Chapter 13

           1956

           Alabamaintherain.

           Ourthirdgrandchild,abeautifulgirlnamedTessa,wasgraduatingfromtheUniversityofFlorida.WewentdownonaGreyhound.Sixty-four,Iwasthen,amerestripling.Janwasfifty-nine,andasbeautifulasever.Tome,atleast.Weweresittingintheseatallthewayattheback,andshewasfussingatmefornotbuyingheranewcameratorecordtheblessedevent.Iopenedmymouthtotellherwehadadaytoshopinafterwegotdownthere,andshecouldhaveanewcameraifshewantedone,itwouldfitthebudgetallright,andfurthermoreIthoughtshewasjustfussingbecauseshewasboredwiththerideanddidn’tlikethebookshe’dbrought.APerryMason,itwas.That’swheneverythinginmymemorygoeswhiteforabit,likefilmthat’sbeenleftoutinthesun.

           Doyourememberthataccident?Isupposeafewfolksreadingthismight,butmostlynot.Yetitmadefront-pageheadlinesfromcoasttocoastwhenithappened.WewereoutsideBirminghaminadrivingrain,Janicecomplainingaboutheroldcamera,andatireblew.Thebuswaltzedsidewaysonthewetpavementandwashitbroadsidebyatruckhaulingfertilizer.Thetruckslammedthebusintoabridgeabutmentatbetterthansixtymilesanhour,crusheditagainsttheconcrete,andbrokeitinhalf.Twoshiny,rain-streakedpiecesspunintwooppositedirections,theonewiththedieseltankinitexplodingandsendingared-blackfireballupintotherainy-graysky.

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