Sunday's divine service fiasco proved the last straw for Esther, after having patiently endured a whole string of indignities on the Ark. She writes...
"Well...did you wonder when it would finally happen? When I would SNAP from all the... all the... I don't even know what to call it. Disrespect? Rudeness? Tireless chauvinistic comments? Any and all. Comments about wet dresses, inappropriate gestures, offensive fantasies unfortunately shared with all... I can handle those. I can blatantly ignore the drooling, resort to physical action to protect myself against wandering hands, or heckle them back from the deck chairs with the other object of lust on board. But today, the service must have been the straw that broke the camel's back."
Esther went to bed early after tonight's service, unable to take any more. Will the queen recover? Will she forgive the other arkmates? Stay tuned to find out.
