The woman and I fastened to one another ; clawing for balance on the harbour ’ s edge . She whispered , ‘ He ' s down there . He ' s useless without me .'
Her words were weak and pathetic , like her heart had reached the limit of its endurance . The ocean called to us both but we foolishly declined and looked towards land .
~.~ In the night , I dreamt that Jesse had crawled out of the bathtub . In the dream , I heard water hiss out of his nostrils and mouth , as he dragged himself across the bathroom tiles and into the bedroom . In the end , he slivered under the covers and the mattress sagged from the seawater .
I woke up in a sweat and screamed , as a hand looped around my wrist . It was the woman from the