BEA, AS IN BLOOD
Doing 75,
trying to get to Soledad
to see her husband in the can…
Wild turkeys!
one hits the grill,
another the windshield,
blood splatters all over.
King City, California, population 5,500 –
she stops for coffee and sits next to
a Mexican woman, who hesitantly asks
for a glass of water.
“I don’t speak Mex!”
biasays the waitress.
“You’re scum!” Bea shouts at her
& leads the señora out.
They find another restaurant –
the lady is very grateful.
Bea drinks coffee,
says goodbye & goes back to her Chevy
“SOLEDAD – 30 MILES”, says the sign.
Soledad means loneliness.