Surprise Melody Flintkote. Part Two
Copyright© 2019 by Old Man with a Pen
Chapter 65
“It’s on the boat,” Mary said.
Mary was in the process of reincarnation. She had shadows in her memory. Since she had started hanging around her mom... <God ... My Mom.> And that ‘gave her furiously to think.’ <This is an interesting situation ... mom ... pregnant with me. If I was a watch holder and this close in my past ... I’d combine ... but which way would I go ... pull the baby out or go in? If it was going to happen it would have ... as soon as I came aboard ... glad I don’t use a watch!>
“Okay, your paperwork checks out. Buncha rich kids on summer break?”
That got bobbing heads and nods from the Seven and looks of disgust from Bea and me ... Junior didn’t care.
The lieutenant noticed the look, “Problem?”
“They’re not on summer break ... they’re students and we’re going to hold school for all eight ... yes Junior ... you, too.”
Dismay ... complete dismay.
Bea took over, “Okay ... we’re going to single up to a spring.” And she proceeded to explain how and why ... and then demonstrated.
Clusterfuck!
Eventually ... amid much laughter from the Coast Guard ... they got it done, and I motored us away from captivity. Out the channel and into the mole. Sail was raised ... by hand ... with much confusion and groaning and we sailed between the lights and headed back north.
“Junior?”
“Yes?”
“You’ll make a hand ... the rest of you? Probably not. And you seven know you’re stuck until we go back to Pentwater. That damn helicopter has heat identification and you need to stick with us or lose Mary’s Mom.”
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