Chapter Sixteen
Deborah Steele
Hours later a lifeguard patrolling the beach at night spotted me on the sand and transported me in his jeep to a lifeguard station. From there I was taken, still unconscious, to a hospital. I had lost my shoes and my nice clothes were wet and ruined. I spent the evening in the hospital receiving IV fluids and I woke up the next morning with a tremendous headache to go along with my heartache. I was released and took the bus back to my apartment and slept the rest of the day. Later that night I woke up, looking for Elizabeth’s garter in my pockets, but I had lost it. I went for another long aimless walk around the city.
Three months later I got a call out of the blue from Deborah while I was working a lunch shift at Denny’s. She must’ve gotten my work numbe
