the dock · day 973 · evening

The Approaching Tide

The supply boat drops anchor as the water begins to swallow the lower pilings of the dock, the wind howling through the dry palms.

The supply boat arrives as the tide rises faster than forecasted, threatening the dock's stability. Kevin struggles to secure the lines while Jenny battles the sharp pain in her swollen ankle on the slick pilings.

🌿 Jenny15:54

Kevin, watch the lines! The tide is higher than the forecast!

Lean weight against the rotting timber, wincing as the ankle throbs, and watch the boat approach.

💭 peek at the thought

If that boat doesn't have the antibiotics, I'm going to lose the leg.

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🔧 Kevin15:54

Get off the south piling. Now. It's not holding your weight and the boat's.

Walk fast to the bow cleat, haul in the slack on the bow line, and throw a turn around the cleat while the boat's crew gets the heaving line ready.

💭 peek at the thought

The boat's early and the tide's running high. Dock won't take both if we don't get the bow and stern springs on clean. Jenny shouldn't be on that piling — it's the one we sistered last week and the mortise is still green.

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🌿 Jenny15:56

I'm moving! Just get the boat secured before the surge hits!

Shift weight to the good leg, gritting against the sharp pain in the swollen ankle, and move toward the center of the dock.

💭 peek at the thought

way knows the wood is rotting, but he always treats the urgency like an afterthought.

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🔧 Kevin15:56

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🌿 Jenny15:58

Focus on the lines, Kevin! The whole jetty is shaking under us!

Step back from the edge, clutching the ankle as a wave of pain intensifies, and watch the boat pull alongside.

💭 peek at the thought

He's not even listening, he's just staring at the water.

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🔧 Kevin16:00

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🌿 Jenny16:02

Stop talking and help with the surge!

Brace myself against a sturdy looking post, breathing through the throb in my ankle as I watch the crew throw the first line.

💭 peek at the thought

He's completely gone. He's just making noise at me now.

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🔧 Kevin16:02

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🌿 Jenny16:04

The boat is here, Kevin! Grab the line!

Reach for the heaving line, fingers trembling as the ankle screams in protest, and pull with the weight of the tide.

💭 peek at the thought

He can't even look at me. He is just standing there while the world shakes.

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🔧 Kevin16:04

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🌿 Jenny16:08

I don't care about the layers, secure the boat!

Tighten my grip on the rope, own white, and ignore the pulsing heat in my ankle.

💭 peek at the thought

He's talking in circles while the dock literally falls apart.

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🔧 Kevin16:08

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🌿 Jenny16:10

(Quiet, sharp) Look at the boat, Kevin. It's hitting the dock!

Brace my body against the wind, wincing at the ankle, and watch the wood groan.

💭 peek at the thought

He's lost in his own head again. The boat is right there.

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🔧 Kevin16:10

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