A poignant short read by the author of short stories featured in "The Lady" Magazine, London, England, and "The Broadkill Review", Delaware, U.S.A. Annie endures a tedious existence with her baby daughter and irresponsible casino dealer husband in what to most people is a tropical paradise. She sometimes gazes from their dilapidated porch at the distant funnels of luxury cruise ships docked in the harbour. If the wind is in the right direction, she hears the huge creatures wail, promising to take her away. She longs to escape from it all, but is tied down to eking a living with grueling double shifts in a local restaurant. When an unexpected opportunity comes along she has to make a sudden decision. However, she is torn between her family and the prospect of elevating herself to a better life. What she decides determines their future.
