Summer Escapade

Chapter 9. The Vacation

Chapter 9. The Vacation

Cielo del Tierra Resort. Even the name sounds exciting and promises paradise. A paradise on land. I was going to love this for sure.

We left early in the morning since it's going to be a bit long ride since it's located on an island. That's why it's called island, dummy! But anyway, when we finally got there, all the exhaustion died! The view from the boat we're on was breathtaking!

After getting us a room, Phil called it Beach Villa, we immediately went there to rest first and settle down. Since it's bi-level, I get to have the space upstairs, hurray! Finally a private space of my own. The villa can accommodate three persons so it's just perfect. The room had a nice and fresh atmosphere with all the air coming from the ocean that entered right through the veranda. There was also a welcome drink back there in the reception. I'd like to drink some but here came Alex stopping me from having fun. Man! Phil must have spent a fortune for that one.

I slumped down in my bed. Ah, freedom. It's really you. How cool can you get? No parents to tell you when to go out and have fun or not. No parents to tell you what to do or not. Nobody to tell you about do's and don't's. I'm stoked, really!

"'You coming with us?" Alex asked surprising the hell out of me.

"Don't you ever---"

"Knock? You've no door, dummy." He said grinning devilishly at my dumbness.

I rolled my eyes. "Where to?"

"Outside. Look around."

As much as I wanted to, I didn't wanna leave the bed yet. "Nah, I think I'll pass." He shrugged and went down the stairs. I heard the door close below. Great, I was all alone. Nice time to think about things.

So, Jasmine Rosalie Hererra, Alexander Raphael Wilson was so bothered by the thought that your parents will find you. What about you? Aren't you a bit worried?

I groaned. I wished that day will never come though. I hoped I can hide forever. But the bitter part was we can't go on hiding forever. Time will definitely come that they will find us. They'll know where we are.

And when that day comes... I don't know. I don't know what comes after that. Maybe they'll ground me forever. They'll cut me off. Maybe even disown me. How the hell should I know that maybe right at this moment, my parents are cursing and loathing me? I feel really, really bad. My parents don't deserve what I did, I know that. I fully admit that what I did was an act of rebellion on impulse even! It's what they call 'spur of the moment' in the worst way.

I didn't blame my Dad for being that strict to me. I knew I've been avoiding this topic as much as possible. I didn't even think of it much. I buried this memory somewhere in my mind that I didn't ever want to think of it for even a split second. It was my fault, that's all I have to say. That was why I felt bad that instead of making it up with them, here I was, staying in an island somewhere I doubt they'd even heard of.

So there it is, I fully admitted to myself that the reason my parents forbade me to go out most of the time was because of my own mistake some weeks ago. Yes, I've been a very bad girl. Way to go, Jaz.

Ah, poor Alex, he had to carry me as his burden. I shouldn't have changed my mind that morning, right? I should've just stayed in my room and wonder when will my parents, esp. Dad, trust me again. But I didn't. Instead I ran away with Alex and the rest was history.

Now that I've come this far, regretting all of this was too cliché. In fact, I didn't think I deserve to regret this. Maybe this was my bad karma.