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“What is your kitty's name, Jonathan? He's so friendly!”
“Oh, hello again, that's Murphy, from Oahu. He thinks he is a human, but he's just a putty
tat. Real good company though.”
“I was wondering if you would like to come and have dinner with me at my place, yeah?”
“Oh Dee, that would be great; it gets pretty lonely down here at night.”
“I will come and fetch you in the truck at around seven if you like?”
“Perfect, thanks Dee, I look forward to that! What can I bring?”
“Just yourself, see you later.”
Hoo boy I thought, as she drove off, I gotta behave myself with that one. She is such a lady
and I am such a lonely, young sailor. I've got to be on my best behavior now. Dee was prob-
ably lonely in her house all week. I must treat her as that and nothing else, I told myself.
I felt spiritually very high. I had explored and found how charming Lanai City was. I had
made some good connections and may have found a rewarding contact for work. I had a
boat locker full of provisions, and I was to have dinner with a lovely woman tonight. I went
about cleaning the boat and doing little chores. I did a load of laundry at the large public
handbasin just over the road to where I was moored. I hung the washing out on the line on
the foredeck, and it flapped shamelessly in the afternoon breeze.
I saw the harbormaster's little car pull up and he came down to my jetty with some forms
in his hand.
“Yo, Déjà vu,” he called out. “Got some paper work for you to fill out.” He was standing
next to the boat and toying with Murphy's big ears.
“Oh hey Rolland, please come aboard, or would you like me to come to the office?”
“I think come to the office, bra; I have one proposition for you.”
This was curious, and I let him open up his little office and then sauntered over. Rolland
smiled and said, “Eh bra, we gotta fill dese papers out if you stay more dan tree days. How
long you think you gonna stay, bra?”
“Actually, it all depends on if I find work. I would love to stay indefinitely.”
“I tought so, so dat's why I get one proposition for you. I get one puka in da office wall
over dere, and da rats come tru. I like you can put one patch of plywood over da puka. You
can do dat bra? Also if you can level da office a little more, he no sit too straight, bra. For
dat you get one month free rent, bra.”
