What are these two girls on the beach picking up unexpected hitchhikers even thinking?
The Girls Side of the Story
Lathered in baby oil, hair spritzed with sun-in, laying on old beach towels with neon shades, and bright pink lipstick on. We were just a couple of small town girls transplanted to Florida.
It became routine for us to lay on the beach before work began at 3 p.m. We would often daydream about what it would be like to lay on a California beach instead.
One fateful afternoon, a couple of long haired, heavy metal Axel Rose wannabes overheard us. Per usual, talking about how we just wanted to blow off work tonight to live our California dreams.
When we flipped onto our stomachs, we caught them staring at us. They didn’t waste their opportunity to ask, “Hey, if you’re serious about driving to California, we could give ya some gas money to drop us off in Illinois”.
BAM, and here we are.
The Two Girls on the Beach Picking up Unexpected Hitchhikers
The ‘hell yeah’ look in each of our eyes as we turned to “discuss it”, was all it took for us both to say in unison to them, “okay”. We figured we’d done crazier things than this. We were known to stir up some trouble from time to time.
Besides, what could happen?! It was the beginning of November in 1988 and we were 19. We sorta knew it all, dontcha know.
Ever have that one ride-or-die friend in life? That was us. Thick as thieves. We had already been through some pretty rough times together. We weren’t the type to pass up on a little fun to make up for it.
Do you think the two girls on the beach picking up unexpected hitchhikers go through with it?
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I had a hitchhiking story and then I saw an after school specially the next day and learned a lesson.
I say yes, but they probably ran out of gas in Tallahassee 🤣🤣 and you hitchhiked back with a kindly old ladies that were wintering in Florida