Jake's first REAL job.Four years out of high school,four years of Jimmy Carter and his 'Misery Index'.
"Why the [censored] did I vote for that ass-wipe?"he thought.Yes it was safe to say that four years of flipping burgers,cleaning toilets and many other assorted minimum wage jobs had left a bad taste.So when Jake read the ad for a $10 an hour laborer position at a nearby rock and sand company,he jumped at it.Along with about 200 of his fellow 'under-employed'.The gods did smile upon Jake and he soon found himself shoveling rocks and dragging hoses and other assorted back-breaking tasks and wondering "Why the [censored] did I take this job?".
Now working in a gravel pit in the desert in August can be 'taxing' to say the least so when Jake was moved to the swing shift life got better...or so he thought.
The voice on the radio sounded frantic,"Unit 5 to shop!!...shop? ANYBODY!!HELP!!EMEREGENCY!!"
"Shop,go ahead"
"GET OUT HERE!Rocky just fell into a hole and I can't find him!!"
"Is he hurt?Do we need an ambulance?"
"I said I CAN'T FIND HIM GODDAMMIT!!"
"We're on the way."
Unit 5 was a fuel and grease truck,and the two men who were on it,Tony and Rocky were ex-army types,so for Tony to sound that scared on the radio meant the worst.
So Jake and the shop foreman,Brett,hauled-ass.It was about two miles to where the distress call came from.As they approached the Quarry access road they saw what looked like the light from an arcwelder coming from the pit,but it faded after a few seconds.The sight that greeted them when they slid up to the pit was unreal.
It was almost like smoke was coming from the ground next to the fuel truck. Tony was in a panic,digging with his bare hands screaming.
"Tony!Tony!Where is Rocky ?"Jake shouted.
"Here!!Right here!!"he said scratching at the ground.
"Don't [censored] with us Tony!You said he fell into a hole!"Brett yelled.
"I was wrong.It wasn't a hole.They took him.A big flash, then... nothing."Tony looked like he was going to pass out.
"Easy Tony!Who the hell are 'they'?"Tony slowly pointed accross the pit to where three military looking figures stood.Their uniforms looked almost metalic,helmets,gloves and boots matching.They seemed indifferent to our presents.They stood very close together,and then,as if on command,took one step forward and vanished into a blinding light...
"Why the [censored] did I vote for that ass-wipe?"he thought.Yes it was safe to say that four years of flipping burgers,cleaning toilets and many other assorted minimum wage jobs had left a bad taste.So when Jake read the ad for a $10 an hour laborer position at a nearby rock and sand company,he jumped at it.Along with about 200 of his fellow 'under-employed'.The gods did smile upon Jake and he soon found himself shoveling rocks and dragging hoses and other assorted back-breaking tasks and wondering "Why the [censored] did I take this job?".
Now working in a gravel pit in the desert in August can be 'taxing' to say the least so when Jake was moved to the swing shift life got better...or so he thought.
The voice on the radio sounded frantic,"Unit 5 to shop!!...shop? ANYBODY!!HELP!!EMEREGENCY!!"
"Shop,go ahead"
"GET OUT HERE!Rocky just fell into a hole and I can't find him!!"
"Is he hurt?Do we need an ambulance?"
"I said I CAN'T FIND HIM GODDAMMIT!!"
"We're on the way."
Unit 5 was a fuel and grease truck,and the two men who were on it,Tony and Rocky were ex-army types,so for Tony to sound that scared on the radio meant the worst.
So Jake and the shop foreman,Brett,hauled-ass.It was about two miles to where the distress call came from.As they approached the Quarry access road they saw what looked like the light from an arcwelder coming from the pit,but it faded after a few seconds.The sight that greeted them when they slid up to the pit was unreal.
It was almost like smoke was coming from the ground next to the fuel truck. Tony was in a panic,digging with his bare hands screaming.
"Tony!Tony!Where is Rocky ?"Jake shouted.
"Here!!Right here!!"he said scratching at the ground.
"Don't [censored] with us Tony!You said he fell into a hole!"Brett yelled.
"I was wrong.It wasn't a hole.They took him.A big flash, then... nothing."Tony looked like he was going to pass out.
"Easy Tony!Who the hell are 'they'?"Tony slowly pointed accross the pit to where three military looking figures stood.Their uniforms looked almost metalic,helmets,gloves and boots matching.They seemed indifferent to our presents.They stood very close together,and then,as if on command,took one step forward and vanished into a blinding light...