The toilet doesn't flush. The only time the harbor flushed was during a storm and the weather had been decentNeither one of them smelled good after th... plunge.In the future, the near future, islanders were going to die because of the water.She had no intention, the thought of helping him out of the water never crossed her mind. The wharf had steps cut in every so often, he made his way to a set and slopped up the steps. He untied the boat, fired up the diesel and putted out of the harbor and up. “Move!” I thundered.She jumped and was quickly bent over. I took an arm and put the handcuffs on right wrist. She started to stand up. I pushed her hard, back down and secured the other hand, with it’s sister behind her back. “Stay down” I ordered.I walked over to the bed, grabbed a pillow, pulled Mindy’s head off the credenza, and put it underneath her. “Comfy?” I asked with false brightness. I walked over and picked up the goody bag, and brought it over to where Mindy stood bent at the waist.. I did have a ticket to stay in a halfway house if I wanted to: the ticket was good for sixty days in my case. I’d find me a cheap motel for my first night back in town and then decide about the government accommodations.The Drover was my kind of place: country western music, pretty girls to ogle because that’s all I could afford to do, and real cold beer to drink which I could afford.The bartender’s name was Angel. She was a big girl with lots of personality and some skill handling the. Mel, can I ask you a question “yes anything” why have you come here today how did you know I was home, “My mum told me, I spoke with her and she said you did not feel well”Well I have not been up long as you can see and she smiled again this time a brighter look on her face and said, “I know I can see do you always were shorts in bed” No, I just grabbed them up and came down stairs.Do you feel a little better now? “Yes, she said can I stay a while so my eyes do not look to red when I go?Of.