Forty-Nine
Monday, March 29, 10:36 A.M. CST
Parrot Tree Marina
Thomas, Charlie, and Mel went through Dewayne’s belongings, deciding what to keep, throw away, or give away. For the most part it wasn’t difficult, as Dewayne had few possessions. They’d tracked down his niece in the States. She was at the Air Force Academy in Colorado and couldn’t have the dog nor afford the upkeep of the boat. And the cadet definitely passed on the old rusted-out truck with its expensive international insurance policy because Tashana Palmer hoped to join the new Space Force unencumbered. She asked only for her uncle’s papers and photos as well as any military effects. She said she planned to make a shadowbox to remember him by.
Charlie kept the Chihuahua, of course. He and Carlos already had a bond, he sa
