It was so hot. But the breeze from the sea cooled him down. Made the heat something pleasant. Like a sauna.
After putting his stuff down he sat on the bed and looked out to the sea. It was hard to believe that he was here. For weeks he had seen nothing but desert like Tatooine in
Star Wars
. Now everything was so blue. Not the depressing kind of blue like the light of a phone at night. But an earthly kind.
Steve took a deep sigh. Seven nights here. It would really put things into perspective. Maybe he wouldn't go back to the gas station. He could sell it and figure something else out. He knew he didn't want to return to teaching fitness clases. What he really wanted to do with his life he had no clue. But he did want to do one thing right now. To rest.
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"Alright, boss. Yeah. Consider it done."
The goon got off the phone. Looked at the other goon.
"That was 21. He says wipe all the audio files. He says we need to do it fast, so let's divide and conquer. One of us will delete the oldest audio files and the other the newest."
"Okay. Which one you going to do?"
"I don't know. You pick."
"I'll start at the top."
"Alright--- wait. What does top mean? Do you mean the newest? Or oldest?"