Katie worked long hours for a law firm in New York. She was in her
late
30's, average height, dark hair and light colored eyes. She did a lot
of
research and leg work for the lawyers who were doing various cases.
There
were many nights when she wouldn't get home until after midnight. She
had
been doing this for close to a year now. She was starting to get
headaches
and become nauseous. Nothing she took or did would get rid of them.
Finally, a co-worker, noticing how she was acting, told her maybe she
needed to get a check-up. She had been under the gun lately and felt
like
she had nothing to lose. She made an appointment with her physician.
The
results came back negative.
"The x-rays show nothing physically wrong. It could be you need to get
away from everything, at last for a week or two. From what you're
telling
me, your're under constant pressure. The symptoms are a sign telling
you
to slow down. I suggest a cruise, doesn't have to be to anywhere in
particular. Just forget about the office, co-workers, everything.
Just
concentrate on yourself."
Katie was doubtful about a cruise curing her headaches or nauseous.
But it
probably would do her some good to get away from work as she hadn't
taken a
vacation in almost 2 years. She called and asked about a possible
cruise.
The only one available was a Princess Cruise. She was informed the
liner
was being booked by the WWF for a "Cruise with Your Favorite Wrestler"
type
thing.
"Just what I need. A bunch of stupid jocks on board," she thought."
She booked anyway. A week later she was on board.
After unpacking, she changed into a blouse and knee pants and decided
to go
for a stroll on the deck. She soon learned that going out on the deck
was
a big mistake. When she came out, there was a bunch of wrestling fans
crowding around one part of the deck, waiting for the wrestlers to come
out. She hurried to find a spot far enough away from the mob.
She looked at the mob waiting. "What is the big deal?" she asked
herself.
She didn't care for wrestling, thinking it rather boorish and phony.
She
looked out over the blue-green water, noticing some dolphins swimming
along
side the ship. There was something fascinating about them, about being
carefree to swim wherever you wanted.
She had become so engrossed watching them that she failed to notice the
crowd was heading her way. If she hadn't step back from the railing
toward
some deck chairs, she might have ended up overboard as a couple of
zealous
fans pushed her out of the way. As it was, she ended up on the deck on
her
backside. The crowd had seen a few of the wrestlers come on deck.