. Farr drew in feet and inches. New Zealand uses that perfidious French system ... METRIC ... O dark thirty came, the music was louder and more frenzi...d ... almost African ... disturbing.I was fairly deep into the plans when I felt the deck bobble. Instantly my attention switched. I turned the cockpit lighting from reading to shining out.That bobble came from the bow and a legitimate guest would have knocked on the hull and used the stern swim ladder. A swimmer would have dripped and there was. Nanban amma padukai araiyil irunthaal, angu thaan mathiyam vilaiyaadi kondu irunthom. Ippozhuthu amma neengal hallil paduthu kolungal, kalaiyil appa vanthaal vaivaar endru solli irunthal. Naangal halil paduthu uranga aarambithom.Aanal enaku thukam vara villai, naan en sunniyil kai vaithu kondu auntyai ninaithu kondu irunthen.Appozhuthu mani 12 irukum, en porvaiyai yaro oruvar izhuthaargal. Naan udane kangalai thiranthu paarthen, athu yaar endru paarthaal en nanbanin amma. Aval oru viralai. Eventually Sharri broke the kiss, I gave a little mew of disappointment as our mouths parted.“Karen I have something I need to tell you.” Sharri sounded so serious I was terrified to hear what she was going to say next. “Uh, Jack was. Um Jack.”Suddenly distraught I knew what she was going to tell me.“I’m sorry Sharri. I should have thought, you still love Jack don’t you?”“Will you listen instead of interrupting me. What I was trying to tell you was that Jack was short for Jacquie, I was living. You should take an employer seminar. Happy workforce is key, right?”“Fuck you!” Simon yelled. He felt so full of burning rage it was a wonder he hadn't combusted. “I'll sue you!”“What the fuck for?” Kennedy laughed. “Making people happy?”He hung up. Simon trembled with fury but as soon as it flooded him, the anger receded and flowed away leaving a shaky sense of loss. What now? He staggered back to the cafe and dropped into the chair opposite India.Picking up his cup, he gulped tepid coffee..