THIRTY-NINE
Jay's jubilant voice pierced Gaia's black mood. "Pencil it in, mate – I want a regular charter out here, once a week, for as long as I'm living at the resort. Can't believe I haven't been out here before."
The pilot replied, his voice too low for Gaia to discern the words.
She stretched, cautiously putting her feet down so she could slide closer to the door to hear their conversation.
"A crocodile? f**k, yeah, there was! I didn't see it when she started screaming, so I stayed to swim for a while, but when I was done, I saw it. It was basking on the river bank, fast asleep. I thought it was a log at first, until I realised it had a tail." Jay laughed. "Dunno what she was so afraid of, though. It was only little. Maybe two metres from nose to tail. It probably would've weig
