August 6, 2004

It was August 6, 2004 and we were finally on our way south. I sat in the back seat of Anthony's 1994 Nissan Maxima as Spencer drove us out of Los Angeles on the 101. I had sold everything I owned to be in that car on that day. Spencer had a flight booked back from Panama City on September 15 and Anthony had family waiting for him in Santiago de Chile. I had a fire within.