He decided to wander the island. It was little more than ten miles across.
It must have something I can do.
What Matt found during his walk was people at the beach. It seemed to be the way to relax as parties lounged in the sand or water and larger groups formed around various sports and games. He thought about joining but decided he was still too keyed up from the fight.
That led him to the interior of the island. He had checked, and there were no predators on the manmade island, so when he found a small clearing off one of the paths, he just laid down in the shade.
He found watching the slight breeze change the patterns of the shade cast by the trees was relaxing. For the first time since the alarms went off when he was eight, Matt allowed himself to fully relax.
Sometime later, he
