The journey to the mainland was a long and anxious one for Pearl.
Seasickness quickly set in as the effects of yesterday's drinking and activities set in, and the suffocating darkness caused by the thick blanket did not help any.
Many times she moved and shuffled, trying to get in a more comfortable position but Raymond's biting reprimand and warnings stopped her from doing anything meaningful.
They had been on the water for ten minutes or so -she wasn't exactly an expert in these things- and her muscles were now cramping up and tensing in pain.
The need to stand or stretch grew harder and harder to ignore until finally, she could not.
She gasped for air as she pulled the blanket off her head and began rising from the lying position she was in.
"What in holy f*ck do you think you're
