“No.Truly.Itwasafterwards.”
“Pedricoislookingaftertheskiffandthegear.Whatdoyouwantdonewiththehead?”
“LetPedricochopituptouseinfishtraps.”
“Andthespear?”
“Youkeepitifyouwantit.”
“Iwantit,”theboysaid.“Nowwemustmakeourplansabouttheotherthings.”
“Didtheysearchforme?”
“Ofcourse.Withcoastguardandwithplanes.”
“Theoceanisverybigandaskiffissmallandhardtosee,”theoldmansaid.Henoticedhowpleasantitwastohavesomeonetotalktoinsteadofspeakingonlytohimselfandtothesea.“Imissedyou,”hesaid.“Whatdidyoucatch?”
“Oneonthefirstday.Onethesecondandtwothethird.”
“Verygood.”
“Nowwefishtogetheragain.”
“No.Iamnotlucky.Iamnotluckyanymore.”
“Thehellwithluck,”theboysaid.“Illbringtheluckwithme.”
“Whatwillyourfamilysay?”
“Idonotcare.Icaughttwoyesterday.ButwewillfishtogethernowforIstillhavemuchtolearn.”
“Wemustgetagoodkillinglanceandalwayshaveitonboard.YoucanmakethebladefromaspringleaffromanoldFord.WecangrinditinGuanabacoa.Itshouldbesharpandnottemperedsoitwillbreak.Myknifebroke.”
“Illgetanotherknifeandhavethespringground.Howmanydaysofheavybrisahavewe?”
“Maybethree.Maybemore.”
“Iwillhaveeverythinginorder,”theboysaid.“Yougetyourhandswelloldman.”
“IknowhowtocarefortheInthenightIspatsomethingstrangeandfeltsomethinginmychestwasbroken.”
“Getthatwelltoo,”theboysaid.“Liedown,oldman,andIwillbringyouyourcleanshirt.Andsomethingtoeat.”“BringanyofthepapersofthetimethatIwasgone,”theoldmansaid.
“YoumustgetwellfastforthereismuchthatIcanlearnandyoucanteachmeeverything.Howmuchdidyousuffer?”
“Plenty,”theoldmansaid.
“Illbringthefoodandthepapers,”theboysaid.“Restwell,oldman.Iwillbringstufffromthedrugstoreforyourhands.”
“DontforgettotellPedricotheheadishis.”
“No.Iwillremember.”
Astheboywentoutthedooranddowntheworncoralrockroadhewascryingagain.
ThatafternoontherewasapartyoftouristsattheTerraceandlookingdowninthewateramongtheemptybeercansanddeadbarracudasawomansawagreatlongwhitespinewithahugetailattheendthatliftedandswungwiththetidewhiletheeastwindblewaheavysteadyseaoutsidetheentrancetotheharbor.
“Whatsthat?”sheaskedawaiterandpointedtothelongbackboneofthegreatfishthatwasnowjustgarbagewaitingtogooutwiththetide.
“Tiburon,”thewaitersaid,“Eshark.”Hewasmeaningtoexplainwhathadhappened.
“Ididntknowsharkshadsuchhandsome,beautifullyformedtails.”
“Ididnteither,”hermalecompanionsaid.
Uptheroad,inhisshack,theoldmanwassleepingagain.HewasstillsleepingonhisfaceandtheboywassittingbyhimwatchinghiTheoldmanwasdreamingaboutthelions.
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