“I might volunteer my services, but don’t make me into an object, it hurts my feelings.”
Ashley and Lily blew simultaneous raspberries as the rest of the girls burst into laughter. Xxx “But shouldn’t he give it a go? It turns out he has some issues, uh, ‘raising the flag’ if you know what I mean. Once we get that down, maybe circumnavigate the island, then we can think about a real boat.”
“Agreed,” I said. Tran went back to jerking me again, her hand flying up and down, still twisting as before. “Bring him, too. “Come sit with me and Patricia. I practiced my meditative breathing, forcing my traitorous body to relax, calm down, and exist in the moment.