Surprise Melody Flintkote. Part Two
Copyright© 2019 by Old Man with a Pen
Chapter 62
“Hello, Bea,” the sunburnt guy said.
“Albert Jamison!” Bea exclaimed. “Of all the people in the world, you’re the last person I’d have expected to meet 4 miles off shore. What did you do? Fall asleep?”
“It’s been a long day. What are you doin’ out here?”
“Crewing. Surprise and Junior needed at least one more hand. I invited myself into a job.”
“What surprise?”
“She ... Surprise is a woman ... Surprise owns the boat. She hired me to do what I do best ... provision a yacht. And I stayed.”
“She one of those snooty old rich folks?” Albert asked. “Crochety and difficult and looks like her pug dog?”
“Umh ... no ... so far she’s just folks ... not as bad as Junior. She gives us shit and we give it right back.”
“I do NOT!” I said. “You give me shit ... I figure you know what you’re doing so I take it.
“Who is this and how did he get on board?”
“Guilty,” said Junior. “I was out at the trampoline sunning ... you know how I sun. There was this yellow air mattress with him on it and I knew he was too far out. Maybe we’d better call the coast guard and the park rangers office.”
“Park won’t be looking ... I walked from the cottage.”
Well ... The rangers weren’t looking ... but the Coast Guard helicopter flew over.
The radio speaker spoke. “SV Basilisk. SV Basilisk. Ludington Coast Guard.”
Bea picked up the microphone. “SV Basilisk. Ludington.”
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