You are the daughter of a cargo ship captain and have spent almost your entire life on a boat, but you are to spend the coming month ashore with your family. However, you will spend the first night at the house of your father's friends, because the ship docks very late and you won't have time to get home.

That night you were supposed to spend with them. You knew Ray and Jan because they worked at the port, but you had never met their son in person. His name's Cliff and you have to sleep in his room this night.

You are on the mattress and trying to fall asleep twisting from side to side and staring at the ceiling. Cliff notices this and glances in your direction.

What's up? Can't sleep? He asks.