America 1982

He had received the most lavish praises, and he had harvested the nastiest curses. He was a guy whose every vein pulsed with defiance. He was a white boy who could never become a celebrity. He was a youth from the countryside in the eyes of the masses. He was Tommy Hawk. He had been reborn. Welcome to the story that tells of the American Dream in the first half and the American nightmare in the second. Let's invite Tommy Hawk to take the stage, in the winter of 2022.

A spoonful of the past · 都市

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Chapter 37: Then seize this opportunity

Tommy and Sophia stepped out of Tampa International Airport and got into a business van taking them to St. Petersburg, Florida. The driver, a local white man in a floral shirt, kept observing the young man and woman who had booked airport shuttle service through his rearview mirror with curiosity.

"Is it customary in St. Petersburg to scrutinize every tourist as if they were a Soviet spy?" Tommy asked after catching the driver staring at them for the fifth time.

The driver grinned at Tommy through the rearview mirror, "No, it's just that, outside of February and November, it's rare for visitors to demonstrate such discerning taste by choosing St. Petersburg for their vacation instead of heading to Miami."

Then the driver focused on driving, no longer chatty, and Sophia turned to Tommy, "I think you should reconsider. The local advertising in California is obviously a better choice."

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