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“I was thinking we could go out to The Grand tonight for dinner then stay at the boat,” Jamison suggested over the phone. “Yeah, that sounds good,” I replied. “One last weekend.” It was October 19. The air was getting crisp and the fall sky was rolling in. Jamison, I and his family had spent many weekends that summer at the boat. Jamison’s parents owned a 48’ boat called Reel Obsession. They kept it at Grand Isle Marina in Grand Haven. We occasionally went to The Grand for sushi on Monday nights, but we hadnt’ been there in a while. What a fun way to end the summer I thought. One last weekend at the boat. Jamison picked me up, and we headed to Grand Haven. Our bags were packed in the backseat. Down the long stretches of Fillmore and US-31, we filled each other in on our day. We arrived downtown Grand Haven, parked the car, and walked in to The Grand. The small restaurant was dimly lit. The hostess brought us to a table in the back. “Your server will be with you in a moment,” she told us as she handed us two menus. We thanked her and took our seats. After looking over the menu for a few minutes, we had decided on two sushi rolls for dinner. Our server came and took our order, and our dinner was on our table shortly after that. Our conversation at dinner was as it always was. We talked more about work and our families. After an hour or so, Jamison took out his wallet to pay our bill.
“Is it dark out?” he asked me.
I looked toward the door.

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