Chapter Twenty
I woke in bed to the slight light of day breaking through the curtains. The sound of waves was very present with the windows open and heavy wind upon the water. The glow of the red clock said 10:20 AM. I turned to face John only to find his imprinted pillow and a note, ‘Gone to work, home early evening, explore.’ Explore? Curious, I hopped out of bed and went directly to the front door to see that magical green light.
With great anticipation I readied for a weekend day out in the ocean city. A stack of twenties had been placed on John’s bedside table as an obvious gift. I stepped out the front door with a faint idea of where I wanted to go, I headed to the main street and hailed my first taxi of the day.
Hours flaked away in a whirlwind of beaches, downtown, Gastown, the
