Exhausted from the ride back
to school in Connecticut, James Goetz lay his head down on the pillow, events
still spinning around and around.
The thoughts of his mother
nearly meeting her demise in a Florida graveyard at the hands of a psychotic,
postal worker who went postal was disturbing. The vision of the postman of the
postman meeting his demise in the manner he did was traumatic.
The events of delivering the
Lakeland Diamond to the governor in New York though were a bit baffling. As
requested by his father, James Goetz delivered the Lakeland Diamond to the
governor of New York on his way back to Chiropractic College in Connecticut at
the University.
Upon arrival to the
governor’s mansion, Goetz met a plethora of city commissioners and dignitaries
alike. Most were very “politician-like”. Goetz felt quite gross and dirty being
there feeling as if he stayed too long he would be swallowed up by insecurity
and a need for power without the know how of what to do with the responsibility
once charged with it. There was one slippery oddity that stood out amongst them
all. He introduced himself, as “The Senator” The senator was a short, rotund,
grey man. He sounded punch drunk when he spoke. He was quire astute in the
goings on of the city of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. He was also
quite up-to-date with the Lakeland Diamond and somehow even knew about its
unexpected delay in Florida. Hw was most peculiar when he spoke of Duchess’s
Actions as, the move behind the move. After saying this eyes rolled a bit as if
his head was a toy doll. It was off. None, the less, the Lakeland Diamond was
handed directly to the governor of New York to be put on display. Young James
Goetz was safe in his return to his Chiropractic studies in Connecticut and
able to rest a day in his Bridgeport apartment.
Goetz’s
thoughts began to return to human motions, bodily dysfunction, pathology
diagnosis and treatment. It was refreshing. On the way to class that Monday morning, he
stopped at the local coffee spot for his usual triple espresso. He sat to read
the morning Bridgeport news where low and behold, glaring directly at him on
the front page read the headline, “Famous Lakeland Diamond Stolen”. In the
article, many of the city commissioners, dignitaries and various officials were
interviewed. One in particular stood out. The senator was quoted as saying,
“From the Royal Family to the governor and back again, it’s the move behind the
Lakeland Diamond may never be found again”.
How
peculiar, thought James? As his family was no longer commissioned to protect
the Lakeland Diamond, Goetz walked to the University. He had a class.
Obviously,
the triple espresso was not enough to keep the over active mind of James Goetz
awake. Dr. Keown slammed a large green book on the desk, which Goetz was
utilizing as a bed. Goetz quickly recited all twelve cranial nerves. Dr. Keown
acknowledged this was impressive but inquired to what the senator did. Dr.
Keown stated that James Goetz was muttering in his sleep. The Senator did it,
over and over again. Dr. Keown then inquired how in the world James was getting
all A’s by sleeping all day. “Now that is a true mystery if constant studying
were not key, “commented Goetz”.
That
evening Goetz had a dream. It involved the senator, governor, and the chaos
created by the city commissioners on the day Goetz dropped off the Lakeland
Diamond in New York. When young James Goetz awoke, he sent a telegram to both
New Jersey and Florida as he was unsure which location his parents were in.
Confident in his thoughts, Goetz did not leave Bridgeport and continued
Chiropractic College uninterrupted.
That
Friday morning, as per typical routine, James Goetz visited
The
local Bridgeport, Connecticut barista for a triple espresso. This morning the
front-page headlines read, “Lakeland Diamond found, Senator indicted”. The
story read exactly as Goetz had envisioned the events. The Senator switched the
real diamond with a fake before he handed it to the governor. The governor was
inadvertently handed a fake diamond, while the Senator was in possession of the
actual Lakeland Diamond. Unfortunately for the Senator, the governor stole the
fake diamond, prompting an investigation that was never planned.
The
more behind the more was one move too many.
