Rebel Island (2007)
“The front door had been blown off its hinges. Outside, rain made a steady downpour, but the wind was almost tolerable. Waves lapped a few feet from the base of the lighthouse. Mounds of sand stuck up here and there above the churning water—scattered bumps that emerged and disappeared with every surge, so what was left of Rebel Island reminded me of a smudged charcoal rubbing.
From the outside, the hotel didn’t look as bad as I’d feared. The roof had been scoured away in places, leaving a skelet...al frame of beams. The windows looked more like craters.
Otherwise the building seemed intact, but something bothered me about its appearance. I couldn’t decide what.
I asked Benjamin Lindy to stay behind. I wasn’t sure how his legs would hold up in the floodwater, and, more important, I didn’t like the angry look in his eyes. But of course he didn’t listen. He followed as I trudged into the tide looking for our college friends.
It wasn’t hard to spot them. They were about a quarter mile north, standing ankle-deep in the stormy water like disciples.MoreLess
From the outside, the hotel didn’t look as bad as I’d feared. The roof had been scoured away in places, leaving a skelet...al frame of beams. The windows looked more like craters.
Otherwise the building seemed intact, but something bothered me about its appearance. I couldn’t decide what.
I asked Benjamin Lindy to stay behind. I wasn’t sure how his legs would hold up in the floodwater, and, more important, I didn’t like the angry look in his eyes. But of course he didn’t listen. He followed as I trudged into the tide looking for our college friends.
It wasn’t hard to spot them. They were about a quarter mile north, standing ankle-deep in the stormy water like disciples.MoreLess
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