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I walk calmly down the hall and climb the ladder that will take ain until I can feel the cool sea breeze of a suers all those fas of safety and co to the staff in the above-deck dining room and he sounds relaxed and at ease But why shouldn’t he be? He’s the one in total control here I glance out at the Orange County city lights The harbor is a busy place, so there is a lot to look at I wish I was out there As much as I do like this ship, I didn’t coardless of whatarea is really built for partying In fact, that’s what it’s called on the shiparea a deck below The party deck

The area is open on three sides, with half walls that give the appearance of a roo area seats fifteen There’s a fireplace, two couches, an assortment of chairs, a coffee table, and a bar off to the side The furniture is comfortable and stylish, but it’ssun

On the other side of the living roo table The head and foot of the table do not have chairs They have s in the one on the port side, while my place is the same exact spot on the starboard side of the table

"Ah,"his napkin on the table as he waves me over to the other place "You look better How are you feeling, Harper?"

"Fine" I don’t mean to answer him so quickly I actually think it’s a bad idea to talk to his But old habits die hard

When my father asks you a question, you respond politely And that’s exactly what I did

I walk over to the place set for me and wait for the staff to pull nizewho he is, because he says, "Davis is… no longer with us"

"Oh" Does that mean he quit? Or does that mean I killed him with the others when I poisoned the water last summer?

I don’t ask and he doesn’t offer But I know it’s the latter

I have to s hard to get past that realization Davis was a part of my life since I was born I’m a terrible person A terrible, evil person

I push that thought away and pick upit on my lap like the lady I a

The servers appear with bottled water and they place one down in front of me

I look at my father and he smiles "You can’t be too careful"

I just stare at him

"Did you make a call to your James, then?"

I shake my head "No, sir"

"Why not?" lass out for the staff to take and then accepts a new drink He prefers whiskey Good, strong, American whiskey Which is funny, if you ask me Because it’s so cheap You’d think a man with all his money would move on to Scotch or brandy Isn’t that what refinedto say to him," I whisper