Megan

Slim

She stared at me, her eyes widening, and I waited for her response. She looked as though she'd been startled, and I suppressed the urge to laugh.

"I...," she trailer off, and I pursed my lips, raising an eyebrow at her. Her cheeks turned red with embarrassment.

"It's fine, Hale," I shrugged.

I hadn't really expected an answer. What I said, though true, was random. Those words had never left my mouth in my entire life.

Who was there to love? I appreciated people, but God knows I didn't love any of them. She seemed to be having an internal debate, and I didn't pressure her. Instead, I made sure she was steady before I walked out of the water.

This country wasn't necessarily safe at night, especially on the coasts. There was a lot of silent trafficking going on. The police knew, but where else would they get their drugs? So most of them turned a blind eye to it.

Last year, they saved a girl just as she was about to be shipped off to Venezuela. The boat that was coming for her was