Chapter 13
Cara
In the dream, the rain has fallen for so long that the whole island is flooded, and the sea has now swallowed it, right up to Jean's front yard. Richard has driven his boat right up to the parking lot out front. He has come to get me, and Jean is standing there letting him do it while making excuses why.
"I'm sorry, baby, but this is too much trouble to bother with." Jean won't look at me, even as I cry and reach out for him. "It's just too much money. Besides, the fucker's going to shoot me in the balls if I don't give you to him. Do you want that?"
His voice is just too reasonable, too calm, and I'm sobbing and begging as Richard grabs my wrist and starts to drag me away from the cottage porch. I hope that maybe the dogs will help me, and call out to Bailey, but he ju
