Flip at 125mph
Marshall & I were still restless.
Hadn’t recovered from the trauma of the day before.
We left the Motel at 3.12am.
Marshall took the wheel & tuned into a Grateful Dead 24 Hr Radio Station. His Favourite.
Lucy stretched out on the back seat.
It was getting light.
About an hour later, Marshall said:
I wonder if I could Flip the car at 125mph and land it again??
I was watching thousands of dandelions in the summer sky through my window and replied:
The only scientific method of deciding I know, is to Flip a coin!
Game On, he said.
So I flipped a coin…..
And before the coin landed, Lucy who hardly ever speaks, whispered:
Oh Lord, Have Mercy……