All too well. ‘Your mom’s fine, kiddo. She’s just a bit tired.’ ‘She’s always tired. That or drunk.’ There was a hint of disgust in the ...boy’s voice. Sage could only nod. The kid was seven. He shouldn’t have even known what that word ‘drunk’ meant. ‘I know, Jordy. I know but your mom needs her rest and so do you. You have school tomorrow, am I right?’ Sage stood up and began pushing her nephew out the kitchen, as he nodded solemnly. The boy’s aunt followed him to his room, and stood at the door. „So, mein Lieber. Jetzt musst du aber gehen. Mein Mann kommt bestimmt bald zurück. Und ich muss hier noch ein bisschen sauber machen." Diese Aufforderung war auch für mich das Startsignal mich davonzustehlen. Fünf Minuten später beobachte ich von weitem wie der Videotheken-Typen mit einem breiten, seeligen Grinsen mein Haus verließ und mit den zurückgegebenen und nicht ausgewählten DVDs unter dem Arm in sein Auto stieg. Ich wartete noch eine Viertelstunde und fuhr dann die paar Meter bis vor. He walks through the detector again….clear. He sighed in relief as he went to pick up his belongings as well as his mothers. He quickly snaps back on his watch and looks at the time. He looks back up to see his mother and hands her belongings to her as he tells her they have 15-minutes.They quickly realize the urgency of this and started to speed walk as James is looking up at the signs, trying to find their way. He doesn’t pay attention in front of him and accidentally pushes over. "Whoops, I didn't notice anyone on the beach. Did you?" one rider said to the other."No, no I didn't see her. She shouldn't get so huffy about it."The jet ski riders looked at each other and laughed. "Let's give her another dose."Then as if they had planned this all along, they repeated the maneuver giving Barbara a second unwanted shower. This time soaking her in the face and down her front. Barbara sputtered and wiped the water from her face.Barbara was now incensed. "Very funny, you.