We jacked the yard around as far as we could before releasing the foresail. Once that sail was all the way down, tied off, and drawing the wind we did... the same with the mainsail. After that, we were moving. And the fishermen in the crew all agreed that we were moving faster than any other ship or boat they’d seen.What was more, we were moving upwind, away from the shore. Yeah, we were moving mostly to the side, but we were gaining on the wind. This ship could tack, or flip back and forth, and. Ultimately, he ended up on his own, in Ottawa of all places. Free from his aunt and sister. Free from a tragic past as an unwanted brat. Freed from the pariah-like status of the undocumented immigrant in America. Now he was studying Criminology at Carleton University. Surrounded by young men and women who had no idea what dangers lurked out there. Of course, there were just as many Sociopaths in the City of Ottawa as there were in the City of Boston, if not more so, percentage-wise. Yeah, it. We knew that as a high school drop out who had done nothing except be a stay at home mom and housewife she wasn't going to land much in the way of a job, but we were at the point that anything at all coming in would help.Surprisingly enough Kirsten found a job on her first day out looking. She had been checking into an ad for a file clerk when she walked past a restaurant that had a "Help Wanted" sign in the window. She had gone inside, asked about what they were looking for, had talked to the. If I had, then this whole mess could have been avoided.”Raising an eyebrow, Bob asked, “Are you apologizing for not being perfect?”“Yes, I guess so,” replied Ed with a laugh. He couldn’t believe how Bob wouldn’t blame him for his negligence.Bob tried to shake his head, but the neck brace kept him from moving his head. Giving up, he said, “They took advantage of the situation. The family was split up because Beth had died and her father had been injured.”The injuries had not been good for Bob..