The next thing I remembered was the doctor waking me up."Lindy. Lindy, are you okay?" the doctor asked in a loud voice.I blinked a couple of times try...ing to adjust my eyes to the light. I felt pretty groggy, but the pain from my neck wasn't nearly as bad."I think I'm okay. I don't hurt as much now. How long was I out," I asked in kind of a raspy voice."Only a couple hours, but we need to get those tests done before you can leave." I think I'm up to it now. Let's get it over with."For the next. Until she hit the reef. According to the GPS the reef shouldn't have been there, they were supposed to be in deep ocean about 500 miles out off the coast of California on their way to Hawaii, but there it was, plain for everyone to feel, a coral reef, and it had torn the hull of the ship to shreds. There was running, shouting, the crew trying to lower lifeboats into the storm tossed water and watching them be crushed against the ships side by the pounding surf. The Ragamuffin called out a. Whether it was forever, I couldn’t say at the time. I let her go and stepped back to smile at her as tears started to spill down my cheeks and then I turned to go. Downstairs, Mom decided to take one more chance to rage at me.“What did you do to her?!!?” she demanded loudly.“What are you afraid of,” I asked quietly. “Worried I killed her too? Or worried I went up there to make her a woman like I never did for you?”Patty and Dan were unprepared for her to launch herself at me like a wild animal. Cutter went over to the older nurse, opened one handcuff, and led her over to where Wendy was curled up on the floor. He hooked them together through a table where they could move but not reach the phone."Take care of the bitch old woman. They might be able to put her back together." With that, they left and stole a gray Ford out of the parking lot.The Hiding Place:Cutter's thoughts snapped back to the present as he remembered he was driving and supposed to be looking for a hiding place. Didn't.