A Doll of Hope

Chapter 28

The next day, everyone piled into Benjiro's private tour bus and headed for the beach resort. After driving for a few hours, they made it to the shoreline. Pulling into the driveway, they all piled out and gazed at the giant house.

"Wow! Look at this place! It must be about half the size of Ben's mansion!" Sandra stated.

"If this is the outside, I can't imagine how amazing the inside is!" Greta added.

"And to think, this is going to be our home for two weeks!" Bethany stated. The girls clapped their hands and squealed. RJ lifted his head and whistled.

"I've seen some pretty fancy pictures of beach resorts in books and stuff, but nothing like this. This brings new meaning to the word extravagant." Matt shielded his eyes as he looked towards the top.

"I will admit that it is impressive, but don't stare at it too much or you'll go blind." He joked. Benjiro and Christie were just getting off the bus.

"After you, my dear princess." Benjiro stated as he bowed his head and held his hand out towards the stairs. Christie chuckled.

"Why thank you, my sweet prince." Christie climbed down the stairs and looked at the resort.

"Wow! It's even bigger than it looked in the pictures you showed us!" She stated. Benjiro walked up next to her.

"Indeed. I was quite impressed with it myself. It greatly reminds me of the summer home I used to reside in with my mother and father as a child." Sandra squealed as she jumped up and down.

"Well what are we waiting for?! Let's check out the inside!" She stated as she ran towards the front stairs.

"Yeah!" Bethany and Greta cheered as they followed her. RJ chuckled.

"I guess the vacation is well underway." Matt shook his head.

"Really asking them to contain themselves is asking for the impossible." Christie giggled.

"Come on, Matt. You know you're just as excited as they are." Matt grinned.

"Yeah, I'm excited alright. But I'm not jumping up and down like a lunatic." Christie couldn't help but laugh while Matt just smiled.

Well, shall we get going?" He asked. Christie looked to see him holding his hand out to her. With a smile, she accepted his hand and they walked towards the stairs. RJ and Benjiro smiled as they watched them go.

"I get the feeling that we're playing the part of the young men out." RJ stated.

"Indeed. It certainly seems that we have been forgotten." Benjiro added. With a chuckle, the two of them started walking. As they approached the door, they were surprised to find the girls still at the front door. Sandra was struggling to get it open.

"Come on! What's wrong with this thing?!" She stated as she wiggled the doorknob like crazy. Matt looked to see the door was not budging.

"Did you consider the fact that it might be locked?" Sandra's hands froze. She just stood there unable to move. Christie couldn't help but giggle as Matt rolled his eyes. Benjiro and RJ appeared.

"Ben, do you have the key to the door?" Bethany asked. Benjiro chuckled as he held up a keyring with keys on it.

"I'm afraid so." Sandra let out a growl as she stormed up to him and grabbed the keyring.

"You could have told us that sooner!" Benjiro just smiled.

"My apologies." Matt formed an annoyed look on his face.

"Maybe you should have asked if the door was locked before charging up here like a mad bull." Sandra spun around and glared at him.

"What was that?!" She growled. The two of them just stared at each other. Greta formed a fake smile as she slowly took the keys from Sandra's hand.