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and the only thing sitting there

is a severed leg

and a trail of blood

leading straight overboard.

- Whoa.

- Have we heard enough?

No, Grandma,

this is the best part.

Now, you eat those vegetables,

and I'll continue.

So now I have to dive in

to try to retrieve the body.

I mean, for proper burial,

right?

How did you know he was dead?

'Cause I had to swim through

a cloud of blood and sharks.

Did the sharks eat him?

Probably. I don't know

'cause I never found the body.

It was too dangerous,

so I just froze and watched.

And all of a sudden,

up from below came something.

I swear I don't know

what it was,

but it had these big

tentacles that came down

and wrapped themselves around

this full-grown tiger shark

like it was

a little bitty football.

Was it a giant squid?

Maybe, but it jetted back

into the deep blue

before I could get

a good look at it.

I will promise you this, though.

There is nothing

in the entire ocean

that would ever stand a chance

against a creature like that.

All right, are we done?

'Cause I have completely

lost my appetite.

Can I be excused?

Can you be excused?

May I be excused?

Fine.

Hey.

What do you say?

Thank you, Grandma.

You're welcome.

I love you.

Love you too.

Bye, Grandpa.

Bye, Captain.

Can you please pass the salt?

Pretty please?

With shark guts on top.

- Hey, baby, what's the matter?

- My head hurts.

Let me see your eyes.

Here, lie down. I'll get you

some medicine, okay?

Here, baby, here.

Come lie on Mama's lap.

Come lie down.

Chew it up.

The pressure's gonna go down.

It hurts real bad tonight.

I know.

Just hang in there, okay?

Just keep chewing.

Johnathan!

Johnathan!

Ah!

No! No!

Johnathan, no, no, no, no, no!

No!

Come on! Grandpa's gonna be here

in a couple minutes.

Go get cleaned up.

I got a favor to ask you.

Ask away.

It's kinda hired for me,

but I'm, uh...

I'm a little behind on my rent.

Oh, boy.

How far behind?

About three months.

Three months?

Good Lord, JoLynn.

You know I'd love to help you,

but I gotta be honest with you.

The way they've cut back

my retirement,

we just flat

don't have it, honey.

When David called, did he say

he wasn't coming back?

He didn't say anything.

I don't know what he's gonna do.

That's the truth.

Honey, I will do everything

I can to help you out.

Okay? No promises.

Thanks.

- You all set?

- Mm-hmm.

His headaches have gotten

a lot worse.

He's been sick to his stomach

a lot.

Johnathan, please.

I know the trab was our big hope

after the laser surgeries,

but often it takes more than one

procedure to lower the pressure.

With glaucoma, many times

surgeries just don't work.

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