CHAPTER 1
“We, too, lessen and wane, destined to give in and fade away, ebbing while hoping not to evanesce, flagging and withered on the vine.” — Cameron Elias .1. When I first met Jimmy he wasn’t breathing. I brought him back to life. No, I'm not some sort of minor god, just the first guy who jumped in the water that night. To be precise, I'm the only guy who jumped in the water. Everyone else around him was too drunk to notice that Jimmy had fallen overboard and was floating, face down, in the Pacific. It was the summer of 1929, Hawaii dealt with prohibition like everywhere else in the US: locals and tourists drinking themselves numb as if there was no tomorrow. Like I said, it was the summer of '29; they were not completely wrong. I didn't really know who Jimmy was when I pulled him out of the water and pumped air into his lungs, once all the manual maneuvers had failed, until he started breathing on his own. He was just another guy on vacation looking for a good time. Almos...
