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Chapter 4

Arrival

Bakersfield, California

May 28

Late evening

Tork and Cal had stopped in Bakersfield for food and fuel and to make a plan. Problem? Yes. Tork did not know any more now than he knew when Cal called him. He had no idea what was going on or why two men were after Cal. None of it made any sense. Cal had no idea either. He just made a bad turn because of car trouble. Now two armed men were after him.

While Tork was not sure what was going on, he did know only the military, drug dealers, crooks, and police carry guns and go looking for people. Both of them thought Cal had mistakenly stumbled into a drug drop off. The new asphalt and the long run it made convinced Cal it was being used as an airstrip for small planes. It made sense to him; it was drug runners trying to shut Cal up.

Tork said, “When we find the new road you spoke of, we’ll park off the road out of sight. I brought a tarp to throw over the Jeep once we’ve hid it. We’ll pack in and follow the road for about ten meters so we have time to duck if any vehicles are roaming around. Also, they may have sensors monitoring the road. Any vehicles passing may set them off. That may have been how they spotted you the first time.”

Cal was uptight with enthusiasm and ready to go. They ticked him off about the chase and he wanted to get even for the licks Tork had taken for him.

“I’m ready. Let’s go get them. I don’t care how bad they are. Let’s go.”

Tork and Cal finished by fueling the Jeep, and Tork picked up a few specialty items that Cal couldn’t figure out why.

“What are you doing, Tork?

“Oh, just a little insurance policy,” replied Tork.