Milk and Oreos

Chapter 6

Frances: "Here we are! And there's our hotel right there!

Conner: "Wow, this island is beautiful!"

Frances: "Wait until you see the beach deary, the water is crystal clear."

Yassie: "This has to be the best stopover on the cruise."

Frances: "Believe me dear, you haven't seen the best part yet."

Conner: "I think we should go to the hotel and check in, or else we'll all get dehydrated on this heat"

Frances: "Alright. You two go ahead and check in dear, I need to make a phone call. I'll be right there with you."

Yassie: "Are you sure you'll be alright out here Frances? Its so hot out here."

Frances: "Don't worry about me dear, I have my nurse right here to assist me. Go ahead and check in for us with Conner, I'll follow in a bit."

Nurse: "Madame has to make a private phone call, you two can go. We'll be there with you in a few minutes."

Conner: "Okay. But I'll be coming back here if you're still not in the hotel in 5 minutes."

Frances: "Deary, will you relax, you sound like my son, don't be like him. We'll be right there."

Conner: "Okay, lets go Yassie."

Yassie: "Okay."

...Yassie was silent and distant as we walked inside the hotel lobby. After we finished our check in, I checked my watch and noticed it has already passed 5 minutes. I looked around and Frances was no where to be found."

Conner: "Yassie, I think I need to go back and check to see Frances now, 5 minutes has already passed and she's not yet here."

Yassie: "Okay, Just go. I'll wait for you guys here."

Conner: "Okay.

...then I ran back to the beach port. To my surprise, she wasn't there anymore. They were nowhere in site. I walked and searched for them on the beachfront and still no sign of them until I decided to return to the hotel and make a phone call back to the ship."

Yassie: "Are you okay? What happened?"

Conner: "Frances is missing. I can't find them anywhere, let me make a phone call to the ship."

Yassie: "What!? Ok."

Conner: "Excuse me Miss, can I use your phone please?"

Receptionist: "Yes sir. Here."

...I dialed the ship's number as fast as I can and in less than 5 minutes, I got Frances on the line."

Conner: "Hello, Frances?"

Frances: "Hello deary! Are you settled in there?"

Conner: "Where are you guys? What happened to you?"

Frances: "Oh I'm sorry dear, I took the last boat back to Suva for today. I had to make a phone call and the reception was bad. Do not worry as your accommodation there has been arranged. A boat will be coming back to fetch you tomorrow afternoon before we board back to the ship."

Conner: "Wait! What!? Are you tell me we're going to have to stay here for the night?"

Yassie: "What?"

Frances: "I'm so impressed you're more than a pretty face deary, you're smart too. Yes. I've arranged for both of you to stay together and enjoy the island before we go back to the sea."