"Denice, are you okay at the back?" Aunt Kailey asked and I nodded. She asked if we wanted something because we were still not yet eating breakfast before we were going but we just shook our heads. We are really okay.

It takes a few minutes before we finally arrive at the place we are going. Me and my friends were amazed by the beautiful view and nature of the island.
"Wow, this is so beautiful." Alyssa said and took a picture of the view on the DSLR camera hanging around her neck. I smiled broadly, yes, that was really beautiful. Especially right now that the sun is just almost shining.
I covered my eyes when suddenly something flashed in front of me.
I pouted when I saw it was Sean who's reason for it. He's taking pictures of me without my permission. And it makes me uncomfortable.
"Hey, why did you take a picture of me without my permission?" I hit his shoulder. He just chuckled and showed me the picture he took of me.
"Look, you look beautiful here." He said. I hit his shoulder when I realized what he said.
"What? Is it just there?" I scornfully asked. His forehead furrowed as if asking what was wrong with what he said and this is how I reacted. Really? Did he not really know what he said to me?
"Nevermind." I just rolled my eyes.
"Ahh, I get it. Of course not. You are always beautiful, Denice." He said and winked at me. What a white lies come from him!
We were surprised when Kaisel collided with the side of Sean's arm and walked away. He didn't even apologize to the man. What's wrong with him? Has Sean done something wrong to him?
I looked at Alyssa when I heard her tsked like she knows something what's wrong with Kaisel and why he did that to Sean.
"Aren't you telling me something?" She pointed out herself.
"Me?" I nodded. She was about to speak again but suddenly Aunt Kailey called us. And that makes me sad because I didn't get any answer from her.
"Explain yourself later, sissy." I whispered in her ear and started to walk to Aunt Kailey's place. She gave me our keys for our hotel room. We rented four rooms for us. We could sleep for two days while we were here.
Me and my friends are in the same room, my mom and Kaisel mother both suggest that me and my friends should be in the same room so that we could bond together because it has been a while since we hung out together. But, we can't do it because I think me and Celestine weren't okay.
My mom and Aunt Kailey were in the same room. And Sean and Kaisel were in the same room too, Elaine and Kaisel's older sister Kacey's were both in the same room too. Lastly, Uncle El and Kaisen are together in a room.
When everything is good, we already check in on the room we signed for but before we finally go ahead I talked to Sean first. I just tell him to be good on Kaisel and behave because that man hates noise so much, naughty and clumsy. Especially on the people who have empty-brained. Tsk!
"Tsk! Fine! But, I'm not you so you don't have to worry." He chuckled. I glared at him, there's no nothing fun here. I'm deadly serious.
"You understand what I said, don't you?" He nodded. "Then we're goods!" I replied.
"Aren't you coming?" Kaisel asked Sean impatiently. Instead of answering the young man's question, he just still focused his attention on me.
"What about that I helped you? How will you make it up to me? Your mom forced me to ask any favor of you or something so that you can make it up to me." He blurted out.
"Thank . . . thank you." I shuttered. I don't know why I'm shuttered while saying those words because maybe of the shyness my mom said to him? I have a plan to ask him how I can make up for him, I'm just ashamed to ask.
And my mother didn't even need to tell him that. It's just really embarrassing because I should be the one asking that and not her!

I'm not mad at my mom. When did I get mad at my mom? It's just really my shame swallowing all over my body. A shame to look him directly in the eyes and how I can make up for it with me.
"And buy me coconut juice there and ride a jet ski with me. What do you think about it?" He suggested it to me. I was hesitant at first if I would agree with what he said.
There is no problem in the first thing he wants, I can buy him coconut juice as long as he wants but of course, I have limited money. But, I'm just hesitant on the second thing he wants me to do to make it up with him because I've never tried to ride on a jet ski. I'm not good at swimming.
"Okay, sure why not, right?" I confusedly answered. He smiled and bid his goodbye's to me because Kaisel was still waiting for him.
As far as I know from this guy, he's impatient and he can't wait for you too long. So, here I am alone asking myself the burning question that I know no one will answer except for the guy I was talking to in my mind. "How could he wait for Sean for almost 5 mins, actually more of that."
I just shrugged my shoulders and started walking on my way on the elevator because I am the only one in the lobby except for those hotel staff.
I already got a question from my friend Alyssa as I entered our hotel room using our keys card because I had already given them the keys earlier.
"Where have you been, Dee?"
"Just somewhere." I answered, and put my suitcase on my bed so that I could finally start unpacking and fixing my things to put it on our hotel rooms cabinet.

"Oh, that's the swimsuit you will wear Dee?" Alyssa asked again. I just simply nod and just continue unpacking my things.
"Oh, gosh! You are a really oldy type of person, Dee and conservative! Hell, we are on the beach and not in the church to wear like that." She said, disgusted by the swimsuit she's pointing out.
What's wrong with the swimsuit I would wear? I think it's not oldy style, my mom just bought it last year and I just wore it once. That's the only swimsuit I have available too and makes me comfortable.
I am not the type of person who has the confidence to reveal their skin in public. Wear a two piece swimsuit. But I was amazed by them because it's not easy to have confidence to wire like that in public.
"Come let's just buy a swimsuit downstairs. I think there is a swimsuit shop downstairs. I also didn’t carry much of a swimsuit because Mommy makes me hurry. So let's just buy. Wanna join us, Celes?" Alyssa said. I looked at Celestine who'd stopped arranging her belongings.
"Yeah, sure." Alyssa jumped on her bed and clapped because of the happiness. I just kept doing what I was doing. And then we followed them out of our hotel room to buy a swimsuit like Alyssa said.
We met my mother and Aunt Kailey in the lobby of the hotel and we greeted them. My mom is wearing a long floral dress and hat on her head that looks like her young woman.
While Aunt Kailey's just wearing polka dots swimsuit color black and white and she's wearing a cover up too color white. My mom has a hat on her head, Aunt Kailey's has Chanel sunglasses on her hair and it was a suit on her and looks super expensive. Even though she's really expensive.
"We are planning to go, young lady's?" My mom asked us. And Alyssa, who's the one who answers my question.
"We just buy something from a swimwear shop." She replied and Aunt Kailey's and my mom both nodded.
"Can we join?" Aunt Kailey.
"Yeah, sure, Aunt." Alyssa immediately answers. I'm happy that they will join us because absolutely I really want to experience this kind of thing with my mom but sadly she's always busy. I understand her because I know she's doing it for my future.
We started walking on our way to a swimwear shop not too far from our hotel rooms and the beach.
"Welcome on, HN swimwear shop Ma'am." The staff greeted us when we entered the shop. We greeted them back and started looking around.
Upon looking around, I noticed that you will not only see swimwear here. You will also see souvenirs here, clothes, slippers, shoes, and many more. They already found something they want, while I still can't find what I want.
There's a lot of beautiful things here and that's the reason why I'm having difficulty here. Because I don't know what items I should buy or choose.
"You still haven't found anything, Dee?" Alyssa asked, her hands almost full because of the items she chose. I just nodded, she showed me something I might like but I shook out my head.
"Dee, just get anything you want. I'll be the one who will pay for us." Alyssa's eyes twinkled quickly when she heard that.
"Really? Thank you so much!" Approached Aunt and hugged her. I can't help but smile at what's happening now.
"But, Aunt, I still can't find anything." I said, disappointed. Aunt Kailey's and my mom winked at both of them. Aunt Kailey held my chin and she said she will take care of it. Then she wore the hats she found.
"That suits you so well." She complimented and smiled widely. She gives me a lot of clothes, swimsuits and even hats and sunglasses.
"Try it on dear." I nodded and brought all the clothes, swimsuit with me to the fitting room. The first things I wore they didn't like. Same goes for the next one I wore, so I went back to the fitting room and tried another swimsuit.
"How about this one?" I asked but they shook their heads. I'm getting tired but it's good that there's only one left so I put it on and put the sunglasses on my head then I came out of the fitting room.
"Uhm– this one?" Look at the swimsuit I was wearing. I paid my attention to them because they did not answer my questions. I frowned when I saw that they were all stunned.
"Mom? Aunt?" I called them. They immediately shook their heads, so I think it still does not suit me well.
"Aunt, it's not look good on me?" I asked, sadly.
"No, dear. Come here we will pay for it. Everything we bought." Aunt Kailey said and gave me a sweetest smile on her lips.
I nodded and followed them on the counter.Aunt Kailey had her credit card on the cashier after they packed all the swimsuits, clothes, sunglasses and hat we bought including the clothes I wore a while ago.
"Thank you so much, Aunt." I thanked her while we were walking back to our hotel room.
"It was nothing, dear." I smiled at her and thanked her again. And I said to them I'll just go to the restroom and they go back first to our hotel.
I went to the nearby restroom and washed my head and looked at myself. I don't know if it's me, because the swimsuit and cover up I was wearing makes me a different person right now.
After I washed my hands, I left the restroom. And walked back to our hotel. Aunt Kailey told me that they were at a hotel restaurant so I just went straight there.
My forehead furrowed as everyone looked at me as if they had seen a ghost. Is there a ghost behind me? I looked at it because maybe they saw something I didn't see. But there's no one. I just shrugged my shoulders and approached them.
I just passed Kaisel and went straight to Sean's place to ask him why he was staring at me so hard.
"Why are you looking at me like that?" I pointed out his face. "Me?" I nodded.
He just smiled at me like there is no tomorrow. And that made me more
confused. Only what I was wearing changed and not my face. So why would they stare at me like that?
"I am just starving because you took too long and we've been waiting for you for a while." He uttered. As if I hold his food and the restaurant to make him wait. I just took a seat so that we could start eating.