I must have fallen into a deep sleep. I wake up suddenly, jolted out of slumber by a sudden noise. I"m alert in seconds. I strain to listen above the slap and rush of the ocean. I"m sure there was something else. I sit up in the bed, hoping to hear better. I don"t.
The canned tuna followed by the cocoa and yesterday, fatigue had consumed me. I couldn"t keep myself upright. I took my rucksack and lumbered upstairs and collapsed in the first bed I saw.
With its windows shuttered against the weather, the bedroom feels safe, as safe as it"s possible to be here in Tenesar. Now, even hidden away in this little sanctum, I feel under threat. If I peer through the slats, will I be seen? Unlikely, but I won"t risk it.
I look around the room. It"s a kid"s bedroom, a girl"s judging by the pink, the
