The 30th Day in Hawaii
Chapter 1
Lily tiptoed through the artificially lit hallways, maneuvering through the maze of the large hotel as she dug through her purse to find the key card to her room, as well as balancing a full bucket of ice in the crook of her elbow. "Hmmm." She hummed, glancing around the corner and spotting an elevator. "Oh, thank God!" She exasperatingly spoke, halting the search for her key card and jogging over to the elevator. She pressed the 'up' button, and it lit up with a dim, yellow light. Lily moved her purse to her other shoulder, shifting to place the bucket of ice in her hands as she impatiently waited for the doors to open.
As Lily waited, she examined the carpeted floor beneath her sandaled feet, spotting a lone key-card tucked behind a large potted flower. She bent down to pick it up, planning to return it to the front desk whenever she had the chance. She slipped it into the front pocket of her shorts just in time for the doors to open, revealing a fuming, and disheveled looking man in the corner of the elevator. "Good morning." She greeted, and not receiving a response of any kind, she stepped inside and reached forward to press '9' on the keypad, noticing that the '8' was already lit. 'Duly noted,' she thought, giving the man beside her a glance out of the corner of her eye. 'We are definitely avoiding floor 8, then.'
As she waited for them to reach his floor, she spent her time examining him. Although he didn't seem the friendly sort, she noted that he looked around her age and was definitely graced with good looks, but the grimace he was pulling did not do them justice. She shifted uncomfortably, taking a miniscule step away from him. She moved the bucket of ice from her hand to the crook of her elbow, as it was becoming unbearably cold with condensation, and was growing more and more difficult to grasp.
The spacious elevator came to a stop, the movement of it churning her stomach. Lily's eyes followed the man as he dropped his arms from their crossed position and made for a quick exit, turning left when he exited the elevator. It wasn't any of her business what had gotten him so peeved, and she pushed all thoughts of the strange man out of her head as the elevator slowed to a stop at the ninth the doors opened, she turned to the right, keeping an eye on the silver numbers on the doors until she reached the tall, green door of suite 905. She pulled her keycard out off her purse and slowly slid the card down into the card reader, and then pulling it back out. "Oh, goodness." She mumbled, swiping the card faster. No luck. "I'm no good at these."
Suddenly, the door swung open, and her best friend Jane stepped aside to let her in, smothering a grin behind her hand. She pushed inside the room and kicked off her sandals, hearing the door close behind her. "I've brought your ice." She said, dropping the bucket onto the table near the door and slumping on the nearest couch tiredly. "It took me forever to locate the ice machine, and then I had to ride the elevator back up with a really unsettling guy.." She stretched her legs out, leaning up and reaching out to pull the ottoman closer, and resting the heels of her feet against it.
"Well..." Jane spoke, "I might have ordered a bucket of ice from room service instead." Lily perked up, jerking around to face Jane with an unbelieving stare. "You what?Can you even do that?" She exclaimed, crossing her legs and facing her friend, who was now standing in front of her, blocking her view of the beautiful Hawaii scenery just outside their hotel suite window. "I got impatient!" She whined. "You were taking too long - but listen to this..." Jane dashed to the couch and sat face-to-face with Lily. "I asked the room service attendant if he knew of anything interesting going on around here that two young, sexy, and hilarious women could enjoy, and he said-" "Wait, what?" Lily interrupted, struggling with holding in her laughter. She leaned against Jane to steady herself and asked, "You told him that?"
Jane nodded enthusiastically. "Of course, we are a sexy pair of females." They laughed, and Lily stood up to walk to the kitchen, Jane hurriedly standing from the plush couch and trailing after her. She busied herself by reaching into the cabinets to rifle for something to make coffee with. "Anyways, what did he say?" She asked over her shoulder. "Oh!" Jane exclaimed, reaching into the refrigerator to pull out a bottle of water. "He said someone was planning a big bonfire on the beach tonight!" Jane took a large gulp of water from her bottle, and shoved the remains back into the refrigerator. Lily grunted in frustration when she couldn't find any coffee, and turned to Jane. "Did we bring any coffee?"
Jane ignored her question and went on, pacing the room back and forth. "There is supposed to be swimming, and music, and cute boys!" Jane bounced from foot to foot excitedly. "We have to be there. It will be a wonderful way to kick off our vacation." Lily laughed, allowing the contagious delight Jane was bringing forth to wash over her. "Alright. Where and when, Janey-waney?" Jane jogged back to the living room, and began digging through one of the drawers of the small bedside table nestled against the armrest of their large, gray couch. "Aha!" She exclaimed, returning with a small piece of folded notebook paper clenched between her fingers. "Right here, Lily-willy." She mocked. She shoved it towards Lily, allowing her to read the atrocious handwriting of the room service attendant.
"Hulopoe Beach
8:00pm"
Lily moved to the refrigerator and peeled the tour guide map from it. "I think I know where that is!" She exclaimed, leafing through the brochure and landing on 'Hulopoe Beach: Directions and Tourist Attractions'. "I forgot we had a map." Jane said, sighing with relief. "I was afraid that we wouldn't be able to get there." Jane turned to the fridge and pinned the note with a small magnet, stepping back to admire her work, and trudging out of the kitchen. "I'm going to get ready." She mumbled, not looking at Lily as she made her way to her bedroom. "What?" Lily whispered, confused. She cast a glance at her watch and called after Jane. "But... It's only 9:30. In the morning!"
Jane appeared in the doorway of her bedroom, her blonde hair askew, and different brightly colored bikinis draped from her arms, and a few clenched in her fist. "Just go pick up some coffee, and get me a Cafe Latte. Thanks!" She disappeared again, and soon Lily could hear the quiet spray of the showerhead start up. She gathered her keycard and shouldered her purse, pausing at the door to slip on her sandals. She yanked the door open and quietly stepped out into the hallway. She shuffled to the elevator, drained without her early-morning coffee, and pressed the down button.
