Until Death Do I Part

[Apollo]

I sat there thinking of what to pack and how fun this trip would be. But then a thought interjected itself. "Umm . . .dad?"
"Yeah sport?"
"Ya'know how your a fan of mystical happenings, aliens and uh stuff like that?"
"No I guess I do now though." Now he was trying to be funny.
"Well uh. . . .something. . . .something happened." My dad stopped strumming in the middle of a song and just stared at me. He wanted to hear more. "See I was up in the attic and uh. . . I happened to lean my head back and I. . . I saw something."
"Saw what exactly?"
"I think I saw. . . I mean I think I felt . . ." I tried to breath but I spit it out at once hoping it would help. "ItfeltlikeIwasdying."
"Huh?" I took a breath and said it again slower.
"I said it felt. . .like I was dying. . .droowning more like it."
For the first time in my dad's life, or that I knew of. . .he was speechless.

[Apollo]

My father stood before me. He eyes glazed over and I knew he found a challenge and had to beat it. He briskly walked to his office and I folowed. . .and for once. . .I was allowed in. I stood in the corner watching him rummage trhough a pile of books from what look like . .well nothing from this century. . .or the last two either. . .
I was about to speak but I knew it woudn'ty get an answer so I looked around. Every shelf was covered in books and all the walls had shelves. Some of what I guessed were the more rare ones were in cases of glass with locks.
"Where did I uot that one from. . . there's one from . . south east Asia. . .There!" I saw him bring up a book with a red spine and black leather covers. "australia. . .now where is . .passamaquody good . . ." He gathered the rest that he had been looking for and brought them to a table which as you most likely knew by now . . .had books on it. His eyes grew less wide as he picked up the books and layed them on the floor. "Now tell me what it was like . . ."

[Apollo]

Over the next couple of hours I went into a vivid description of what it was like to die. My friends, I were told by my mom who had knocked on the door but not came in, were in the kitchen ready for me to meet them. My dad was looking at a book but we left and he said we could work on this later. I asked my friends about the trip and they said that's why they had shown up.
Both of their parents had already said yes when my dad had called to see if they could. Their stuff was ready and in the van my dad used to go places.
Who is ready for an adventure?!" My dad yelled, every one yelled but my mom who smiled gave me and him kisses on our cheeks and we were off. . .

[Apollo]

I don't know how many times I had fallen asleep inside that van that day, nor did I know where we were going but all I did know. . .was my life was getting weird. Not that my life needed it but it decided on it's own that it must. "Dad?" I asked almost asleep again.
"Yeah?"
"Where're we goin'?"
"To the spot your . . . uh. . .thing. . . happened." That got me awake in a second.
"But. . .we don't know where that was or even when. . ."
"But you know what he was wearing."
"Leather jacket, tighy blue jeans and a white t-shirt. . ." I knew it was right.
"50's. . . since you told me the water was green and had a car at the bottom. . .I'll guess it was in the U.S., that leaves Lake Eerie." Wow . . .he was good. . .

[Apollo]

"So is that the trip now?" My father nodded and smiled. "I never thought I would actually get into something like this and now that I am, I'm not letting it go to find out what's up."
"Dad?"
"Yeah sport?" I found the words kind of hard to say but I did.
"Why were you lookin in the books?"
"Good question. . ."
"Ya gonna answer it?" I chuckled knowing that's what he wanted to hear.
"O. . .Different places have their theory of why people would get hallucinations like you did. Some say gods, Australia, interesting enough says a spirit in the dreamtime came through and showed a memory." He sighed. "Not likely, I'm guessing it's from parts of you. . .like we're indian so they think. . .your past lives are warning you about somethin. Dealing with you or just someone close to you. More likely is that one. . ."

[Apollo]

"So you don't think any other parts of me could be it?" My dad just kept driving and I should have guessed the answer already. "Or they are kinda. . ."
"Out there and not necessary to mention." He cut me off whcich he only did when he belived I didn't need to know. With this part of my life. . .I was sure he was right. . . "Whose hungry?" He said to change the subject. I sighed and raised my hand with the rest of us.

[Apollo]

We stopped at a diner that also had gas. My friends and I decided to grab the food while my dad filled the tank (and with the car being as old as it was,
that would be a while). We started towards the door when I tripped. . .

I fall to the ground with my hands over my stomach from the butt of a bat being there moments before. I try to stand but the foot of the man still standing above me, pushes me back. He takes the bat to swing at my head but I move enough that it glances my shoulder. I hear the bone break and I can't help but scream. He raises it above his head and as it comes down it goes black again. . .

I found myself up against a wall while my dad is snapping his fingers. "Come on stay with us. . .get back kids." He says to my friends.
"Yeah let the man kill me with bad breath." I say and they chuckle.
"You alright?" He asks, and I nod. "What happened?"
"Batter up gotta home run." I said. They all stared. "I'll explain while I eat."