Apprehensions & Convictions by Mark Johnson

Author:Mark Johnson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Linden Publishing
Published: 2016-02-26T16:00:00+00:00

It wasn’t going to work on me. No sir. None of this tough-but-tender warrior crap impressed me. And this generous “welcome, son” bullshit didn’t fool me for one second, either. Not one second. And I didn’t give a rat’s ass if he had three sons and a daughter (more half-sibs) and a thirty-five-year marriage to a wonderful, understanding wife, and two decades of heroic, distinguished service to his country, or had given his goddamn left nut to save a fallen comrade, for Christ’s sake. I know his game. Hell, I’m the product of his game. I’m him, and he ain’t getting over on me.

It’s almost dawn, and I’m nearing the end of another epic cross-country odyssey. My destination this time is the home of the Blue Angels, sugar-white sandy beaches, and a naval air station. The home of Major Tom Whitaker, USMC aviator, retired.

Though I lack the element of surprise (and control) that I had with Judy Culkin, I fully expect to inflict shock and awe with devastating fury. This time I’m heavily armored with advance intel, resolve, and purpose. There won’t be any of that sad, weepy, huggy mother-and-child-reunion stuff. Nor will there be any longneck Buds or quarts of Beam, which nearly proved disastrous last time. It’s been almost twenty months dry now, and I’ve even driven through the night with nary a hit of speed.

For this time, I’m no longer a bewildered boy seeking sweet comforts and excuses from a long-lost mother. I’m a man, and I’m on a mission: to avenge the honor of a woman betrayed, with all the righteousness of the denied, scorned, and abandoned bastard son.

I’m about three clicks out from his place on a bayou off Perdido Bay. When he opens the door, preferably in front of as many of his family as possible, I will

1.cold-cock the jarhead motherfucker, breaking teeth and nose,

2.knock his ass to the ground,

3.say, “This is from Judy” (and stomp a boot hard in his groin),

4.say, “And this is from me” (spit a cheekful of Red Man in his proud Marine face),

5.snap a smart middle-finger salute,

6.do a crisp about-face, and

7.never look back again.

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