This is my new story I hope you enjoy...I have had the pictures for awhile and decided to go ahead and put them up. Hope you like it. If you like occult type stories you will probably enjoy this....but it's a little different it will have a sort of inside view to a pretty secretive cult I will try to remain accurate to those elements as much as I can.
The title Cayo Hueso means Key Bones..
Cayo Hueso
Chapter One
This is a story about a quiet unassuming man in a quiet unassuming town
Pleasantville.
Here at Pleasantville Library is Melvin Stoker it is his last night at
the library it is a place he has haunted for Almost 15 years of his
life.
Here Melvin would feed his hunger for adventure, romance and mostly his
greatest and only passion his specialty African Caribbean religion. He
had written two textbooks on the subject and taught as a professor at
the University on the subject that consumed him.
Tonight was his last night here because his ship had finally come
in...his last textbook had been bought by three colleges and now he had
enough to make the trip of a lifetime....Cayo Hueso....a smile came to
his face as he thought about it..
He decided to send Rafa a quick email. Rafa was his contact in Cayo
Hueso it was his online friendship with Rafa that made this trip a
reality he owed him so much. Rafa was a religious leader in Cayo Hueso
and ran a temple dedicated to initiates of the religion....it was a
perfect opportunity when he invited Melvin to visit the temple and
witness some ceremonies....Melvin was ecstatic! To actually be there
not just studying it out of old textbooks and lectures...
Email to Rafa:
Dear Friend:
I can't wait to have that beer with you on the island everything is set
my house has been sold and I have received my retirement from the
College. I look forward to seeing when you get back from the mainland.
Sarah and I should be settled into Salty's houseboat for about two days
before you get back can't wait to meet in person finally!
Your Friend,
Melvin Stoker
Debby: Melvin get over here! We have a little surprise for you!
Debby and Clara were Melvin's best friends in Pleasantville they had
known him since he was a kid and fed his love of reading for almost his
whole life. He had worked part-time at the library since he was a kid
and now it was his last night there.
Debby: Let's toast Melvin! To living out your dream!
Clara: and......to passion and chasing it to the ends of the earth!
All three: To Passion!
Melvin: I will miss all you two you have been such good friends to me
and inspired me to always learn more I could never thank you both
enough for that.
Clara: Melvin just go and live out your dream and your passions we
have watched you live a very sedate quiet life we want you to find of
course whatever you want but mostly adventure something to make you
feel alive!
Melvin thought about that......Clara was right...his life had been
quiet and unassuming...he had never been in love. He had never
traveled except to lecture for the University. He had never even had a
fling. He was hoping this trip would ignite something new in his soul
that would make him feel more alive...
The next day....
Sara: Melvin I'm really nervous about doing this.....my early
retirement from teaching is not going to be enough money to live on
what if we can't stay on that Island?
Melvin: Sarah everything is set stop worrying...
Sarah was Melvin's sister she led an equally quiet safe life as Melvin
somehow after years of working on her Melvin had convinced her to sell
the family home they shared and join him on his trip to Cayo Hueso.
She appeared to be having another neurotic moment he would have to now
work on her for awhile. Sarah was a frightened neurotic woman.
She had never married and had worked as a kindergarten teacher for 15
years.
It took Melvin showing her a picture of one of her students in the
paper as a sucessfull entreprenuer to kick start her need to move on.
Sarah: What if Father and Mother can see us in heaven and don't like
us selling their home? What if we have to come back and have nowhere
to live Melvin? What then?
Melvin: Sarah calm down......if that happens we will find another
house thats all.
This time tommorow we will be in Cayo Hueso a tropical paradise and you
will feel much better I promise.
The next day on the plane..
Stewardess: Hi! I'm Judy I will be your stewardess can I get you
folks something from the bar?
Sarah: Well....I have never drank before well that's not exactly true
I have had anissette but that's more an aperitive than an actual drink.
isn't it? Oh my I am rambling Miss I am sorry I am very nervous...
Melvin: Miss it's ok just bring her a soda any kind you have will be
fine.
Sarah: You know Melvin...I am a grown woman I am perfectly capable of
ordering my own beverage!
Melvin: sighs....Sarah you were rambling...and sounded crazy...after
9-11 anybody that looks unbalanced gets shot first asked questions
later.
Just try to relax this is a long flight...we still have three more
hours to go.
Sarah: Fine! I will sit quietly in my seat and try not to call
attention to myself or appear unbalanced!
It was a long flight.....and Sarah true to her word kept quiet if not
icy for the rest of the flight.
Judy: Folks we will be arriving in Mainland in 15 minutes so if please
upright your seats and fasten your seat belts. I hope you enjoy your
stay on the Island!
The view was amazing from the plane they were finally here! Melvin
felt his heart pounding......of course they still had to take a ferry
to Cayo Hueso but they were on the mainland and would be in Cayo Hueso
in an hour and half!
Even Sarah forgot she was offended at his somewhat callous comment and
seemed excited. When the plane landed all the pasengers clapped and
cheered and so did Melvin and Sarah they couldn't have been happier.
After a choppy ferry ride they finally arrived at Salty's houseboat by
cab. It was just a beautiful place Melvin felt a relief in seeing it
for himself even tho Rafa had described it as a very nice place in his
email.
Salty was a strange old goat he was a retired Naval Officer on pension
he obviously loved living on the beautiful houseboat and his good
humour was contagious.
Sarah: Mr. McQuagge your houseboat is just lovely and this food is
wonderful you are an excellent cook!
Salty: Call me Salty Sarah please!
Sarah: Well ok Salty then.
Salty: Well I can't take credit for the food it was prepared by my
wife Manuela she prepared it before she went to mass. She should be
back shortly.
Salty: As you know Melvin the natives here are more Catholic than the
Pope during the day going to mass every day and then of course at night
they do their own thing with the Santeria..
Melvin: Is your wife a practitioner Salty?
Salty: Of course Melvin they all are it's pretty much everybody here.
Melvin: Have you seen Rafa?
Salty: No....Rafa is in the Mainland probably for two more days. But
I have a computer upstairs and dial up connection if you want to send
an email just do it late tonight so it won't interupt the phone line.
Melvin: Thanks Salty!
Salty: What makes a young strapping young man such as yourself
interested in the natives mumbo jumbo Melvin?
Melvin: Well it's sort of my area I have written two textbooks on
African religions and the syncretization of the Catholic and Yoruba
religion is fascinating to me.
I met Rafa on a forum and we became friends and when Rafa invited me I
jumped at the chance to finally experience some of the rituals myself.
Salty stood up and announced....Well here is my darling now back from
church like a good little girl!
Melvin turned to greet Mrs. McQuagge and when he saw her his jaw fell
from shock!
Salty's wife was a beautiful black twenty something year old!
She greeted Salty very profusely....a little too profusely...
Sarah:...Melvin....that girl...she could be his Grand daughter...what
are we suppose to do? While they ravish each other...I'm uncomfortable
with this Melvin...
Melvin: shh...Sarah we are not in Pleasantville anymore....
