"Sure."There were only a few more minutes left of school."Let's go now," Camille said."Now? The bell hasn't rung!" Won't matter," Camille said. "Perk ...f being in the Honor Society." What?" I asked.Camille didn't answer. Instead, she dragged me out of the library, leaving her book on the table. The librarian saw us but said nothing.We were alone in the parking lot, and Camille went straight to her car and said, "Come on, get in."Once inside the car, Camille said, "Jim, something happened after. The bank was in the business section. Captain Ralf took me there. I stuck my finger in the ID hole and withdrew a Conch and four Shells. I showed them all to the Captain, and then gave the Conch back to the teller for deposit again. The good Captain would get his Shell when we pulled out tomorrow, and his Conch when we landed at Small Cove. We split up after that. He had to discharge and take on cargo, and I wanted to visit the brewery.The brewery sold their ale in an assortment of containers.. "She stared up into the cloudy night sky, feeling the rain pelt her face. 'Is that true? Am I really as strong as he says? All this time, have I been holding back simply because I've been afraid? Can I really change the world? Can I really ... stop being afraid?'"I'm sorry."She spun around, a wild look to her eye. Had he ... just apologized? The look on his face was of true regret, an expression she never thought she would see on him. "If I had known what you've been through, I never would have. He wanted her to be with him as he traveled the highways. With him, when he stopped at night in some lonely rest area, on an even lonelier interstate highway. He wanted to have her next to him, when he went into a truck stop for his dinner. He looked into her soft green eyes. "Amanda, I love you!" He drew her into his arms and kissed her again. This time with all the passion, he had within him. In the back of his mind, he wondered how he could have found someone so beautiful. To him, she was an.