Chapter 8

Sara Himms did two good things in her entire life.

The first one was, she gave up most of it to save her mother, which is maybe good since it goes against nature, but is dubbed good because of her valor in the name of love. The second one came later.

Sara was not an interesting girl. She was born, growing up she had no father, and she loved her mother, but her mother never did anything. Sara wasn't very intelligent so all of this seemed to be o.k. with her. She always wondered what was beyond Nebraska, but when she graduated high school her mother wanted her to stay and support her, so she did. She was skinny, and very cute, but she also did frivolous things like cleaning clean tables and like smoking past the end of cigarettes and like forcing herself to touch something red every time the clock read 9/11.

She worked in a Waffle House in Nebraska. This is what Nebraska looks like on a physical map.


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it is very flat.

This was good for the Waffle House because the annoying tall sign that they always have was visible for miles and miles around, and at night it was a beacon of hope for those so far away.

Most people disappointed when they see that it was only a Waffle House, kind of like most people are disappointed when they follow spotlights in the city only to find a huge outdoor bathtub sale, however, when Fara and Katie were driving through Nebraska, they were pleasantly surprised.

They like Waffle House.

You know how Steven felt about it.

So anyways they stopped to eat at Waffle House at about 1:30 am.

The second good thing that Sara Himms did was to stay late and keep the establishment open.

This was only good because when she heard that they were a band traveling East, she asked them to play for her.

Sara was not very shy.



The point I'm trying to make is that every time Cederstrom played, a good thing happened.

After leaving Waffle House, they continued their drive East. Sara left Nebraska and won it big in Vegas. She had a natural talent for counting cards. Like Rainman. Exactly like Rainman.

Cederstrom heard their own song on the radio when they were passing through Vermont, a state notorious for indie music.

They got that feeling that every musician wants to feel someday.