The Winning Tickets by Judith Keim

Author:Judith Keim [Keim, Judith]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Wild Quail Publishing

The next day, after a whale-watching excursion off of Dominica, Gabby couldn’t wait to get into her swimsuit and take a dip in the pool. She still wasn’t used to the warmth and humidity of such a tropical climate. Hank politely waited for her to get changed before he took over the room.

As Gabby waited for Hank in the hallway, she saw a steward carry out suitcases from the stateroom next door.

“Where are you going with that luggage?” Gabby asked. “They belong to an acquaintance of mine.”

“She’s getting off the ship. Medical reasons,” the steward said. “You’ll have to get any information directly from her.”

Just as Gabby lifted her cell to call Jess, it rang. Jess.

“You won’t guess what happened,” Jess said without even bothering to say hello. “The latest news is that Ashley has a severe sunburn, fainted because she was so dehydrated, and broke her wrist. She’s being taken to the Princess Margaret Hospital in Roseau. She told the doctors she doesn’t want to return to the ship; she wants to go home no matter what.”

“Was Sam able to see her?”

“He’s at the infirmary now. As much as Ashley has hurt me in the past, I would never want something like this to happen to her,” said Jess.

“Me, either,” said Gabby, shocked by the turn of events.

“Earlier, I’d overheard Sam warn Ashley about getting too much sun, but she laughed it off,” said Jess. “She must be way sorry now.”

“It’s hard to troll when you’re all covered up,” Gabby said, unable to hold back her sarcasm. She’d watched Ashley in action. Her posing had sent a very blatant message.

“I’ll tell Hank what happened,” Gabby told Jess. “I’m sure he’ll want to speak to her.”

Gabby knocked on the door to the stateroom.

Hank opened it, wearing swim trunks. “Ready to go?”

“I’ve got some news for you about Ashley,” she began.

He frowned. “What did she do now?”

“She’s hurt and is being taken to the hospital in Roseau.”

“What happened?” Shock whitened his complexion.

Gabby gave him all the details. “I thought you might want to go to the infirmary to see her before they take her ashore.”

“Definitely,” said Hank. “Want to come with me?”

“Actually, I do,” Gabby said. “I’m sorry this has happened to her.”

“Me, too,” said Hank. “This whole cruise has been a disaster for her.”

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