“Swear!!” the whole class intoned. Anytime someone in the gym cursed, the first offense was a dollar in the jar. The price went up every time a pe...son swore. Cid brushed them all off and threw a dollar in one of the jars. As Zyra began her stretches, she couldn’t help but laugh at the hiccup in Cid’s words, though she knew it was unintended. She watched his muscular form in the octagon while he was demonstrating other kicks Joe could use. She felt herself getting warm as she watched the muscles. The talking and laughing went on for some time, but eventually it was time to call it a night. We said our goodbyes and were on the road back toward Anna’s place where the two of us had recently set up shop. And then I heard a desperate, “Oh no!” from my new woman.“What?” I said glancing over at her. She was driving; well it was her car. She wheeled it around and back toward the Hansons’ place.“What are you doing,” I said, even though it was obvious what she was doing.“I left my purse on the. ”I was in the cabin I shared with Lieutenant Hunter, writing a letter to Annette-- which I hoped to put on an England-bound ship at Cape Town - when I heard the lookout cry “Sail Ho!”Over the last weeks we had come across several ships, and apart from exchanging news as the vessels passed by, there was no information regarding Western Star, so I continued, unconcerned, with my letter.A few minutes later there came a knock on the cabin door and Mr Midshipman Banks entered. He was the third. I buzzed for a nurse to bring me something to drink. She came in what seemed like an hour with my water, and said she needed to check my surgery. I took my pills and water and pulled the sheets back. She pulled the wrap off and looked, then rew****d it. She said it looks odd one leg hairy and one smooth. I told her that's what I said this morning. She said she'll get back to me with an answer.The next couple of days I was sent to PT and the everyday BS that goes on in the hospital. One night.