Death Period

Chapter 32

When they reach the isle there are a few men loading the carriage into a ship. The group approaches them.

"Who are you?" One of the men starts asking.

"We are some people who want to go with you guys." Rafael answers his question.

"You wanna go with us? Where do you guys want to go to?"

"We need to visit the black marketeer."

"I understand. Do you have anything for consideration?"

"Yes I have that." Rafael takes out the bundle of money.

"Here is your consideration."

"Please don't shortchange us." Ned begs.

The man starts laughing.

"You are funny to beg us in a polite way to not shortchange you. Okay due to your request I will comply with it."

"Well I would say you can get in." The other man says.

The group does so. They enter the ship. The men accompany them.

"Here is your room." One of the men shows them the cabin. It is illuminated by candlelight.

"You will sleep here cause the shipping lasts the whole night. It's indeed a little stuffy in here but it's only for one night. Now everything is said so I wish you a good time." The man goes away."

"At luck this is only for one night." Rose finds.

"You are completely right. If you would have to stay here longer it would be a bother." Laura agrees.

"Now we are here. Closely together." Mike comments.

"You wanna sleep in the sea?" Rafael asks.

"No, it was only a finding."

"A finding. I see. You permanently have such findings."

"Hey, don't start an argument with me."

"No, I don't start any argument. It was in turn only a finding on my part." Rafael replies. He smiles at Mike and his blue eyes shine in the glow of the candlelight. He only stares back at him with a saturnine look.

"You are full of secrets." He says to Rafael. Rafael discounts Mike's remark only with a slight headshaking.

"Mike, calm down. The air is stuffy. An argument is the last thing I wanna see now." Tara tries to bring Mike to reason.

"Oh, you don't need to bring me to reason, Tara. I am already calm."

"Good to know. But that all here has a good thing. We can talk together. I want to know more about you guys." The curiousity in Tara's face is barely to overlook. She holds on tightly to Mike and grins at Ned and the others. The grinning in her face has something put on and obsessional.

"Who would like to start at first?"

"Actually we had this phase of getting-to-know-you." Rose replies.

"I thought so. But I still want to learn to know about you. I mean we are in the middle of nowhere, is that too much to ask for?" Tara keeps her friendly look in spite of the refusal of Rose.

"No, it's not. You are right, I'm sorry. You have a right to know about me like the others do."

"Wait, I don't know anything about your past either." Rafael interposes.

"Well, here comes the short form. I come from a rich home. I had a luxus life. I didn't work. One day I was left behind by my parents and on that day another guy named Kyle found me laying in my bed. I wanted to..."