Chapter 4...Part 4

Monday came and the guest called Merrill Lynch. He was told that they were mistaken and things could not be taken care of in Visalia. He would need to drive down to LA and take care of things down there. The girl was so upset and didn’t know what to do. She wanted to believe that things would work out but she couldn’t figure out how that would happen. The couple had very little money left to take care of things. The guest assured her that they were not that far from LA and it wouldn’t take much to get down there.

The couple got into the vehicle and headed south. The drive was one of the most grueling experiences the girl had ever been through. The guest refused to do any of the driving but wanted to tell her how to drive from the back seat, literally. Traffic was horrible and the exits didn’t make a lot of sense sometimes. She ended up on the wrong freeway at one point because she didn’t understand how the freeway branched off.

Finally they got to Anaheim. This was where the guest had found the cheapest hotel possible in a hotel coupon book. They got the room for the night. They had very little money left. The guest took a nap while the girl walked a couple of blocks to Subway where she could get a foot long sandwich for a deal.

The girl had grown up in Utah and had never had cause to give a second thought to walking anywhere. When she returned the guest yelled at her telling her how stupid she was for walking in LA at night. The girl had thought a couple of blocks wasn’t a big deal and would save on gas. She was also away from the guest for a while which was a nice change. At this point they had spent almost every waking moment together for almost 2 months. It was incredibly overwhelming.

The girl spent the rest of the evening resting and spending time alone as the guest had fallen back to sleep after dinner. Late in the evening she went outside and watched the fireworks from Disneyland. It was a neat site. The fireworks were shaped like Disney characters and shapes. This was something different from what she had ever seen before.

The next morning the girl was sure they were going to finally get the money they needed. She was still nervous but excited.

The guest called Merrill Lynch and was told that they would get the paperwork started. They said to go ahead and take some time during the day and things would be ready to be signed late in the afternoon.

The couple drove to the beach and spent a few hours there. The water was really nice and the beach warm. The girl picked up shells along the beach.

After playing in the water and on the beach for a few hours the couple headed back to the city to make a phone call. They were told by Merrill Lynch that they needed to get closer. The next place where there was a bank big enough to handle things was in Ontario.

The couple was out of money and the vehicle almost out of gas. They went back to the city looking for pawn shops and doing their best to find what they had left to pawn.

They finally found a pawn shop that would give them a little bit of money for the DVD player the guest’s brother had given him the last time they were in Visalia. It wasn’t much but it was enough to get them to Ontario.