Daniel was gone for a few minutes, when he came back, he told me that Amy was taking the kids back to the campground for a nap so Kylie could have som... free time. I looked down the beach and saw Kylie wondering in the surf, looking for shells.Her husband was lying on a beach towel, possibly asleep. Daniel and I finished the joint and we each lit a cigarette. Before we could finish, Kylie’s husband came over to the hole and asked Daniel if he could give him a ride to the village to pick up. I’d just turned thirteen when the announcement came, so the stuff about concubines mostly passed me by as I was still in the ‘girls are stupid’ stage. I’d just about worked out that I had to pretend that the ones whose boobs had grown weren’t, but I only did that to fit in with the other boys.Dad took the CAP test of course and he got a 5.9. Better than a lot of people, but not sponsor level. Inevitably that set him off looking for ‘One Simple Trick... ‘ to increase his CAP score. Some ideas. ’ He cracked his knuckles as he spoke. ‘This is Nick, he’s from… where are you from again?’ ‘Crikside.’ ‘Yeah. He… well, he woke up in this town down that street called Aftersun and -‘ ‘Okay, I get the idea,’ the woman cut in. ‘My name’s Michelle. I live in Down. I woke up in my room at Four and the whole town was empty. Then this guy picked me up in this car, pulled a gun on me and hit me with it. I came to in the trunk a couple minutes ago, and here I am.’ Nick shook his head as he tossed his. I was soo weak... But then with my blurred sight I seen her in front of me again... She looked down at me... Her eyes... Still wide and hunger within them... She knelt down on her knees... her long hair covers her face... I had the through of throwing a punch or a kick... But I didn't care anymore... But then... She seen my broken rib that pierced out. She d**g her finger across the exposed bone... I would feel anything... My body from my chest on feeling cold... But then I seen something I.