The Iceberg.

The Piercing Ring

I woke up with a smile, as I recollected yesterday's events; our driver, with a wide grin, stopped his car at the entrance of the hostel.

"Wait!" She desperately held my upper arm- making me flex my biceps {unintentionally}. "The... um..." She gulped, her eyes widening, "What about that man with the beard." She finished flustered.

"It's been taken care of, don't worry." I led her through the main gate.

We entered the lobby, which was the residence of two elevators-shining as we closed in. I pressed the button-lighting it up as my fingers touched the cold surface.

"Well... I don't know what you did with him but," She held my hands, "you... made my wish come true." She hugged me, her head pressing against my chest, her hands slowly reaching down my spine.

"If you wanna know ask your roommates, they know what happened." I leant down and gazed in her eyes before continuing, "second- I'd appreciate if you'd tell me what that wish is," I said quivering my eyebrow, "and finally, have you forgotten about your bag?" I asked- knowing quite well she had forgotten about the switch, which had made this night possible.

"I assume my roommates know where it is." She answered pushing my face away from hers.

"Yes, it's in your ro..." I was interrupted by the elevator 'ding', she turned towards me and said, "ok... so... that's my cue." She said, before pulling my jacket towards her-making my head jerk forward, as she stole a quick kiss from my lips.

I washed the morning dreariness, or what was left of it, away and got dressed.

"Hey!... what happened tell me." Joshua complained. "Couldn't you... wake me up?" His complaints grew louder as he neared the bathroom door.

"Just ask Paul." I answered opening the bathroom door.

Hearing his name, he jumped, coming towards us in a speed difficult to register in the dreariness.

"Josh my boy." He started with a smirk, which quickly turned into a grin. "It was some mission impossible shit, aight!" he teased.

"After you drifted back to your sweet, savoury sleep," He started his narration- with surprisingly emaculate voice. "Seb and I, received a phone call from her roommate, we both took part explaining the plan-the phone was on speaker." He cleared as he saw Josh's quizzical look. "then we met near the elevator-when Rumi messaged us that he was close to the hostel, and handed the rubber lizard to the girls."

"Then he got busy trying to find the lizard on the third floor, while these two love birds were parting for the day." Seb interrupted.

"Heyyyy! Why did you have to do me like that bruh!" Paul exclaimed infuriated, although he was the shortest in our group-his bulk was enough to tell us not to mess with him. "I didn't even get to the best part yet?!" he continued with less fire in his eyes.

"What best part?! That's all the parts!" Seb said annoyed, ignoring Paul's clenching fists.

"Just tell me already...!" Josh yelled frustrated by the cliffhanger.

"The brown girl was totally checking me out yo!" Paul beamed.

For a second there was nothing but silence, and then all hell broke loose. Josh was desperately trying to find things to throw at him, while Seb and I cracked our knuckles.

"Ok... I'm sorry... I'm sorry" he said while different types of projectiles whizzed around us.

After completely satisfying our needs of hitting him, we sat on the floor panting before they joined me in my fits of laughter. "I am serious though... Rumi, ask her name for me will ya."