MJ, Grace, and Beau are still trying to get to Topeka. We pick up the story line from the end of Topeka or Bust. Here’s Part One if you missed it.
The last of the Police cars were pulling out of the hotel parking lot just as the sun was peeking over the Mount Vernon, MO, Waffle House. They’d threatened to haul me in for stealing my own truck back — but I’d held firm, and they’d thought better. Blanca was fine. I’d need a new ignition switch. But my key still worked, so it could wait.
“Hey, y’all want to walk over and get a cup of coffee before we head on over to Topeka?”
Grace grabbed one of those free local classified papers off of a stand, just inside the entrance of the Waffle House. And no sooner than we’d sat down at our table was she pointing out a 1970 Coupe DeVille.
“Y’all look,” Grace said. But was interrupted by the server asking if we’d like coffee. “We’ll take three coffees to-go,” she replied and handed her a pink credit card. Then continued, “Y’all, I’ve got to have this car.”
I looked at Beau, and he just shrugged like — what are we going to do? Then said, “Let’s go buy a Cadillac.”
The waitress brought our coffees and Grace’s card. Grace of course tipped her twice what the bill was, and off we go again. Topeka bound, just with a slight detour through Neodesha, Kansas.
