Chapter 4
Before I started hitching rides again, I counted my wad of money. I had started out with $360 dollars in cash. I now had—this was gonna take a minute—$512. All the ‘new’ money was in $1 bills. I found out why later when I watched the video of me doing a drag queen act, including stripping, on the bar. I guess people really liked it.
I’ll never see any of these people again, thank God! I leaned against a pole and stuck out my thumb. Hmm, maybe I should stick out my hip?
What was this? An anonymous white van. It looked like it should either say ‘free candy’ on the side, or have antennae sticking out every which way and a fake ‘plumber’ sign stuck on the side. But it pulled over, slid open the door, and sucked me right in. An adventure is an adventure, right? Besides, what could
