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North Freeway Romance

Omaha Story #01

Easter

2008

So it was Easter morning 2008 and I was trying to get out of going to the easter egg hunt with my wife and, at the time, 2 oldest sons.

So I told my wife I had to go into work so I went into work and I was doing some filing.

I got to the office and started reviewing documentation and sorting reports. Then somebody stopped in at the office.

They said, "What are you doin' here? It's Easter! Go hang out with your family."

I said, "Aah, uh, I gotta get this stuff done."

They said, "Naah, nah, get out of here."

It was my superior so I left.

I was heading south on 75 and I saw a man on the outside of a bridge. It was the Lake St. bridge. And I remember I didn't have my cell phone on me so I couldn't call anyone.

So I doubled back on the next turn off and I pull up. At the time I'm drivin' a champagne mini-van and I pull up to the guy and he's on the outside of the bridge hangin' on to this fence and this gal is on the other side, the right side, presumably the right side.

And I said, "Pal, are you gonna throw yourself off this bridge?"

He said, "What the fuck does it look like I'm tryin' to do?"

I remember I got out of the car and I ran up to the fence and I started talkin' to him but I kind of lost time. 'Cause I know at one point the girl said, she said, "Fuck you, motherfucker," and she started walkin' off.

And this guy looked into my eye and he said, "You see that? This guy doesn't even know me and he cares for me more than you do."

And he started lettin' up.

And I remember that was about the time where I just started movin' my mouth.

And next thing you know, this guy named Snoop, he had walked his way back over and got into my car and at this time I got sirens behind me and there's a helicopter swingin' around and I dropped him about three blocks away at his grandma's house.

And I asked him, "What the hell were you doin' out there, man?"

He said, "Man, we had, we been smokin' crack all weekend and...and we ran out."

I said, "Yeah, maybe you gotta take care of that, man."

"Okay, good seein' you, Snoop."

I remember just drivin' off with these sirens and lights erupting behind me down the street.