Kinship

A trip to the beach for most people would be a dream vacation. No one would expect a life-and-death struggle, but just sun, fun and umbrella drinks. There is nothing more deadly than the unknown. A different town can be like a foreign country for an outsider. There may be something else lurking there besides the expected monsters in the water. Most visitors fear a shark bite or the sting of a jellyfish in the ocean. Much more sinister than you expect might actually be the innocuous looking man or woman sitting next to you. Your demise could easily be at the hands of the kind looking older gentleman with the disarming smile or an elderly lady in a flowered dress. One of those faces might be your last glimpse of reality on a hot summer night in what started out as a vacation in an idyllic setting.