SARGASSO SAILS

EPILOGUE 16

POUR ANOTHER DRINK



   The mirthometer was at it's bursting point as the party was in full swing. Manana was banging away on the congas while Evelyn was shaking the blender like a set of maracas. Larry had somehow found a guitar and Mulligan was playing a pennywhistle. Meanwhile Kaya and Reefer were banging their drinks on the bar, adding to the percussion section. The center of attention was Cecil, who was leading a conga line around the bar. Larry spotted me first:
   "Pour yourself a drink!"
   "What's all the excitement about," I asked.
   "It's quite the story," Larry replied. "So pour yourself a drink!"
   After several more, I managed my way back to the dock. The story of the portal of discovery and my incredible journey would have to wait as I was stunned by the turn of events that Larry had just related to me.
    Kaya now owned the Tiki-Key Bar! The story went something like this: Cecil had been in love with Kaya's mother, Sirena, who married Cecil's brother instead, and after they died in mysterious circumstances, Kaya didn't know that Cecil was her uncle, and never understood why he was so nice to her all her life while he was miserable to everyone else and now that she was marrying Reefer, which I forgot to mention, Cecil gave them the Tiki-Key as a wedding present and everyone likes him now so Kaya's pouring everybody drinks and that pretty well sums it up.
    Back at the dock, I staggered into Jewel who was tying up the dinghy. I tried to explain my adventure to her, but kept getting the Tiki-Key characters mixed up with the Islanders.
   "Peliguins and Bamboozlers indeed. You haven't even filled the jerry cans!"


GET ME OUTTA HERE...I NEED ANOTHER DRINK