Endless Summer

All Kinds of Crazy

Darkness. Cold. Quiet. Still. Then something stirs, moves towards you. Large, golden eyes glaring at you from the shadows. Before you could even react, the large creature leaps. Razor sharp claws reaching to grab you.

You awake with a start in your room, panting, covered in sweat. The memory of that... thing you saw still haunts you.

You bring your knees up and run your hands through your hair. "God... what was that?"

You get dressed and head down to the resort's restaurant to find a chaotic scene.

"Raj, when you said you were going to cook breakfast, I figured, you know, pancakes and bacon." Sean looks to his plate quizzically. "Not... what is this, again?"

Raj grins. "The Raj Hangover Special nine thousand! A perfect scramble of eggs, potatoes, oysters, and bananas, topped off with pickle juice!"

Everyone except Craig, who is scarfing down his plate, groans in disgust. Raj only chuckles. "Trust me, dudes. It'll cure your hangovers before you can say 'this tastes gross and weird.' Just try it!"

Jake folds his arms. "This tastes gross and weird."

Zahra sighs. "I do not want this in this place. I do not want this in my face."

Craig only stuffs more of Raj's creation into his mouth. "Y'all are missing out. This shizz is delicious."

"I once saw you eat a rock!" Michelle throws.

Craig waves a hand in defense. "That was a dare, and I won ten bucks!"

As you step into the room, the noise dies down as everyone turns to stare at you. You awkwardly smile and wave to the group. "Hey, guys..."

Jake smiles when he sees you. "Well, well, well. If it isn't The Girl Who Cried Monster."

"Seriously, Y/N!" Raj laughs. "You shut down the party faster than the cops back home!"

Estela glares at him. "That's what you care about?"

"Look." You say to everyone. "I'm sorry I shut down the party and I'm sure you all probably think I'm crazy or whatever. But I know I'm not. I saw something out there. And I'm not going to pretend like I didn't."

Raj rubs the back of his neck. "I was just trying to lighten the mood..."

Everyone seems annoyed. But one person looks at you with admiration. Estela nods to you. Diego sidles over to you, holding a plate loaded with Raj's sizzling dish.

"Hey there, stranger." He nudges you with a shoulder. "You doing okay?"

You sigh. "Yeah, I'm fine. It was just... a rough night."

Diego nods. "So uh, I hate to give you a middle school flashback... But what table should we sit at?"

You look around for an empty seat, you see the only available spots are by Raj, Craig, and Michelle. At least Sean was there.

"So... do either of you know how to get to the resort gym?" Michelle asks.

Craig nods as you two sit. "Sup."

Sean waves to you. "Hey, Y/N."

You smile brightly. "Hey, guys! I heard you talking about the gym? I'd be totally down to hit that up."

Michelle perks up. "You're in? Yay! This is going to be so much fun!"

Craig laughs. "Yeah, so long as Y/N doesn't have another meltdown."