I woke up, and saw Mrs. Reynolds sitting down on the feet of my bed.
"Lina, sweetie. Good morning." She smiles at me. She rubs my leg as she smiles and I jump. That actually hurt. I must have a bruise there. "I'm so sorry this happened. I think maybe, you know.. You probably need a break from all this stress. So I have an idea." She says.
I give her a look, like telling her to keep talking, and she does.
"Do you remember my cousin Mariel? Well, I thought maybe you and I could use some small vacations and go visit her. After all, she's pretty lonely. Her husband died 5 years ago, remember?"
Yes, I do remember. I stayed in the house by myself to take care of everything while they went to his funeral. The town is 6 hours away.
I shake my head in response.
"Why would you need vacations?" I ask in a whisper.
"Andrea has me sick. I just hope her and that rich boy never come to see me. They are bad people for all they've done to you. You're more of a daughter to me than Andrea ever was. I'll also go to make you company.." She is the best person in my life. Even though she told Andrea the truth, She has done so much for me, I could never finish thanking her. She has done a very good job in trying to fill the mother figure in my life, and she's never made me feel excluded or different. I need to get away from here, and I'm happy to get away with her, one of the people I love the most.
The other ones were my mother and Laurie. No one else.
"Okay." I whisper as I smile to her.
"Would you like some tea? We'll leave after lunch. That'll be enough time to pack. The only person who will know where we'll be is my husband, so don't worry about Andrea.. Or anyone else looking for us. Okay, sweetie?" She smile and kisses my cheek.
I shake my head.
I pack my suitcase and bring it down with me as I come down for lunch. Every single part of my body feels strange, and I don't know what I'm doing, all I know is that I need to get away from this town.
It's 1:34 p.m. as I get into Mrs. Reynolds car, and I then my bead to see her, giving Mr. Reynolds a small kiss and hug, and she heads my way.
She told me that he has strict instructions not to give our location to anyone.
I'm awake when the sky is a pinkish-purple color and I manage a small smile. The window is slightly open, so some air is blowing at my hair.
I take a deep breath, and before I know it, I'm asleep.
I dream that I'm on the island again. I'm on the bed, and as I look on my side, there is nobody there. I see that I'm wearing a swimsuit. I furrow my eyebrows confused. I slowly stand up, and look around the whole house.
It's empty. I'm all alone. I make my way outside, and head to the beach. The sky looks beautiful. It looks like the sky of the highway before I fell asleep. I begin walking around on the side of the beach and everything is so peaceful, I wish that this was all true. Everything I'm dreaming with right now.
Unfortunately, it's not true. The reality is that I'm divorced, and just got abused. Reality sucks.
I feel a small touch on my shoulders. I jump at the sudden contact, but it's only Mrs. Reynolds. I wake up from my dream.
"We're here Lina." She gives me a sympathetic smile. I simply shake my head. It's already dark outside as we're parked outside of Mrs. Mariel's house.
We get the suitcases out of the car and head inside. I hear a woman screaming, probably out of excitement, and Mrs. Reynolds rushes inside with a huge smile on her face.
