DEEP BLUE SEA
Chapter 1
Kate did her best to cheer me up last night when we reached the hotel, but my sadness was too heavy even for her lightness of touch. It was my turn to look after Sukey for the evening. Bathing her and watching her eat her supper did lighten my mood for a while, but a quick game of kang’roos and a bedtime story didn’t fill my evening. Feeling too maudlin to venture downstairs to the public rooms, I ordered room service. Kate offered to stay with me, but I didn’t think it fair that she should miss out on any fun going to keep me company. I spent a few minutes working out how many days it’ll be before the Captain and the Albion reach Southampton, and I’ll be able to see him again. Thirty-five days. That’s ages.
I thought a long hot bath would relax me, but the isola
