Episode Ten

We walked slowly on the sand, wet from the water on the beach. We say goodbye to fantasy and paradise where we spend hours sharing anecdotes and drinking beer. I will miss this place. The thought of returning to stay at the hotel in some time is painful and devastating to me. I'll be going to Santo Domingo shortly. It's the saddest goodbye I've ever had. I haven't felt this distressed since my grandfather passed away.

"Let's put things in the trunk," he says.

I put on my overcoat.

" Sure. "

We finished arranging things and beers.

The six o'clock breeze drives my brain crazy. It darkens. The sea looks restless and violent from here.

" Let's go inside before you catch the flu and are forced to stay with me. He smiles and opens the passenger door.

"What more would I like," I say without thinking.

When I realize those words escaped my elusive lips, I curse.

Hell, how could I say something like tha