The Weight of Water (33 page)

Mike reined in his thoughts. He was getting carried away. No, he had to get a grip and act quickly. Three boys were in trouble,
and a girl… well, presumably, if it did turn out to be a case of sexual assault, the trouble had already occurred to the
girl, though the fallout for her might be endless.

Mike got up off the floor and sat on the sofa while he loosened his tie and unbuttoned the top button of his shirt, as if
increasing blood flow to the brain might help solve his problem. And it was then that the word
containment
entered his mind. And with that word, moral, ethical, and political choices were made, though Mike would realize the implications
of these only later, when it occurred to him that he might have chosen at that moment another word, such as
revelation,
say, or
help
.

Body Surfing

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A Wedding in December

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Light On Snow

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All He Ever Wanted

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Sea Glass

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The Last Time They Met

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Fortune’s Rocks

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The Pilot’s Wife

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The Pilot Wife is
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Resistance

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