Chapter 18June 9th
“Stop bleeding all over the place,” I laughed. “You’re bleeding all over me!”
Kate pooched her bottom lip out in an exaggerated pout. “Oh, hardly. Look, I barely got any on your towel.” She held out the beach blanket for scrutiny, pointing out where a few drops of blood stained the yellow polka dots.
I shook my head and turned on one of the many showers in the wooden hut that masqueraded as a change room. One wall was covered in tiny lockers you could rent for a dollar. Directly opposite was a row of showerheads with no curtains and, in a dimly lit corner, a single toilet stall and rusty sink that sat unused except in dire emergencies.
“Come here.”
Kate hopped obediently over to me and put her foot under the ice-cold stream, leaning against the wall with one hand fo
