Cloudy Cafe
The Cloudy Cafe
It wasn’t until I rolled up my sleeves that I noticed the new tattoo. It was a picture of Loose Lana. How many cocktails could that have taken? I hit the Jackpot last night, that was the last thing I remembered. Oh, and the laughter coming from the pit boss after I told him he could keep my old car…tossed him the keys, and collected my winnings. Wonder if he knows that its the orange Pinto parked in the Red Zone. No matter, I’ll be checking out of here, hitting the Chrysler dealer…and riding down the highway in style in less than an hour.
Three hours down the desert highway, I stopped at a little place called Baghdad Cafe. I stepped out of my new ride and was hit immediately with a gust of wind that blinded my eyes with hot dry sand. I fell over with a thud, clutched my eyes and began to roll around like an idiot. Suddenly a vision flashed before my blinded eyes. Clouds, there were clouds dancing and shaping into all of my favorite things. It was like a dream! A moment later, I realized that the visions were actually…reality. The sand had vanished from my eyes, but I was still lying on the ground, staring up at the desert sky. Mesmerized by what the Clouds were showing me, I tried my hardest not to blink. I didn’t want to miss a thing! Just then, one of the Clouds shaped into an arrow, descended down to earth and showed me the way. There was a ‘For Sale’ sign propped up just outside this dilapidated Cafe. The Cloud surrounded the sign, and sat limbo for who knows how long. Finally, I got up…brushed myself off, and pulled the wood splintered sign up out of the ground. The Cloud followed as I walked inside this old Cafe. I dropped it upon one of the dusty little booth tables, looked around…and the Cloud was gone.
Three months later, I still reminisce about that day in my new Cafe in the desert.
The lesson here is, if you look to the sky for answers… then make sure you follow its advice.
Oh, and never question the Clouds.
Coffee anyone?
This was a Writers Duel Challenge.
The Topic was Vegas and I was given the terms loose lana, pit boss, and jackpot…all 3 had to be included in the piece somehow. Not sure how I got to where I did with it…but it was a fun piece to toss together.
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