Truck and tonya were in the back seat, I was up front with Rig. Truck kept yelling directions from the back seat, but he would give them to Rig too late and Rig would miss the turn.
"I could have done a better job driving then you can, driving is what I do, I should have never let you drive."
"Just give me the heads up for turns a little sooner, I can't go slamming on the breaks to make a turn, it's dangerous."
"It's dangerous, "Truck mocked
I started wondering why Truck didn't bring the letter and why he couldn't just drop it at the resort. Maybe there was a bigger surprise waiting at the hotel, maybe his parents were there? This was my niave thinking. I really wanted to believe the best outcome was about to happen.
"there it is, shouted Truck, there on the right, park right there."
Rig pulled in, it wasn't a hotel but a motel. I don't know why I pictured them staying at a Holiday inn or something.
We got out of the car and Rig handed the key back to Truck, we followed them to their room.
the room was a simple room, 2 beds a dresser, a table and 2 chairs. give the beds a disney comforter and hang a Disney picture on the wall and it could have been Pop Century.
Truck walked over to a cooler and pulled out 2 beers. 'Let's have one before we hit the road again."
Rig shook his head "I'm not drinking tonight."
"I'm not asking you to get drunk Rig, I'm asking you to share a beer with your brother."
Truck popped the top and handed the bottle to Rig. Rig wiped the moisture from the bottle and then wiped his hands on his jeans. He took a swig of the beer.
Tonya came out of the bathroom with 4 cups and a bottle of Vodka, "Who wants a shot?" That is the most she had said in one sentence all night.
Truck banged his hands on the table, "Now you're talkin."
I took my poncho off and sat down on the bed.
She lined up the 4 cups and filled them each a little with Vodka. She offered one to me. "Babylee can't drink that." Rig said
Tonya choked back a laugh, "Babylee?" she said like it was the dumbest thing she ever heard, she looked at me and laughed.
Truck took the cup from her, 'I'll take her shot, and then I'll take mine."
She held a cup up to Rig, he declined by looking away. Truck grabbed it, "I'll take yours too." he downed the shot and then picked up his beer, "Liquor before beer, you're in the clear." and then guzzled the beer.
I wondered if he remembered that he had already had 3 beers at the restaurant? is he really in the clear?
Rig sat his beer down on the table, "Truck, Lee and I really need to be heading back, so I need to call a cab."
"Truck stood up, "no,no,no I can drive you."
"we're just gonna get a cab."
"You always though you were better then everybody else, why?"
"I never thought that, Rig looked at me, let's go lee." I stood up to leave with Rig.
"there you go Rig running away like you always do."
"what are you talking about? Dad chased me out.'
"You don't have any loyality."
Rig opened the door and put his hand out for me to go with him.
Truck said, "Wait, Dad said to make sure you get this."
He handed a crumpled envelope to Rig, Rig looked down at it and his jaw tightened, he looked up at Truck. "You enjoyed that didn't you." he threw the envelope on the floor and we left.
Rig was walking too fast for me, I was almost running to keep up. "Rig where are we going, what was that letter?"
"We need to call a cab."
It had turned from a steady drizzel to a hard rain, it had started to soak through my hoodie, I realized then that I left my poncho on the bed in the room. "Rig I left my poncho in the room"
"I'll get you another one lee."
Rig had walked us in a circle, and then just stood there. "Rig what is going on?"
He looked down at me and then took his jaket off, "Put this on." then he just looked around at where we were, "Let's see if the manager can call us a cab."
We started walking towards the office.
I was putting Rigs jacket on when all of a sudden Rig got tackled from behind, I got caught up in it and fell to the ground. Rig didn't fall but stumbled forward, he turned quickly to help me up and that's when Truck sucker punched Rig right in the face.
"Get out of here Lee." Rig shouted
I managed to get up off the ground but that was all I could do, I couldn't scream, I couldn't move.
Truck kept swinging at Rig, he had a height and weight advantage but he was staggering and that gave a little bit of an advantage to Rig.
Tonya was screaming for Truck to stop and get back in the room, she wasn't hysterical, it was like she had seen this before and her attitude was she was bored with it and annoyed.
the manager came out of his office, I was hoping he would break up the fight, but he just yelled, "I've called the cops, they're on their way." And then he stepped back in his office and watched from the glass door.
Truck tackled Rig again and they both fell to the ground, Truck got in a few punches before Rig was able to get him off him. he got Truck down on his back and was kneeling with one knee on Trucks chest.
The first police car showed up within a minute or so of the manager telling us he had called. He didn't get out of his car though, another police car showed up seconds later and then they both got out of their cars. They were yelling to get on the ground. tonya ran back into the room.
Rig let Truck go and Truck managed to get in another punch to Rig, before Truck stood up. 'It was self defense, ask my wife."
the cops just kept yelling "get down on the ground, get your face down." Rig layed down and the officer started to approach him while still yelling at Truck to lay down. I thought Truck was going to lay down, he made a motion like he was going to but instead he kicked Rig in the face and started to run. he only made it maybe 10 feet when the officers got him down and handcuffed him. A 3rd police car showed up by then.
I ran over to Rig screaming his name. A female police officer pulled me and held me back from Rig.
I kept looking to Rig to see if he was moving, I am sure it was only seconds but it felt like hours before Rig moved.
Truck was yelling the whole time about how it was self defense and Rig followed him to his motel room, he assaulted me first.
they put him in the back of the police car and I could still here him yelling.
the paramedics came and checked Rig out, They had him open up his shirt and saw the bite mark, "this isn't fresh, were you in another fight?"
"umm, no I got that while riding Thunder mountain."
the paramedic raised his eyebrows. "That's a bite mark son."
"It's from my wife."
"Kinky." ( I told you some might call it kinky)
they wanted to take take him to the hospital, Rig kept saying he was fine. He had to sign a waiver saying he was refusing medical help. I thought they would take a statement and let Rig go, but they handcuffed him. I started bawlin when they did that. "You can't arrest him, he didn't do anything."
the officers were trying to be patient with me, explaining that Truck was accusing Rig of asault."
"He's lying, he hit Rig first."
"We gotta take him in."
I was crying so hard nobody could understand me. "babylee, please stop crying."
They were taking him and putting him in the car.
"How am I going to get home, I don't know where I am at."
Rig asked the officer if he would mind taking his wallet out and giving me the money in it.
the officer did that.
"But Rig what do I do, should I call bossman?"
"Don't do anything, I will call you when I can."
they drove off with Rig in one car and Truck in another, a 4th car had also shown up at some point, he was taking statements from different people.
the lady officer took my statement. I kept asking her questions in between her asking me questions.
"what is going to happen to him? How long will they keep him? Will he be able to fly home with me?
She couldn't give me a straight answer on anything, she kept saying "I'm not sure."
So much time had passed and I told her I wasn't sure how to get back to my hotel, did she know the number of a cab company.
she asked where I was staying and I told her Pop century in Disney World.
she ended up driving me back.
