" Would you mind very much, Boss, if Cathy and I rode with you?" Maria asked Emerson. "We could use the break."Tom quickly added, "Count me in, too. H...w about you, Bob?" We have to leave a crew to watch the herd," protested Emerson."Go ahead," it was Pat Casey. "You youngsters will enjoy it. The rest of us can manage here."Emerson knew he had no good reason to refuse Maria's request, but felt reluctant to take the girls. "Do you realize the effect you will have on soldiers stationed out here?. Everyone needs to be back to camp by 4 pm. Any questions?"Rob handed out slices of rye bread and the last of the salami for lunches. Joe and Barb said they would take care of the dishes, so everyone was free to go.Abby and I loaded our rain gear, fishing gear, canteens and lunch into our canoe. We also loaded a Therm-O-Rest mat, just in case.Abby and I paddled north from our island campsite. The sky was a deep blue, completely cloudless. We paddled northwest about a mile. When we passed a pair. My life is not what I though that it would be. I found myself unemployed and broke with no one in my life. I’ve been pondering over my life and wonder what life would have been different if I did a few things different. When I walk into the hall closet, a book falls onto my head. I look at the book realize it is a journal that I that I wrote in high school after collection of suicides. The school wanted to know any depression from the rest of the student body.I slowly scan the book and remember. " She looked at Marc. "Mr Rowell is letting me finish tomorrow so that I can help mum and dad pack up." She smiled. "The whole family are moving to Queensland and my father has arranged a position for me in the architectural firm that has hired him as their chief industrial designer, so tomorrow will be my last day."Kenneth couldn't help it, he smiled lecherously as he asked, "So what was that before, a goodbye fuck?"Paula Chapman responded with a lascivious smile of her own. "Does it have to.