Homeless And Living In A Van

By Char Earl

Read about two homeless young people who end up living together in a van.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Char Earl
• Release date: Dec 20, 2014
• ISBN: 9781311968166

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 1

It has been four long years for Bob. Four years of counting the days left in his enlistment. He signed up right after graduation from high school because one of his teachers encouraged enlistments in the military to fulfill their obligation. After which they could go to college when they was more mature. Several boys in his class took this teacher's advice, including Bob. Unfortunately, the six year obligation was discontinued while he was aboard ship in the Pacific. It was too late for Bob and his classmates who had to serve out their four year commitments.

However, during this period The Internet was born. Bob was an early adopter and began to use it both for information, research and communication. He was in constant touch with his family and high school sweetheart. She was the main reason he enlisted right after graduation. They were going to get married after he was discharged. But he learned by email that she had met someone else and their relationship was over.

Bob was devastated. He later learned that she was married and was expecting a baby. Why keep himself pure? He began frequenting girls in the different ports. Bob was no longer a virgin.

As his discharge approached Bob became more addicted to the Internet. He took several college courses which were offered to servicemen free of charge. And he devoured eBooks while the other shipmates watched movies. Meanwhile, Bob’s parents had retired, sold the family home and moved to Arizona.

Finally, the day came when Bob carried his belongings in a duffelbag down the gang plank of his ship in San Francisco Bay, and was transported by a military vehicle to the train station. He caught the California Zephyr to Chicago. It was a three day journey. Three days of viewing our country from the window of Amtrak, and from Chicago another train to Kalamazoo, Michigan.

Finally, in Kalamazoo, Michigan a sailor in uniform departed the train as a civilian there was no hero’s welcome and no family members to welcome him home. His high school sweetheart wasn’t there. But he was finally out of the Navy and home. No more counting down the days until his discharge.

Bob stepped off the train to familiar surroundings. He had just been discharged from a four-year enlistment in the Navy. He was finally home. It really wasn't like he had imagined this day would be like. His parents had retired and sold the old homestead and moved to Arizona while Bob was in the Navy. So he really had no home to come home to. So why did he come back to his hometown? He thought about going to Arizona where his family had moved. But this was his hometown and school that he had really missed for the last four years. So it was the pull of his heart that brought him back.

No one was there to welcome him home. An empty feeling came over Bob as he picked up his dufflebag from the baggage carousel. He threw it in an empty cab and instructed the driver to take him downtown to one of the local hotels. The ride into the city brought back many fond memories as they drove past familiar stores and his old high school.

The cab driver pulled up in front of the hotel and Bob took his belongings up to his room and then he went back outside to walk those familiar streets of his hometown. Being evening most of the businesses were closed, so he walked several blocks to an old diner that used to be one of his old hangouts. Several teenagers were inside but there was no one that he recognized. Most of his classmates and friends had gone off to college after high school.

He seated himself at the counter and

Reviews for Homeless And Living In A Van

[Sasha Nealand · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

what a sweet story, two young people who found their purpose escaping consumerism in a purposeless world