Fresh airmen were tossed over the side of the ship on a safety line. They had to swing across the bottom of the ship and grab the line on that side. t...hen attach the line to their harness and release the original line. Then climb back on board. Jake could still remember laying on the deck of shaking with fear and adrenaline having just come over the rail.The men didn’t even get to finish their drinks before the women came downstairs. They all seemed to have been infected by Catherine’s case of. “I have to go to Kansas city,” she said, her voice sounding strange.“We’ve talked about this over and over,” said Marian. “I can’t let you do that. You don’t know what you’re doing.”“Mamma,” said the girl, her voice strained. “I have to go.” She looked down at the table, unable to keep her mother’s stare. “Something happened ... something I didn’t plan on. I have to go, Mamma.”Something in her voice set of alarms in Marian’s head.“What happened,” she asked, her stomach doing flip-flops.“Curtis. She joined me, close, but not touching my sweaty body.“What do you do for sport in school?” I asked as I scanned the beach and enjoyed the sound of the waves.“I run some, and we play netball and hockey.”I nodded. “Those are good. They both are good cardio workouts for you.”“But they aren’t year-round,” she replied.“So, add some running or swimming into the mix and keep that up through your seasons. Which do you prefer doing?”“Swimming, I guess. School doesn’t have a swim team, so I don’t know. Everything was completely normal and fine but in the back of my head I knew that in a matter of hours we would be back to experiencing each other again. We set out on our adventure to find a place we could be together and not be seen by anyone. We found a place and laid down some plastic sheeting to keep us clean. Again I got quiet and shy even though I wanted this. We were talking an he was asking me questions which I knew I should answer and had thought about answering before but couldnt get.