We had a perfect vantage point for operating the ship or taking in the scenic view of the wharf. In a fight on the sea you can dip below the tower wal...s and hide from view or arrows. Tharin was looking out over the harbor, clearly relaxed and enjoying the interesting view. The women were all huddled up in a tight group, on benches, on the other side of the tower in low conversations.Mercedes seemed settled with no sign of tears, the recent drama on the dock forgotten. The women smirked at my. “Oh she left a wee while ago, had to pour her into a taxi” Bev giggled. “But tell me, whatever is the matter with you?”I just stared at Bev, a pit in my stomach and I just wanted to tell her everything then she reached out, touched my cheek and then took my hand. I began to feel stronger. She looked at me with those twinkle wine washed eyes and then she knocked me for six.“Aunty Bev knows you have been rummaging around her room.” She was smiling I was struggling to put excuses together.“Have. But there could have been six. But he - or they - were blond and cute. The subconscious is an amazing thing.I tried to speak and moving my jaw sent spikes of pain through my skull. I also began to notice that it hurt to breathe. In fact, generally, I just hurt.The German nurse moved away. I closed my eyes again.Almost immediately, someone was calling my name. "John? John? Open your eyes."I managed to open them again. This time the one-to-six people over me was a grey-bearded black guy. He voice. Asha apne room mein aa gayi aur sochne lagi ki kya kiya jaye. Asha ne mujhe call kiya aur saari baat batayi. Asha boli ki woh confuse hai. Meri biwi agar apne ko confuse bole to matlab woh apni dena to chahti hai par meri permission chahti hai.Main, “Tu confuse nahi hai, tu janti hai ki Mohsin tujhe rokega aur tu rukna bhi chahti hai. par ye nahi chahti ki uske cousin ye samjhein ki tu khud unse chudna chahti hai.”Asha (surprise wali awaz mein), “Nahi to.”Main, “Tu naa bol chahe haan mujhe pata.