The Life Changing Vacation

~Chapter 35~

The next day

Kristina's POV

I woke up around 5:30 am. I was nauseous and I really didn't feel good. I was trying to fall asleep again, but I couldn't. After trying long enough, I finally fell asleep again but then I woke up again at 8:00. I ran to the bathroom and I threw up. I realized that I ate something in down town yesterday that the others in the house didn't eat. I must have been food poisoned. I went downstairs to get a glass of water. Joanna and Alex had already woken up.

"You're up early", Alex said.

I didn't answer. Joanna could see I was acting different.

"Are you okay?", she asked.

"Yeah, I'm fine", I answered and sat down at the table.

"You look a little pale", she said.

"I'm not feeling very well, but I'm okay", I explained.

"Did you throw up?", she asked.

"Yeah I did", I explained.

"It's probably the thing you ate yesterday. You should go back to bed", she said.

I went back to bed, and when I got upstairs, Dory had woken up.

Dory went downstairs as Joanna came upstairs. She brought a bucket.

I thanked her, and I thought she was just going to walk away. But she didn't. She sat down at the bad and started talking.

"I'm very sorry", she said.

"I know you are", I said and smiled. If she wasn't sorry, then she wouldn't be that caring.

"I've been awful to you.. i killed your parents, I kidnapped you, I hit you till you fainted, I locked you up, I threatened you.. I'm really sorry for making you feel insecure, and for ruining your life" she said, and hugged me.

"You haven't ruined my life.. you've made it more exciting. I was always in my safe house and never wanted to go out of my comfort zone. Suddenly, I got kidnapped in a country I haven't been before. My social anxiety is now gone, and I can talk to strangers without getting palpitations", I explained.

"I-I'm sorry, but I don't think I can change..", Joanna told me.

"Everyone can.. even you.. but I will give you the time you need, and I don't hate you for it", I said. And then I threw up again.

Joanna hugged me, and walked out of the room.

Joanna's POV

I'm really happy that Kristina gave me time to become a better person. Maybe now it's hope for us to become closer.

The next day

I went to wake up Kristina, and to see if she's better.

"How are you feeling today?", I asked her when I woke her up.

"I'm much better today", she answered.

"I'm glad to hear that", I said and went downstairs.

And then we ate breakfast.

Kristina's POV

"Hey Joanna, can I please talk to you for a second?", I asked when we were done eating.

"Sure", she answered.

"Can I ask you to threaten me?", I asked.