I think I killed a bloody load of fish.

I think I killed a bloody load of fish.

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Laurie Harrie 08 Jul 2023

I think I killed a bloody load of fish.

I want to go to America, she said.I want to go to South Carolina.There’s that woman there, Mother Eve.She does them talks on the internet.You know.Ricky said, Sal knows some people down that way.We can fix you up somewhere to stay, Rox, someone to look after you.I don’t need anyone to look after me.Ricky looked at Bernie.And that settled it.Allie sits on a rock and dabbles her fingers in the water.Every time the woman in the water discharges her power she can feel it, even at this distance, like a sharp smack.I’ve never seen anyone with this much strength in her.Didn’t I tell you I was sending you a soldier?Does she know her destiny?It’s dark now, and the lights from the freeway are barely visible here.Allie dips her hand into the ocean and sends out as much charge as she can.She barely sends a flicker across the water.The woman in the waves walks toward her.It’s too dark to see her face clearly.Allie calls out, You must be cold.I have a blanket here, if you want it.The woman in the water says, Bloody hell, what are you, search and rescue?Don’t s’pose you’ve got a picnic there, too, have you?She’s British.Still, the Almighty works in mysterious ways.Roxy, says the woman in the water.For the first time in a long while, she has the urge to tell this woman her real name.Oh my word, says Roxy.Oh my Lord, it’s only you I’ve blimmin’ come to find, isn’t it?Had a nap, thought I’d go looking for you tomorrow and here you bloody are.It’s a miracle!See, says the voice, what did I tell you?Roxy hauls herself up on to the flat stone next to Allie.She is suddenly and instantly impressive.She’s muscular in her shoulders and arms, but it’s more than that.Reaching out with that sense that she has honed and practiced, Allie tries to gauge how much power Roxy has in her skein.She feels that she is falling off the edge of the world.As limitless as the ocean.Oh, she says, a soldier will come.What’s that now?Allie shakes her head.Something I heard once.Roxy gives her an appraising look.You a bit spooky, then?That’s what I thought when I saw your videos.Bit spooky, I thought.Actually, you don’t have anything to eat, do you?I’m starving.

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