The Color of Deception: An Ironic Black and White Tale of Love, Tragedy, and Triumph by Perdue Frank

Author:Perdue, Frank [Perdue, Frank]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2014-03-11T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE

One car not involved in the inferno on Interstate Five was a red Chevrolet four door. However, Jake Gentry and his fiancee Joanna Thomas saw the smoke, and heard the ensuing chain reaction crash.

Through a quirk of fate, they were adjacent to the collision scene on a frontage road that runs parallel to, but south of that particular stretch of freeway. Jake immediately pulled onto the shoulder of the roadway and stopped his car.

“I ‘m going up there! Take the car and go back to the gas station. There must be a phone there.”

Joanna nodded affirmatively as she slid across the bench seat to the driver’s side. “Be careful,” She pleaded, but he didn’t hear. He was already half way up the hill.

He had to scratch and claw his way to the top of the ridge. The hill was grass covered, and the moisture from the fog had made it very slippery.

The first thing he saw as he climbed over the small railing on the side of the highway was the truck that held Tomas Acuna. It was on its side, with smoke and flames coming from underneath near the back of the vehicle, perilously close to the gas tank.

Jake climbed up to the driver’s side door and peered into the cab. Acuna was dangling in the seat. He opened the door, which was intact. He groped for his jackknife in the left pocket of his jeans. Finding it, he pulled open the blade. It was becoming warm in the cab. With his right hand he grabbed the little Mexican by the left arm just above the elbow. With his left he cut the strap that was holding the driver prisoner. He threw the knife back onto the highway, clutched the unconscious driver with both hands, and pulled him through the open door to safety. He lowered Tomas to the pavement cautiously, having to release one hand to stabilize himself.

After jumping back to the concrete, he focused his attention on the Cadillac, which he hadn’t seen at first. It was becoming fully involved in flames. It was obvious that he couldn’t help the people inside. There appeared to be two of them, and because of their scorched bodies, he couldn’t tell if they had been men or women. Nearby were two other bodies; both men. One’s head was turned at an unnatural angle. There was no blood. Jake reasoned that he must have died on impact with the pavement. The other was draped across the highway siderail. The body was cut just above the waist, and almost severed.

Suddenly a man screamed. The ear-piercing noise was coming from the west. Jake retrieved his knife, then ran toward the sound he had heard.

Daryl Collins saw the flames and smoke around his car. He was able to get out with little trouble, though it was obvious that his arm was broken. He felt litle pain though because his mind was occupied elsewhere.

The passenger side door was jammed. Sophie was unconscious. He tried

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