I had no line, but fashioned a point onto a slim stick I’d found, about 4 ft long, and headed for the lagoon. It wasn’t long before I had a couple...of large fish, and as neither of us were keen on raw fish, we then had to try to light a fire. I had been a boy scout, but didn’t have another to rub together, so had to make do with some dry wood, a sharp pointed stick and kindling. It took ages, but finally a bit of smoke, and then a bit of kindling caught and a flame appeared. Drinking water. That seemed to be a common denominator with older folks these days. They all wanted to pretend things hadn’t changed and that they could do the same things they did when they were still in high school. I didn’t think that was my attitude because I never was one to follow the herd.I studied on her question for a moment and then replied, “Honey, I guess I am closer to being a young folk, but the simple truth is, somedays, Daddy feels a lot older than he really is in terms of actual years”I. When I was finished, I saw how sweaty and dirty I was. I went into the house after cleaning, and putting everything away. I got undressed, headed toward the bathroom, to take a nice hot shower. Since the girls were gone, I didn't bother to lock the bathroom door. I got out of the shower, and dried myself off. I could hear that the girls were back, and suddenly, I see the door opening up. Brit was standing there with eyes wide open from being startled seeing me in the bathroom. Her eyes peered. Waking up, I looked around the room. Everything was as I had left it, which was a good sign, meaning that nobody had woken up yet. On any normal weekend, my younger sisters would sneak into her room and destroy everything before I wake up. Looking at the clock on the wall, it read 8am. Normally I would be happy and satisfied with most of the things in my life, but that day felt off to me. It felt like everything was going to change.Getting out of her bed I looked outside my window. The only.