I'll start holding back a few dollars here and there, maybe buy my own bus ticket someday.Despite her growing affection for Purdy, Ellie felt a wave o... relief sweep over her as the young teen declined her offer. She had little enough to get her through the next several days, unless she found a generous john someplace. And that seemed unlikely the way things were going.The girls hugged and kissed each another's cheeks as they said their goodbyes. Ellie realized how quickly the two had seemed to. He was Norwegian and gave off an aura of competence, and seemed a man that wouldn't suffer fools gladly."Mr. Castillo, welcome to our ship. I know why you are here and I will fully support you in any way that I can. In fact, I am the one that insisted the company do something about what I see becoming more and more a serious problem. One would think that the problems with harassing young women would be by other passengers but it is mostly a crew problem. I think we need to improve our hiring. They had sent techs to inspect the air frames and turbines once already and then scheduled another visit. Their salesman called Robbie or Lorrie nearly every other day, asking just how things were working out and what we needed, how they could help.Andy had questioned that towards the middle phase of the project we might be light on air cover. The planes worked better than the Blackhawk for general survey missions.They were quieter and arrived faster without the telltale thump-thump of rotor. And so, with nothing else to do except to await either life or death, I raised my face, my mouth open grotesquely, and watched an amazing drama unfold before my misting eyes. It happened in slow motion, so I wouldn't have to miss a single nuance. Rather a nice view, actually.Willie sat at the brute's feet, her hands on the ground in front of her, her head hanging downward, her white hair covering her face. The guy slowly reached for her again, but as he did so, Brenda, who was behind him, raced.