When I got to the vent I peaked in and saw my mom still dressed standing at her vanity. I remembered my heart was racing with anticipation! My mom...moved to her closet area (I could not see her), but then came back into view as she went to her bedroom window and shut the curtains. She turned, taking a step to her vanity and pulled her top off and dropping it to the floor—then she reached behind her and undid her bra, allowing that to fall as well. There she was, my mom topless! Her boobs. People were scared and bolted from the island, and someone probably took it." Yeah... but I could have at least saved a few people." How so?" The boat... when Beck, Cat, Tori, and myself all snuck out. I..." Noelle was clearly struggling for her words. "I stopped them. I made them feel like monsters for not staying to look for that little girl. Beck might still be alive if I wasn't so-" That is some fucking bullshit, Westlake. Beck died because he was stupid, and you not leaving saved that. This speeded up progress and we were back in the village just over half an hour later. By now word had spread and everyone was in the steam engine shed waiting for us when we arrived.I made a quick announcement in regard to what we had found today. I told everyone that leaving the women to fend for themselves would have resulted in a slow death from starvation and exposure. I also pointed out that there was a nurse amongst the group.I then asked for volunteers to take the women in and everyone. Once, her phone rang late in the evening. I saw Ali’s name and called her, “Honey, there is a call from your boy friend.” She snatched the phone away from my hand and ran into our bedroom out of my ear shot. They talked at length. Frequency of his calling Arpi began to increase as time passed. However, truthfully (or so I thought) she narrated a gist of all her talks with Ali. She told me that Ali was feeling lonely in the absence of his wife and felt better when she talked with him. About a.