I’ll be making this a very long chapter since it won’t be until next weekend that I’ll post again. Hope you’ll like this chapter!
CHAPTER 4 – FIRST DAY ON THE ISLAND
Warning: nude scene ahead! (though I know you’re too used to it already! Haha!!!)
It’s too late to go back now! Ann thought disappointedly. She staggered out of the mini-boat and walked dizzily along the port with her huge luggage. She was still nauseous from her trip. She saw her three friends running to meet her. Each of them was wearing a fashionable heavy dress even if they’re in a tropical island.
Nat: Ann! You’re here at last!
Pat: We were thinking you’ve changed your mind! (she said teasingly)
Ann remembered that prom night and smiled devilishly at the thought of revenge! An eye for an eye! Hahaha! She let go of her luggage, grabbed her three friends as if to give them a hug, dragged them to the edge of the port, and pulled them into the water! Her friends struggled to go up the port but their dresses made it too hard. It was easier for Ann since she was only wearing a tank top and capri pants. She watched her friends struggling and she guffawed!
Tet: Ann, you crazy girl! Stop laughing and come here! Help us up!
Ann: HAHAHAHA!!! (she couldn’t stop herself from laughing) Not yet! HAHAHA!!! Let me enjoy this for a while! HAHA!
Ah, she really missed her friends! She really likes being with them! It’s been a while since she last laughed this heartily and she felt really good now. Well, not completely… as soon as her friends managed to get up the port and got near Ann, she vomited…at them!
Nat, Pat, Tet: Eeeeew!!! ANN!!!
They were furious now! The looks in their eyes tell her they want to kill her! Ann backed away as they dangerously stepped closer. She laughed nervously.
Ann: ehehehe… I’m sorry girls! I didn’t mean it! Hehehe…
She could see their eyes were burning in anger! She slowly grabbed her luggage and ran as fast as she could to the hotel, her friends following just behind her. She reached the hotel and closed the glass doors just in time. They were gasping for breath and they soon calmed down. Ann smiled apologetically to her friends through the glass door and when they smiled back, she knew they’d forgiven her. She opened the doors again, they entered. A moment of silence... and then they laughed again.
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Inside her hotel room…
Ann: so, where are your rooms?
Nat: mine is the room across yours, Pat’s is in the other hall since she’s with her husband and the rooms there are bigger, and Tet’s is upstairs since the rooms there are for the families.
Ann: awww… I was hoping we could have a pajama party tonight…
Pat: we could do that! Jen said we’ll have a movie marathon tonight so after that, we could come straight here and have our pajama party!
There was a knock on the door. Jen entered. She looked at them weirdly but didn’t say anything about their clothes.
Jen: Welcome Ann! I’m so happy you came! Now, we’re complete!
Ann: Thank you Jen! This is really a nice resort you have…
Jen: I know! But it took my husband and I years planning and saving for this. Well, anyway, feel free to explore this place! I’ll see you later!
Jen got out of the room. Just then, a guy walked along the hall. It was Ken!
Nat: Ken!
Ken stopped and looked at Nat quizzically. Then, he noticed Pat and Tet. After a few seconds,…
Ken: why are you all wet and why are you covered with vomit???
The three friends aimed their eyes in unison to Ann, as if telling him she’s the culprit. Ann blushed and smiled at him foolishly. Why do I have to meet him like this? This is embarrassing!
Ken: oh! Hello Ann!
Ann: (shyly) Hello…
Ken: well, I’d like to stay and catch up with you girls but I think now’s not the right time… (He gazed at their clothes filled with crap again) excuse me…
When he left, Nat peaked out of the room to find out where ken’s room is.
Nat: OMG! Ann, Ken’s room is beside yours!
Tet: What? Does that mean he’s still a bachelor? I thought he got married with Tish!
Ann was silent. She didn’t want to tell her friends what she heard from Ken’s sister…
Pat: Oooh… Ann, now is your chance to get your unrequited love!
Ann: (surprised) What?!? (and then she understood what Pat meant) Shut up!!! He’s not my unrequited love! I don’t even love him!
I only love my husband, Krit. But, her friends don’t know anything about Krit. Since she left for the US, she lost contact with her friends. She didn’t even know that Pat got married and that Tet already has children until Nat told her!
Nat: oh, come on! If you deny that one more time, I’ll steal him from you! Hahaha!
Ann: (annoyed) Be my guest. I don’t want him!
Tet: (grabbing Nat and Pat) ooh, she’s angry! I think we better leave her now (then she whispered but still loud enough for Ann to hear) so that she could get her chance to jump at Ken!
They laughed. Ann threw a pillow at Tet
Ann: you’re crazy! I’ll never do that!
And with that, the three left her room.
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They watched a family film - Ice Age - first. After that, the parents sent their children to bed, they when they came back, they watched a historical drama – Troy.
Ann was drooling in her seat after seeing Brad Pitt naked in Troy. She looked at her girl friends and found that they too were drooling! She chuckled at them. Guess I’m not the only one wanting Brad Pitt!
Soon, the film ended (to their dismay). It was almost midnight and they’ll be watching a horror thriller - Final Destination - next.
The first scene’s setting was in a plane. That plane was crashing. Suddenly, Ann was having bad flashbacks again. As the actors were screaming as the plane caught fire, Ann felt her husband embracing her as she sees the left wing disintegrate from their plane. She was sweating profusely, shivering and wanting to throw up, her feeling of agony coming back to her as she remembers Krit lifeless beneath her. Her head is spinning now. She’s suffocating. She wanted to get out.
Ann: Excuse me…
Nat: Ann, are you alright?
Ann: yes, ummm… (she doesn’t want her friends to worry) I think I’ll be sleeping first. (she gave a fake yawn) Goodnight.
She wobbled getting up from her seat and walked unsteadily back to her room, the memory of Krit torturing her very heart and soul. Krit! She leaned against the door and let her tears flow. I miss you so much! She slid down the door until she laid in a fetal position, crying her heart out. Minutes later, there were no more tears left to shed. She laid still, thinking blankly. She decided to take a warm bath since it helps her calm down. But as soon as she dipped herself to the tub, she got hysterical again. She just couldn’t stop thinking about her husband. She cried again. I wanna die too Krit! It’s unfair that she didn’t die with him! I wanna be with you! She was becoming desperate now. She stood up, grabbed her medicine kit and took her sleeping pills. I’ll see you in the next life, Krit! She swallowed the last three of the pills and, thinking they weren’t enough for her to die, she went back to the tub, lying facedown so that she couldn’t breath. She felt drowsy almost instantly, and her survival instinct couldn’t work anymore… she was unconsciously breathing water instead of air!
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Ken knows what happened to Ann in the US. His sister told him about the accident. He knew that Ann was married and that her husband died in a plane crash. So, when he saw Ann walking out of the theater, he got worried. The film must have reminded her of that incident. He thought of following her but that would make everyone suspicious so he waited for several minutes until he excused himself. He walked slowly to the theater exit and, as soon as he got out, hurriedly walked to Ann’s room. Luckily, the door doesn’t have an automated lock! He stepped in and looked for Ann. He opened the bathroom door and saw her. What the…!?! He immediately got her out, touching her nakedness. You give me no choice Ann! He laid her down the bathroom floor and performed CPR. He was uncomfortable putting his hands between her breasts. But I really don’t have another option! I must do this! He gave her chest compressions, and when she was still unresponsive, he covered her mouth with his and blew twice. Nothing’s happening! He thought nervously… He repeated the process thrice until she coughed out some water. She’s alive! Thank God! He felt so relieved!
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Am I in heaven? Ann was looking straight at the light and thought she’s in another world, ready for the next life. But then, she perceived some shadows. What?!? What was that? The world was still a blur for her. When her sight became clearer, she realized that she’s still in the bathroom. No! I’m still alive! She felt another presence in the room and found that it was Ken. He was kneeling beside where she was laying. She fought the effects of the sleeping pills with all her might. She stood up so suddenly that she swayed backwards, almost hitting the wall, but Ken was swift enough to catch her.
Ken: careful!
He was blushing again since he was touching her naked body… again!
Ken: you shouldn’t have done this Ann… (He was referring at her attempted suicide) this is not the answer to your problem.
Ann was so mad at him for ruining her death and for lecturing her.
Ann: (while punching and slapping him) What do you care! If I wanna die, then I would! No one should stop me! Not even you!
He took all of her punches and slaps but he was still holding her. She was trying to break free from him but he refused to let go. She started to cry.
Ken: Ann, I know how you feel!
Ann: (between sobs) no….you…don’t!
Ken: I do…
He was embracing her, trying to comfort her and since she felt too tired to fight him, she just cried in his shoulder. But…
Nat: Ann! What’s the meaning of this???
Ann immediately broke free from Ken’s comforting embrace, realized she’s naked, and just stood there… speechless.