Still ... I checked our anchor, payed out more rope and added the kedge to it. Two anchors on the same chain; slightly less holding power than two sep...arate ones, but the second, the kedge, would help keep the main anchor down.I acted confident because there was nothing else to be done. At 2am I got up. Standing in my pants on deck, I could see we were closer to the shore. Night time can be deceiving, but I was sure the bearing to two rocks had changed. Once might have meant we were swinging,. “Then you can go to work and school.”“Don’t want to,” she said. “Can’t be ... me. Can’t be ... with you.”Angie’s words were like a punch in the gut and I struggled to keep my composure. A few deep breaths allowed me to maintain emotion control, and then I looked over at Doctor Hoffman who nodded, agreeing I needed to say what we’d discussed. I hated having to say it, but I didn’t see any other option.“Ang,” I said gently, “Elizaveta and I are going to marry at the end of May, as we planned.. You told me I should go back to school, and get a college degree, so I did, thanks for believing in me. I got my BA in Business last year from University of Guam. Elizabeth finished her Masters in Computer Science, and sold the rights for 'Death Tomb Slaves" three years ago. She got $2.4 million and another $500k per year for the next five year. Jeri wanted to wait until she made her million to add to the pot. She has been keeping track of you. She really loves you, you know, for that matter we. The main sewer pipe was running literally inches from the banks basement walls, and the closest manhole cover was only about fifteen meters away.Added bonus was that it has an off-street place for deliveries. This is what he was looking for.Excited now, he grabs a fresh set of maps and starts marking.Staring at the wondrous piece of art he had created, the map now showed the bank, the sewer, the nearest manhole cover and the route back to the warehouse."That was not as bad as I thought, quite.
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