this and that and organize everything as my old boss was selling out his business and needed a full accounting of everything he
had before the auction, all of it tedious work I despise. Then I ended up in an
amusement park of junk automobiles, where kids were playing on a gutted chassis,
with sharp rusty metal lying in mud. When I woke I found myself lying next to Darla with Deb out on the sofa bed not more than thirty feet
away, and realized I was finally sitting
in Sequoia National Park instead of Stockport Ohio. I could find no good reason
why my mind went off on that tangent. I usually analyze my dreams and try to
make some abstract sense out of what they mean and at times I have dreams of
the future, or inventions. At other times the dreams are so vivid I
actually believe I am there and find my arms and legs hard to move and that is mainly
because I am lying down. I have had some upset me so bad I would not be able to
return to sleep, so I usually just get up and go about my day.
This dream wasn’t that upsetting but it
did keep me from sleeping and I lay there in the dark listening to Darla snore
lightly. She wasn’t a bad snorer but still she had something going on there I
imagine much the same as I do. She appeared to be sleeping soundly, and hopefully I satisfied all her urges , or at
least allowed her to make enough noise to let Deb know that I was under her spell as Darla was a little
vocal at times during our little session last night. Laughing under her breath
at those times when she was a little louder than usual. The door in the Road Warrior
offered little as a sound d barrier and I believe was part of the reason Lee
and Ann decided to take off. When Ann and Lee were travelling with me before
Darla came along, I once laid where Deb did and listened to the cavorting of
Lee and Ann in exactly the same fashion. I could only imagine what Deb thinks of
me now. But then again I guess I shouldn’t care, as Darla should be my main concern.
I lay there in the dark unable to sleep,
not because of the dream but because I was just having a hard time sleeping. I
tried to readjust and at times would slide my hand over Darla’s naked body ,
and lightly touch , just because I could and wanted to. I would do it softly
and deliberately seeing if my caresses were responded to and they were as she would
quit snoring as if something was disturbing her sleep. She would roll away from
me and I would begin again teasing, as I was killing time till, I could get up and not disturb Deb. I tried to
go back to sleep again and it was useless. I finally resolved myself to get up
and make some coffee and try not to wake Deb.
That was harder than I thought . I am like a
bull in a china closet when it comes to trying to be quiet . It was dark and I
stumble around, and then there is the
sound of water running and although it is dark in the cabin of the Road Warrior
I can hear Deb sleeping away seemingly unconcerned about that damn bar that
haunts me when I sleep there. In the dim morning light I can see thankfully she
has bed clothes on, but in fact it looks like only a short teddy. I hurry and make coffee and
head out the door to the Road Warrior seeking a chance to rid myself of
imagining what Deb has on and to purge my mind of any thoughts of anything that
doesn’t include Darla. I am sitting outside the Road Warrior and smell smoke
again and soon I hear sirens and see fire trucks pulling into the camp ground
again as the fire must have restarted again and is once again threatening us.
I listen as I drink my coffee and try to
enjoy what wildlife I can around me as they also scurry around not knowing what
to do or where to go . I can hear firemen going door to door, knocking on
camper doors alerting the people as to the danger they may be in. finally they
come to my camper and seem to be surprised when they find me out side drinking
coffee in the dark.
“Excuse me sir.” The larger of the two helmeted
and suited fireman silhouettes in the dim morning light says to me while
flashing my eyes with a flashlight and blinding me temporarily as he continues.
“We are having problems with the fire again and we may need to evacuate you
from the park. It looks as though the fire has rekindled itself and is now
racing up the slope. You may want to get all in your group to awaken and be
ready to evacuate at a moment’s notice. Please don’t do anything such as leave
as the road is closed on down the mountain due to fire and we are uncertain as
to what is going on up above. We may have to just sit tight and find cover where
we can till danger has passed.”
“You mean we are trapped up here now?” I asked.
“Well
we are not sure but we are taking every precaution and letting everyone know. What
we don’t want to do is to have everyone make a mad dash down the mountain and
clog up the road. It is our only access for fire equipment. That is why we are
asking you to stay put till we tell you what to do if necessary. It looks as
though the camp ground will be spared but the fire is burning out of control at
te higher elevations including the area around the General Sherman tree.
Wow I thought to myself 3500 years that tree
has been here and before I am able to see it is going to burn.
I asked. “Are you trying to save those trees
I understand they are some of the oldest on earth?”
The fireman replied. “We are doing everything
we can to save the Sherman and other trees up there . But we have to look out
for the safety of the firefighters first. As I said it is currently out of
control and they are dumping everything we have on that area, in terms of water
from planes to fire retardant, and it does seem to be doing some good. Reports
are there was fire in that area but it appears to be less threatening now. The Waksuchi
lodge is now being evacuated and those people are being escorted off the
mountain now.
I thought to myself that would be Ann and Lee.
I said to the fireman. “We will be waiting to
hear more from them and I will get everyone here up and ready to move if
needed.”
He said. “Thanks. And we will be in touch.”
I went inside and found Deb awake and
looking sexy in a short little night gown as I tried to avert my eyes, and I mentioned that we were just visited by the firefighters
and needed to be ready to evacuate if necessary.
Deb said. “ I heard you talking to them
and caught every word. Your friends are in that lodge aren’t they?
I
said. “ Yes I need to find my cell and see if they are headed our way. I would
suggest being ready to move if needed. I am going to wake Darla and let her
know.”
Deb said she would dress and use the bathroom.
And as she walked towards the bathroom I wondered if I had made the right
choice as she looked great in her little next to nothing. I tried to avert my
eyes but i just couldn’t. Instead I watched as long as I could till she slipped
behind the door of the bathroom and then I went through the door of the bedroom
and noticed darla was sprawled out naked on my side of the bed and was
clutching my pillow sound asleep. I touched her shoulder and told her of our
impending evacuation and that she needed to get up and get dressed . We may
have to move quickly and evacuate and we need to be ready.
Darla’s naked body also looked great and
took the time to softly knead her naked shoulder and under different circumstances would have
wanted to climb back in bed and try a repeat of last night’s performance all
over again if I had he stamina to do so. Sometimes my mind works better than my
body at times. Imagining making love to a woman is never quite the same as
doing it . But in that deep dark space in my mind I can be quite the lover at
times in spite of a raging inferno outside . All it takes is just a little skin
to set me off. And I have already had more than my share his morning. After
kneading her round bare bottom I gave her a spank and said we better get moving
before I get us both into trouble. She looked at me with her tired eyes and
said you would like that wouldn’t you.
“Always.” I said
“Pervert!” she said and then continued. “I
should be spanking you as I you are so bad.”
I said to her. “ Come on, they were serious about the fire and it has
been burning around the General Sherman tree on up the mountain also. “
She
said sleepily. “It would be a shame if anything happened to it . Yes I am
coming.”
As I
came out of the bedroom and closed the door deb was coming out of the bathroom
, dressed in a plaid top and jeans . I never noticed her red painted toes until
they stuck out from under the jeans. Guess my mind was somewhere else. This is
crazy I thought to myself. Everything is. The women, the fire, and everything
from the Road Warrior to the Jeep, to the trip, and the only thing I hope for
in the next coming days is to live long enough to see how it all works out. It
is almost as if I am living a dream as I was in this morning. That if I snap my
fingers it will all disappear and to test that theory I snap my fingers and Deb gives me a quizzed look and asks what I am doing as she is pouring her a
cup of coffee and then she asks if had trouble
sleeping.
My first thought is well it must be real
and I answer her
“Yes I had a dream and couldn’t sleep.”
She says to me. “Don’t you just hate that?”
I said, “I do, but you will have to excuse
me I have to make a phone call.” as I dialed Lee’s cell number and Lee answered.
“So what’s up big Guy?”
“Just a little forest fire are you and Ann
being evacuated ? I talked to a fireman down here and he said you were being escorted off the mountain
.” I said to him.
Lee said. “Yes and we should be there
shortly . We passed a couple of places burning but it looked as though the fire
already passed through. We have a fire truck leading us down to your area for
now. There was smoke up at the lodge but that was all. That and a lot of helicopter traffic.”
I told him that the general Sherman tree
being threatened by fire and that it may have been in the fire and I asked if
he heard that?
Lee said. “No they just hurried everyone
out of the lodge and told us to follow the fire truck. We Should be there in
about fifteen minutes for breakfast. We can talk more then .”
I said.
“Ok we will see you in a few.”
I told Darla and deb what Lee had just told me
and Darla said. “I guess we better start fixing some breakfast . So we can have
that out of the way in case we have to move.”
Deb
asked Darla who was now dressed if she needed help and Darla says. “Sure always
can use help when cooking.” ( to be
cont.)
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