“What were yout thinking ?!?!?!” I screamed.
“Oh it was safe Mom, we were out at that sand pit...out of town.”
“I am not talking about where you were airborne!!! I am talking about being airborne at all!!!!!”
That was just the beginning. When he was 21, Austin had made it into the local police academy. He was busy from morning until night, including many late nights studying. One afternoon he came by fairly early in the afternoon. “ Hey Mom you want to go for a ride with me?” Surprised and flattered I of course, said yes.
“Where are we going?" I asked.
“Oh I just have to go check something out for work.”
“The police department work?” I asked.
“Yeah, that work.”
I noticed we were heading toward an undesireable part of town. “Do you have to talk to someone?”
“No I just have to find a house. It is in this neighborhood that only has one way in and one way out.”
“That sounds kind of dangerous in this area.”
“It is.”
“So why again are you taking me here?”
“They told me to not go out here alone.....I am looking up a crack house.”
“A crack house??? And you are taking ME with you?”
“Well they told me not to go alone!”
“But I am sure they didn’t tell you to take your mother with you!”
“Just be cool Mom, look for this house number.”
“YOU look for it! YOU are the cop.”
“I am not supposed to look at the houses, that would be conspicuous...,”
“And me looking at the numbers would not be??? Let’s get out of here.”
“Got it, I know where it is.....”
We headed out of the neighborhood. I was thoroughly unnerved. "Why didn’t you wait and take Dad with you?"
“Mom, he is out of town I had to do it tonight......”
“Don’t you have any friends??????”
“Come on Mom, I ‘ll take you to Sonic......
I am sure the airborne picture is still in his wallet......
