How is She in the Water

By Trevor Leyenhorst

With an unlikely sea creature in his bathtub, Cleveland's future is at risk. Can he do what it takes to set things right?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Trevor Leyenhorst
• Release date: Feb 14, 2021
• ISBN: 9780993618130

Trevor Leyenhorst

Trevor Leyenhorst is a Sign Language Interpreter by day and an author by night or while on the train. His current works explore the assumption of humans ruling a fictitious hierarchy of living and non-living things. He lives in New Westminster with his wife and three children.

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Amournful whistle overpowered the small apartment kitchen. Cleveland rushed around the kitchen island to unplug the kettle.

We should probably get a new one of these, he said. One that turns off by itself.

And I’d like to have a bath without it draining before I’m done, Tara said.

Cleveland sighed. It drains pretty slow. You almost don’t even notice.

Then I’m left naked in an empty tub, like a dead fish.

And what a good catch you are!

Cleveland pulled her close. She turned away from him to her sea-green work bag on the counter. He kissed her neck as she stepped back.

Matthew would fix the tub, wouldn’t he? Our rent is always on time.

I kinda want you out of these scrubs.

Cleve, I need to get to work.

Do they need you as bad as I need you?

Cleveland. Her tone was not playful; her shoulders curled in, tense with annoyance.

Sure. Here’s your tea and water.

Tara took the small stainless-steel thermos but left the plastic water bottle on the counter. She scowled across the one-bedroom apartment toward the living room window.

Dark when I leave, dark when I’m back. Life sucks right now. Two more days.

She gave him a reluctant kiss.

Tara, you’ve got to join our company. I’ve always said iOcean’d probably hire you in a heartbeat. The ocean energy research and development company was 9-years-young and expanding at the rate of a tidal wave.

I prefer working with people, not a laptop. She went out the door without looking back at his meek smile.

A tablet, he said as she left the apartment. I usually use a tablet.

Cleveland swallowed half the bottled water, capped it, and threw