Remember Who I Am

Chapter XVII

December 21, 2023

12:23 PM

Nassau, The Bahamas

Xavier and Clover walked through the streets of Nassau. They passed by some shacks in the blazing sun. They had gotten a lot of information from Rich about Kev Gilbert, or Brice Hadaway. He was popular, sure, but he was also about 5'10 and was white. He also ran a couple shops beside a wooden pier that was beside a beach, known for having very hot sand around the parts of Nassau.

"You ever been to the Bahamas?" Clover asked.

"It's really hard to remember. I wish I could go to these places just as a recreational activity and not for business. But I have been to a couple of famous beaches." Xavier spoke.

"I always wanted to go. I've only been to China and... well... Japan."

"When'd you decide to move to the US?"

"I was about... I wanna say 14. Well, I was 14 and I lived in Baja California, which I considered America, but it was technically Mexico. I moved to Lexington in hopes of getting into UK."

"Not the best age but at least you did it early."

"Yeah."

"I came here at 1--"

"Hey, do we have to wear a jacket and shit?"

"I mean, you can take it off. I can't take my suit jacket off."

"I... won't we have to disguise to look normal. If he's in the business, he would know that it's weird and probably a sign that shit's about to go down if someone comes to the beach in a suit and a leather jacket."

"Good point. I guess we'll be wearing beach clothes."

"Do souvenir shops sell them?"

"Maybe. I've never been to a Bahamian souvenir shop."

"You don't even know if you went to this place before."

"Well... yeah... I just like to collect souvenirs and I would know if I went somewhere because I would have a souvenir. I took a souvenir from India."

"What?"

"That Mokhtar guy? I took a hijab he had."

"Oh."

"Well, I guess we'll find a souvenir shop."

"Aren't they by beaches usually?"

"Usually. But, again, I've never been to a Bahamian souvenir shop."

"Yeah, yeah."

"Do you know where the beach is?"

"There's no Google Maps here."

"Why?"

"This place is very sparsely populated, or so I'm told, so not many people can."

"I was gonna say that Google Maps doesn't support Cuba, but, as far as I know, this isn't Cuba... or is it?"

"No. We're northeast of Cuba."

"Alright."

"Oh." Xavier pointed out the beach, and a strip of buildings, one read The Bahama Treasure Trove; "Right there."

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Xavier and Clover walked through the glass doors. They saw hats and clothes that said ILN, which stood for I Love Nassau. There was sadly no beach clothing.