Fathom
“The black bath engulfed him, and he swam blindly through it in the direction of his island. He had left the Gasparilla’s anchor raised so the boat was free to drift behind him.
They wouldn’t need the Gasparilla to escape. They hadn’t needed it to reach the island, either, but as a matter of form and familiarity, it had been an entertaining exercise. He hadn’t been in a boat since his failed errand a lifetime before. It wasn’t strictly forbidden, but in some way he felt certain that his estrange...ment from the surface was part of his punishment.
Go dash yourself, you silly craft. José pushed on toward the shallower swells of the water that foamed and crested close to the beach.
The nearer he came to a sandy place where he could stand, the more he rethought his impulse. When he finally found footing and hauled himself to a standing position, chest-deep against the waves, he looked back at the boat and saw that it was already turning and listing with no one at the helm.
A quick pang stabbed at his heart, and it embarrassed him.MoreLess
They wouldn’t need the Gasparilla to escape. They hadn’t needed it to reach the island, either, but as a matter of form and familiarity, it had been an entertaining exercise. He hadn’t been in a boat since his failed errand a lifetime before. It wasn’t strictly forbidden, but in some way he felt certain that his estrange...ment from the surface was part of his punishment.
Go dash yourself, you silly craft. José pushed on toward the shallower swells of the water that foamed and crested close to the beach.
The nearer he came to a sandy place where he could stand, the more he rethought his impulse. When he finally found footing and hauled himself to a standing position, chest-deep against the waves, he looked back at the boat and saw that it was already turning and listing with no one at the helm.
A quick pang stabbed at his heart, and it embarrassed him.MoreLess
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