Charlie's Kid: An Inspiring Tale of Survival At a Deepest Level Against Excruciatingly Insurmountable Odds. by Sean Oljer

Author:Sean Oljer [Oljer, Sean]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Publisher: Sean X Oljer
Published: 2018-11-06T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 10

Certain parking lots near Lake Shore Drive and the rocks I liked taking the Torino to didn’t seem to be guarded or watched at all. I believe there were several abandoned cars in them as well. I picked the one with a bunch of winds and turns through two bottleneck lanes a car would have to pass through before actually entering the huge parking area where I was choosing to sleep. From where I parked the car, I could see any vehicles coming in. There was also a sidewalk that I could use to come and go by foot. I picked up a sleeping bag for the back seat. I kept it in the trunk and pulled it out at night. When the snow came, I left it in the back seat. I usually left the car for most of the day. I still spent a lot of time learning at the library. As the winter came on, I just let it get buried by the snow. I’d get in and sleep in the back seat. While it was cold, no one bothered me. I was fine.

One day, on my way to the library, a guy rolled down his window and told me he’d give me the ten-dollar bill he was waving at me to push his car off the ice. His wheels were spinning. I took the money, went to his trunk, lifted the bumper, and pushed. His tires spun until he got free and left. He waved his hand and honked like he was saying thanks. The prospect of what had just happened intrigued me. I backed up to the building and waited until I heard tires spinning on the ice. I’d walk to that car, knock on the window, and say, “Ten bucks and I’ll push you off.” No one said no. Sometimes, whoever it was, would tell me he or she only had a five. Every now and then, the driver would say he or she only had a twenty. Other times, when there was a group inside, they’d collect the smaller denominations between them to get as close to ten as they said they could. I always started at ten and took what was I was told they had. Most would just give me the ten though. I thought it was so cool.

The cold didn’t bother me as much as it seemed to get everyone else. I believed it was because I was sleeping in it. Maybe I was more used to it or something. When I did get cold, I’d just go to the library and read something while I warmed up. The library had a nice bathroom where I could clean up too. I always cleaned the bathroom afterward just because. Some days, I’d go back out and wait for more tires to spin. Other days, I’d stay inside until the library closed. I’d either ride a train or a bus or eat at one of the little diners that spotted all the streets downtown.

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