Our Last Voyage

Our Last Voyage Ch. 1

Chapter 1

This is going to be fun, they said.

You'll remember this till you die, they said.

The greatest adventure ever, they said.

"Go on get your bags ready Ian! Buisit na ulo!" my mother yelled.

It was 3:30 in the morning and what they don't realize is that I have been on the phone until two in the morning running on an hour and a half of sleep.

"I know mom.. Just please close the door." I begged.

I begin to open my eyes, the crust of the dried tears were formed on my cheeks and the dryness of my mouth began to taste like blood.

The room is quite organized despite the laundry that is piled in one corner. The aroma in the room fills up with chicken adobo and fried rice coming from the kitchen.

I get out of bed, and start taking clothes out of my closet and drawers.

It's only a week,

at least Emily is going to be there with her family too!

I begin packing my bag and then I get a text.

Hey babe, can't wait to see you on the cruise! ;)

Haha yeah you too, my parents are pretty excited to actually go on vacation with your family LOL.

Alright, well I'm going to get packed. I'll see you soon. Bye.

Alright peace.

Her whole family is going to be there! The weird thing is that her parents don't know we're dating.

HOW AWESOME.

I finish packing and I shower, brush my teeth, and spike my hair.

I go downstairs to find my dad preparing the table with rice and chicken adobo.

"Hey buddy, I heard you last night." He then gave me a wink.

I shy away and say, "hey guess what I found in the basement."

"Ummmm what did you find?"

"You didn't finish your laundry."

He laughed and he knew that I knew.

2 nights ago my parents sent me and my siblings to my grandparents house for a night. I came home the next day to find a bottle of sensual massage oil and lube on the cabinet in the basement.

It was disturbing.

The whole family comes down to eat and we gather around the food.

"Amen."

We begin eating and my brother constantly brings up my girlfriend,

"Hey dad you better keep a close eye on Ian, you never know."

I kick his shin under the table and give him a death look.

"Nah, Ian is a good kid. Right?" my dad asked me.

Of course I had to say, "No dad, I get high all the time and drink shots every morning and night."

My dad laughs, and my brother is completely confused.

This is going to be fun, they said.

You'll remember this till you die, they said.

The greatest adventure ever, they said

Me and my brother wash up the dishes and we help dad pack up the car.

"C'mon go get your mom she took forty five minutes already." dad said.

My mom came running into the car and said, "Sorry, I was late."

I knew deep inside her soul, she was not, instead she was laughing.

We arrive at the dock and we park the car next to Emily's.

"It's so good to see you guys again!" Emily's mom screams.

"I know you too as well."

I see Emily and I am stunned.

I am completely frozen with a huge grin on my face, left with quarter inch dimples that indent into my face.

Her hair is just amazing falling onto her shoulder like that, can I just... OH GOD.

Her eyes look gentle but with a look that just shows fierce everywhere she looked.

She had a Filipino nose though, that's alright.

Her smile lit up the whole dock and it was completely empty,

Just me and her, I'm staring off into her eyes..

"HEY IAN, come help me unload the car!" My dad calls me.

She smiles and uses and hand and says, "Shoo."

I help my dad bring in it onto the main deck of the cruise ship,

"stay here" he says.

The cruise ship is massive, it feels like standing on a whole other planet.

Almost similar to the movie, Titanic, with Leo in his young days.

Only except we were never going to die.

Emily walks up the board onto the main deck.

Oh man, I thought I was going to fall over. She's so beautiful.

"So, did they tell you we were getting a separate room?" she said.

"WAIT, FOR US HOLY SH-"

"NO FOR ME AND MY SISTER AND MY PARENTS WHAT ARE YOU THINKING!" She laughs.

"Of course.."

She gives me a hug, and kisses my cheek and says "I'll see you later tonight." gives me a wink.

While she's walking away, I'm thinking, whoa does that mean that... nah.

My dad and I bring the luggage into our room, and I got to say. It was an entire condo just for our stay.

The door was white with a diamond handle. Obviously, the lock was for key cards.

The kitchen had marvel countertops and tiled floors. The refrigerator was titanium and had food already in it. The cabinets were wooden, and the stove was state of the art.

Walked into the dining room and I see a long table with 12 seats. The floors were polished wood, and there was a chandelier hanging on the ceiling. There were cabinets with drawers.

The living room had leather couches and a 36' HDTV. Oh look, I can connect my PS4.

My bedroom was a pretty moderate sized room with, mirrored closet doors, and a fan with lights above the bed. The bed was king sized and was incredibly soft.

I jumped into it and I began to doze off.

I felt the ship taking sail, and the cruise ship was on its way around Florida.

I sleep, and I had a dream.

I'm handcuffed to a metal chair, it looks like I'm at the bottom deck of the ship and water is filling the room. Emily is there with me and she's sitting next to me holding my hand. We're crying and smiling at the same time. and before we raise up to the ceiling and about to drown. We kiss.

Whoa.