Wildflowers

Chapter 53

Chapter: 53

We head downstairs and meet Jen and Anthony in the Lobby. Anthony is wearing some jeans and white button down and a denim vest.

'Hey, wanna eat?' Patrick asks them and they nod.

We get a table in the restaurant and order drinks. Anthony and I tell them about the tour and about the students. We order food and more drinks.

'You'll never believe who we saw there?' I say.

Jen looks at me 'Who?' She asks.

'Rev. Howard, Mr. Banks and Mr. Hart' I say and she stares at me.

'I know they are connected to the place but why were they there?' Patrick asks us.

I shake my head 'Barb said they were donors' I say taking another sip of gin and tonic.

'I guess they kinda are but it's kinda weird they were all there together' Jen says.

'They were together at the diner one Sunday morning when Jo and I were there, they had their families were there too' Patrick says.

'I just want to get these photos developed and see what we got' I say.

Our food comes and we eat and after we take the trolley to Haight Ashbury.

It was crowed and full of people. We stick close to each other as we walk through the streets. Jen and I buy a couple of things in a store. We take a few photos together and buy some records at a record shop. Patrick of course finds people selling weed and other drugs and stocks up. We head back to the hotel after getting ice cream and eating it near the bay. We get back and we say goodnight. We change for bed after taking a shower. I fall asleep quickly in Patrick's arms.

The next morning we have breakfast and then drive home. Patrick drops off Anthony and Jen and then we head to the Photo Hut. It's right by the Dairy Queen, we work at during the summer. Patrick parks and I get out.

'Hey Ronny' I say and a guy with long brown hair, and a beard turns around.

He's in his 30's and is wearing jeans and a brown suede vest with a Rolling Stones tee shirt under 'Hey, Joey how's it hanging?' He asks me.

'Good, I got a couple rolls of film for my dad, can you do a rush job?'I ask.

He shrugs 'Sure dudette, for you always' he says and I hand him the film canisters.

'Give me like a half hour or so?' He says.

'Thanks, Ronny. I'm going to wait here' I say and he nods. Patrick gets out of the car and we light a joint that he just rolled. 'You know that guy?' He asks me and I laugh.

'Yeah, that's Ronnie, he does all the photos for us. Sometimes we will have 5 or 6 rolls of film from a stakeout and he is the fastest around' I say taking a drag and handing it back to him.

'That's cool, I am not looking forward to school tomorrow' he says and hands me back the joint.

'Yeah, me either, especially now that we know more about those guys' I say taking a drag.

He takes the joint from me and inhales.

'I saw a file in the church office on Molly. I am terrified to see what's in it' is say taking another drag.

'I'm sorry she got involved in this' he says smiling. I finish the joint and exhale.

'Yeah me too' I say putting it out with my shoe.

Ronnie gets down with the photos and I pay him and we head back Patrick's house.

'You wanna look at those together?' He asks me and I nod 'Not here, grab your school clothes just in case and we'll head to the office' I say and he nods.