Serial: "Hawkins County" Chapter 2 - Nostalgic 1970's Americana

"Hawkins County" has a dual story line until well into the second act. You have already met Pat O'Connor, the delinquent teenage boy on the run from the law. The premise of his story line: Can Pat O'Connor continue to elude capture by law enforcement for probation violation? Now in chapter 2, you will meet Jack Johnson, a nerdy college student whose life becomes enmeshed with Pat O'Connor's in way the two can not yet imagine. This is the second story line, with Jack Johnson being the antagonist to the protagonist Pat O'Connor. 

Thinking it might help if he focused on something else, Adam stared straight ahead, trying to ignore Jack and force down the giddiness that always overcame him whenever he got this way. It was no good. He sensed Jack leaning towards him and against his better judgement, turned to look the devil in the face. Sure enough, the devil was staring at him with crossed eyes, grinning stupidly.

It put Adam over the edge. He burst out laughing, loud enough that several nearby students turned around and glared at him, thoroughly disgusted with his antics. In an effort to stifle his laughter, he put his hands over his mouth and then bent low in his seat as the pain from his bladder spasm hit again. 

Meanwhile, Jack assumed an attentive posture and stared solemnly at Professor Davidson who, because he was so intent on his own speech, ignored Adam's outburst. "It has been my pleasure to address you today. We will now issue the degrees beginning with the post-graduate students."

The band began to play a majestic march as the students stood and filed out of their chairs into the left aisle, just as they had rehearsed. 

"John Steinbeck, Master of Arts in American Literature." (to be continued)

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