Katella High School - Legend Yearbook (Anaheim, CA)

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AWN Paoro MAPK SAR L A HITCHIKER WAY OUT HERE, I MUSED . . . g isgusted with this car. Six hours of straight driving was obviously too much for me to deal with. I had driven into nothin I had started to row d' gness it seemed, Pure nothing- ness. I stopped my car and looked around All around was desert. No cars, no other cars at all. Maybe I had made a wrong turn somewher lh d ' ' ' hour. I started the car and drove on. A saw a person walking on the side of the road. I had pondered about him for awhile but didn't pull over M mom e. a n t seen a signin at least halfan tabout I5 minutes later I . y ma brought me up right. No hitchhikers. Suddenly I heard a bang on my car roof. l banged the brakes and the hitchhiker's face appeared on my front win d . I ' ' ow n a flash, he Jumped off my window and was in the passenger seat beside me. I gaped at him. Thanks for giving me a ride, the hitchhiker said. Don't mention it,'l I said stupidly, not knowing what else to say. My name's Gusg What's yours? Mary Are you from around here? he asked, with interest. No, I'm from La un B h politely. g a eac . What about you? I asked Jupiter he said. That's interesting I re l' d , p ie . Do you usually get rides this way? Weell, yes, he stated. Where are you heading, Gus? I asked Where are any of us going really? What is the main purpose of life? Why do people exist? Gus rambled. l'That's deep, I said to agree with him. l wasn't going to take any chances of angering him. We drove on for a few more hours. When we came to the first sign, Gus started to speak again. You know, life's a humorous eventf' he declared casually. So right, I said. Why are you in these parts? he asked. 'lI'm going for a little visit. Where'l Northern Bakersfield, I said, I'm visiting my sister Betty. Oh, can you drop me off here? he asked. Sure Thank God. I pulled the car ov looked in the rearview mirror. I saw Gus behind me H . e was waving at me with one hand and staying on the car top with the other. er and he walked out I drove on and A DIANE MORALES IO3

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