Serendipity

Chapter 1

"I can't wait to get this trip started!!" Ashlyn squealed as she slid the room key card into the slot and pushed the door open.

"Hurry up, I wanna explore the ship!" Caterina whined as she threw her luggage onto her bed. Ashlyn did the same on the other bed.

"Wait, why do I get the sofa bed?" Sighed Rosalie.

Caterina shrugged. "You snooze, you lose."

Rosalie pouted as she placed her luggage on one side of the couch. She picked up a pamphlet that was placed on the nightstand.

"Look, there's going to be a big party to celebrate the moment we set sail. Its on the pool deck." Rosalie smirked, raising an eyebrow. "Let's go swimming."

The other girls nodded and changed into their bathing suits. They had time to kill before the ship set sail, so they took this time to look around.

And like any other person, their first stop was Deck 3, also known as "Buffet Deck".

"These burgers are so great!" Ashlyn groaned as she took a bite.

"Unlimited food every day, I can't believe this. Can't be real." Caterina smiled.

"Just from this amazing good alone, this is gonna be a great trip." Rosalie grinned.

Ashlyn began to whisper, "With a guy like that, it's going to be an amazing trip." She then used her head to gesture to the young man who sat 4 tables away from them.

The boy had brown eyes and a red bandana wrapped around his head, with long and messy brown locks hanging out. He smiled at Ashlyn and she couldn't help but gush.

"I thought this was going to be a girl's trip, no boys allowed." Rosalie chuckled.

"Yeah, Ash. No boys." Caterina smirked as she picked up a few French fries.

Caterina looked up from her plate and caught sight of the mystery guy's friend. He had a strong jawline that Caterina could not take her eyes off of.

This second mystery boy gave Caterina a small wave, which she gladly returned.

"Um... are you sure this is a no boys allowed trip?" Caterina asked.

"YES!" Rosalie exclaimed. "This is our last trip together before we all go to different colleges. It's just about us, right?"

Ashlyn and Caterina looked at each other, then at Rosalie.

"You're right." Caterina replied, gently laying a hand on Rosalie's back. "Strictly about us."

The three friends then embraced.

After they ate, the girls took the in-ship elevator to the pool deck, which was full of passengers enjoying the pools and hottubs, while some were on the central dancefloor jamming to the latest hits.

"A week on the beautiful ocean." Caterina grinned.

"This is going to be great!" Rosalie screamed. The girls were sitting on pool chairs nearby, taking in the sun.

"There's so many activities, where do we even start?" Ashlyn questioned, examining the pamphlet from their room.

"We have today and tomorrow to do anything. Then we'll be living it up in the Bahamas!" Caterina sang. She sat up in her chair to put some sunblock on her arms.

Caterina caught sight of her mystery boy, who was coming out of the pool. He noticed her as well, and cocked his head, asking for her to come his way.

Caterina pretended she didn't see him. She examined her friends through her sunglasses. She didn't know what to do.