We sat down on my couch. “Feel like going for a run” She asked. “Yeah fucking right it is WAY to hot outside” I replied. She stood up and went... to the bathroom or at least that’s what she said she was doing. After about 10 minutes she hadn’t returned so I got curious I walked up stairs really silent. I peeked in the bathroom, she was nowhere in there. I walked to my room and noticed the door was open. “I always close my door” I thought “She must be in there” I took a peek in and I seen Nicole. I figured that I wasn't going in to work that day. I laughed until I cried.After I got it together I dressed and fired up my computer. My Internet connection was solid. Whatever it was had hit world-wide. I checked web-cam sites everywhere I could think of. I didn't see any movement. I saw plenty of wrecked cars and uncontrolled fires, but no life.I sat with my head in my hands. Now what. I made a strong drink and sat out back in the sunshine. I wondered if anyone else near was alive. I didn't. " It sank!?" Mia gaped. That boat was her whole livelihood. Granted she'd never made much money, but without it she was out of a job, out of money, and out on her rear."I'm afraid so," Darius sighed, "We were following you, I admit, after we found out you'd bought the coin. But your ship sank before we could reach you. Luckily we found you floating on a bit of scrap wood."Mila felt shock and empty, what was she to do now? Darious could see the concern in her eyes and gave her a gentile smile,. At the end of the next set, my wife said she was going to leave and take Tom back to his car and I agreed that it was time to go home and I'd meet her at the house. I arrived home in about thirty minutes, feeling quite honry myself and expected my wife shortly thereafter. But the time went by. First it was thirty minutes, then an hour, and then two hours later, before I heard the front door open and close. My wife came into the dark bedroom, slipped out of her dress and put on her usual sweats..