There is no redemption for me but us and our dark love.’ I can feel the tears streaming down my face and coupled with my intensity I know I make a d...esperate looking figure. But that is who I am. I am desperate. This man, this life, this is everything to me, and I will fight like a lioness to defend it and I will use everything in my power to protect it. ‘You Peter, you woke up this part of me. And you tried to put it to bed out of fear, as if it can be turned on and off like a tap. You thought. Nick also felt that Matt was an officer of the law and took his job very seriously. Why else would he want to look for survivors? Nick had a strange feeling that everything wasn’t as bad as it seemed, the first hint of optimism since Matt and Nick spotted what looked like the lights of Hillton. Finally Michelle stopped shaking as they reached the road’s ending. ‘Alright, we take a right and we’ll be at my house,’ she said, getting a little excited. Matt offered a laugh as he and Nick followed,. ” I assured her.The road turned narrower after fifty miles out of the town and traffic became sparse. I traveled on this road so many times, I knew every curves and bends along the way. There was hardly any localities along side this not so traveled road.Our trip towards grandma’s house was very uneventful. We both remained very quiet most part during the trip, thinking of our impending separation.Mother and I had been very close, almost like friends. The third member of our family, my father. She assured him of her well being and of the continued acceptance she enjoyed. She reported that finally the body of Mr. Ousmane had been washed ashore near Tarifa, identified by his peculiar style of clothing. The governor had appointed a new charge d’affairs and sent him to Algiers, together with a note of condolences for the loss of the Dey’s fine xebec and his cousin. So far, Mirabel reported, there had been no answering note.A letter from the newly minted Mrs. Florence Darby had also.