“Nurse water, please?” he tried to call out with a faint sound.A nurse walked into the room, walking to the side of the bed. Taking Billy’s hand... she commenced reading his blood pressure. Once she had finished, he asked again.“Can I have some water, please?”“Oh, you poor thing, your mouth must be dry from the anaesthetic,” the nurse stated.With a remote control, the nurse pressed some buttons, making the upper side of the bed to rise, putting Billy in a sitting position. The nurse gave him some. Joey took a deep breath before staggering over to the other bed, then struggled to see through his dizziness to identify the other patient.“You found me,” the stranger said. “I didn’t know where I was, and I kept hearing you and Suzi, but I couldn’t find you.”“I’m sorry, but I’m so dizzy I can’t see straight,” Joey said with difficulty. “Who are you?”“Eric,” the faintly familiar voice said. “Eric Roberts?”“Eric?” Joey gasped in shock. “What the hell are you doing here?”Joey’s found his. So... I don't... I don't think you should feel embarrassed about... about it. And... I... I can understand why... why you were watching Eileen, but... but..." She took another sip of water. "I'm not sure... that... that you should be looking at her... without.... her... I mean... without her knowledge, it's like you're... I... I mean... I don't think that's a good... habit to..."She closed her eyes and took a deep breath. Her eyes opened. "You're eighteen, Ron, I... I know you think I shouldn't. I slept well that night, and in the morning was awakened by Marcus who toldme to get up. He said I needed to get dressed and get on deck right away.Jake gave us our orders for the morning after we ate, and I was paired withMarcus. He rode me the whole time because I wasn't strong enough to do halfof the tasks assigned, and made no secret of it to Jake. Marcus startedcalling me a wimp, and the other guys just laughed. Jake had me make lunchthat day saying we all had to take turns. They all said.