Abby
I never do find my salvation. A text message from the spa attendant beeps into my pocket: Roger has called. I slipped her a $20 bill to warn me if he showed up, and she flashed me a smile and said, "Anything else you need, Ms. Atkins?"
Having lived most of my life in sickness, I forget sometimes that things can be so easy.
Now, I"m standing at the window waiting for Roger to get ready for dinner. Tonight, the main restaurant is ours. Food must be getting sparse because they’ve started rotating who has to use room service and who gets to dine out in one of the three restaurants onboard. It’s our turn tonight in the main dining room, and I’m relieved not to have to eat in this cabin once again.
My stomach rumbles as I face an endless horizon. Fear and awe burrow deep within me as I
