I had a decent haul and headed back to the lobster pound, where they’d buy the lobsters right from the boat, boil them in the restaurant upstairs, and serve them all in the same day. I also threw a few in a cooler on the back of the bike for myself, since it was cheaper than buying organic chicken at the grocery store.
I hosed myself off near the dock and decided to head home instead of hanging out to shoot the shit with the other lobstermen. Sometimes I lurked and they let me hang on the edges of their conversations, listening but not contributing. They didn’t seem to mind, since we were all in the trenches together. I could have joined if I wanted to, but I’d never tried and the longer I didn’t try, the harder it became.
I stopped quickly to fuel up the bike and grab a fresh-baked croissant and another huge black coffee at the only gas station in town. It was also a variety store, stocking everything from guns to gummies to wedding gowns. Seriously. I didn’t know who was buying said gowns, but they had them anyway.
The lobsters went into the fridge out back before I stripped completely and ran for the shower. I honestly didn’t care if the neighbors saw me dashing through the house after I abandoned my clothes in the doorway. I didn’t used to, anyway. Maybe now I should care a little bit about a certain neighbor seeing me completely naked. No, I wasn’t going to think about that. I wasn’t going to think anything. I was just going to close my eyes and try and wash off the smell of dead fish guts and also not think about anything at all. Nothing. I wanted to think nothing.
I wanted to be nothing.
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