‘We all hate pirates Captain, but they took us by surprise, how were we to know they would ambush us like that, especially under the cover of darkne...s.’ ‘Because they are pirates, they don’t play by the rules of fair play. They are cowards the whole lot of them!’ His face bright red with anger. ‘Lets find some fresh water, we will rest for until tomorrow, then we will make our way back home, we were not to far away from port when we were attacked’ the other soldiers agree, as they are so weary. We both continued to dress in silence. Down to the car and off on the road with not so much as a word. Finally I had to break the ice so we could get past this."Daddy?" I decided to go with the sweet tone. "I'm not sorry about what happened and don't think you should be either" I really enjoyed it. You're a great lover!" I said very direct. My father sat quiet for a minute. I continued to stare. He looked perplexed over my statement.Finally he spoke."Sara, this can't happen again. It was. .." Penny continued distractedly, and Cynthia sighed in exasperation."Penny, dear, explain this to me again so I can understand. William is good looking and nice, and you obviously like him. When he invites you to go out to eat and to the cinema with him, why do you always back out? Always reject him? Why? I don't get it."They had had this same conversation many times now, but Penny was always too shy to do more than look at William from a distance. Before Penny could answer Cynthia's questions. At the same time, the paramedics cautiously elevated her legs and placed the stretcher under her. Jill tossed her head back. Her wet eyes fixed on me, staring at me. She opened her mouth as if to say something, then shook her head and remained silent. I hopped into the ambulance without asking for permission. On the way to the hospital the paramedics gave her painkillers and took her blood pressure. I felt oppressively useless. When we got there, the stretcher was taken out of the ambulance.