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When Natalie and I had learn the riddle we each thought he was speaking in regards to the wharf the place the fisherman’s market was. It held a protracted constructing the place all of the native eating places and residents may get recent fish caught proper off the ocean. We had strolled alongside by way of market, trying out the completely different fish earlier than going to the sting of the pier to see if we may discover somebody or the telescope however we didn’t.

The one logical conclusion was that it was on the different pier, the one which had initially been utilized by the fisherman however had now became extra of a vacationer lure. Monterey was the mecca of fishing, most particularly sardines way back to the late 1800’s. The positioning of the previous fisherman’s wharf the place we had been at present standing was the place a lot of the canning occurred. It had since became extra of a vacationer attraction with tacky vacationer outlets, overpriced eating places, and other people attempting to promote whale watching excursions.

We had walked down the pier taking our time to see a few of the outlets, Natalie even went into a store or two, stunning me. She didn’t purchase something however I noticed her eyeing a couple of T-shirts and puzzled if she was pondering of getting one for herself, her mom, and even the crew. There have been a couple of eating places lining the sting and I considered asking her if she needed to have a chunk to eat. We had stopped at a neighborhood bar-be-que place after we left the aquarium and knew she wasn’t any hungrier than I used to be.

The realm was busy with vacationers wandering round, shopping for souvenirs, consuming funnel cake, ingesting scorching chocolate, or displaying their children the seals that swam alongside the pier. It was a cool day and it seemed prefer it may rain later nevertheless it didn’t appear to trouble any of the vacationers or Natalie.

It had been unusual to be on the aquarium along with her, to stroll by way of the reveals I had gone to with my father, understanding I’d by no means see them with him once more. It didn’t trouble me that he had taken Natalie there. It solely confirmed me how a lot he had liked the place and her. I felt as if we had a reference to one another due to my father and it might assist us be even nearer and be capable of assist the opposite with our grief.

She hadn’t cried, not on the funeral, and never at any time when we talked about him. I may see the disappointment in her eyes nevertheless it was like she was afraid to let it present. I didn’t perceive it as I had cried like a child after I had discovered and continued to on the most inopportune occasions. However all of us dealt with grief in a different way and I knew she was grieving, even when she didn’t wish to admit it.

I had seen a little bit of it once we had been driving to Monterey. I may see that she was protecting all of it collectively in order that she didn’t crumble. I admired her energy however I puzzled when it might crumble. It was mistaken, however I needed to be there for her when it occurred. Not as a result of it might make her weak however to indicate her that she may lean on me and that I could possibly be there for her. She didn’t appear to be a girl who let anybody in simply. The extra I used to be round her, the extra I needed her to belief me and let me in.

“Okay, so we discovered the telescope, however there isn’t any envelope or another clue as to the place we’re purported to go subsequent.” Natalie stated.

“Are you certain? Did you look all over the place?” I requested.

“Be at liberty to look,” she stated and stepped away from the telescope.

I seemed round it and even tried to look underneath it however there was nothing there. I puzzled if there is perhaps a hidden latch or one thing however I couldn’t discover one. I didn’t see my father hiding something the place there was a risk that another person may discover it. However it didn’t get us any nearer to discovering out if we had been in the correct spot or getting our subsequent clue.

“Possibly it’s one of many different ones?” I requested after a second after I didn’t discover something.

Natalie seemed round and walked over to a different telescope that was farther away and did the identical as she needed to the primary one, I walked over to the opposite path and did it to the 2 others on that aspect. When neither of us discovered something, we walked again to the primary one.

“Properly, it is a bust. Possibly it’s in a distinct place? Or we missed discovering one on the opposite pier?”

“Or it was within the aquarium and we have to return there?” Natalie requested.

“That isn’t Dad’s fashion, he would need us to maneuver on to a different spot, see one thing else. This looks like it must be the correct place, however we should be lacking one thing,” I stated and seemed round.

“You two sailors look misplaced, possibly I might be of help,” stated a person in a clown outfit with a reputation tag that stated “Boffo.”

I had seen him strolling across the pier, attempting to get folks to purchase the balloon animals he was making. The youngsters appeared to adore it. It was a cute and memorable memento for a kid to have. I hadn’t paid him a lot thoughts after I first noticed him however his curiosity in us didn’t appear coincidental.

“Sailors? I’d assume that is uncommon apparel for a sailor,” Natalie stated.

She stood nearer to him and smiled at him. She wasn’t flirting however being pleasant. I may see her charisma shining by way of and watched as she turned on her appeal. It was why she had been so nice with Dad on the present and why I knew we needed to have her proceed with the present going ahead.

“No extra uncommon than mine.” Boffo stated and did a flowery dance to indicate off his outfit.

“Yours suits your occupation,” she replied

“And yours doesn’t? Are you not on a grand journey? You appear like you’re prepared for it. Nevertheless, these footwear do not look too snug,” he stated to Natalie.

She laughed. “Are yours?”

“They’re really, however you didn’t come to the land of Steinbeck and shipwrecks to speak about footwear. What brings you right here?” he requested.

“We had been hoping to unravel a riddle and we thought we had however we haven’t gotten the subsequent clue,” Natalie stated with a smile.

“Possibly you aren’t purported to,” Boffo stated.

“This may’t be the top of it. We simply began.”

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