With different eyes

The Water Pradise

Hey everybody! First of all, I'm sorry that there hasn't been a new chapter for so long. The last few weeks or rather months have been pure stress for me. On the one hand because I work in the field of nursing and on the other hand I am taking two language courses for which I had to study because I had to prepare for some upcoming exams.

I will try to translate more regularly again so that I can finish this story and then finally concentrate on my own story again. My best friend and I are going on holiday soon, which is really needed, but even then I will take the time to continue translating for you so that there won't be another long break.

By the way, my best friend thinks I'm weird because he noticed that I translate a text from German into English faster when I listen to KPOP while translating rather than when there is silence. Is that really such a weird thing?

Enjoy the new chapter!

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The Water Paradise

The day goes by quickly. Anna and I slowly get closer again and talk. Ace grins contentedly; family is important to him. So he is pleased that me and Anna are becoming friends. I curl up at Ace's side. We all lie on the floor, blankets spread out on the floor. The six of us have decided to sleep on the floor in the living room. We're ragging on everyone and everything and drinking rum. Well, we're not quite right. Everyone else drinks rum and I get to watch them drink. But that's not bad either. Anyway, we go to bed relatively early, as we want to leave fairly early tomorrow.

In the morning, unfortunately, another problem arises. I stand in my room in front of the mirror and look at myself. Ace is in the constraints of my brothers who want him to put on a bathing suit. Well, Anna also has swimming gear in her bag. She has already changed too and is laughing her head off at me. But I can understand her. The bikini bottoms still fit, you can see my little belly, but I'm proud of that too. The problem is the bikini top. Apparently my breasts have also realised that I'm pregnant. The top is too small and it looks quite daring. It looks like I bought it two sizes too small. I stroke my face in annoyance. "Ace will love the look!" yelps Anna. I throw a top at Anna and tug at the bikini top to somehow get some more fabric out. Just doesn't really work. "What am I going to do now?" I ask desperately. Anna just keeps laughing. "I can't anymore! Please can we go to Ace's to see the look!" laughs Anna, rolling on the bed. "Well, sure, and then the swimming trip falls through because Ace won't let me out," I say cynically. And as always: if you speak of the devil, he comes too. Ace tears open the door and comes into the room. His eyes widen when he sees me. His mouth opens and closes. I cross my arms in front of my chest to cover myself a little. The bikini is failing in its purpose, after all. "You don't want to go like that!" says Ace, horrified. "Of course not, the top is too tight, I'm going topless!" I hiss. Ace blushes. Anna continues to laugh on the bed. Nico comes in and asks confused, "What do you look like?" "GET OUT!" I yell and slam the door.

I sit down on the bed in despair. Anna spins around and grins at me. "Glad you're having fun," I say grumpily. And I was looking forward to bath day. "Now come on, I'll give you a top of mine!" she says giggling. "Why did you bring two please?" I ask, confused. "I'm a woman!" she says simply. Ok that's right. I put on her top and it fits halfway. "Now we can be on our way." she finally says. I pack my bag which has the towels and drink and food in it. Ace is already waiting from the door and looks at me. "You're not wearing THAT one top are you?" he asks me. I roll my eyes and just walk past him. Anna walks after me with Ace. "Of course she changed them." "Who's riding with who?" asks Anna. "I'm riding with Ace!" I say. "Is Nico still driving like the last hangman?" she asks. Nico, who has just joined Mark and Loki, wants to say something in reply, but I beat him to it and say, "Yes!" Anna looks at him and then says, "Okay, I'll ride with you. I don't want to end up as an asphalt decoration." Nico crosses his arms indignantly. "I'm a good driver!" he says defensively. "Yeah right and I just ate too much and I'm not pregnant!" I say sarcastically. "After what I saw yesterday, that might even be true!" he says. Ok I should have seen that coming. "I'm a better driver for it!" I say simply. I know, I know, bad counter but I'm still annoyed. Ace chuckles and says, "Can I ride with him?" I roll my eyes. I should have guessed that statement. I wave my hand to give my consent. If Ace wants to risk his life for no reason, then fine. If he dies on the ride, I'll tell the kid that the reason for his death is stupidity. "I'm going with Lucia!" Mark says. Oh yeah, he doesn't have the firmest stomach either. "Okay then, that's settled. Nico, please: Drive carefully! I don't want my child to become an half-orphan before it's even been rescued," I say. He rolls his eyes in annoyance and nods.