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Chapter 1: Rainy Day Women
"Well… At least the cottages are beautiful." Dana sighed as she put her bag on the ground, looking around the indeed beautiful cottage. Rain had started pouring about fifteen minutes ago and the three young women had ran to their cottage as quick as they could.
Kellerman's sure did look different once it started raining; the usual laughter and excitement had been replaced with people running inside to stay away from the wetness and the surroundings had changed into nothing more than a simple vacation park.
"I'm sure the rain will be gone soon guys, don't get all grumpy. Sally hated the way Dana was always so pessimistic. Yes, the rain sucked. But it was summer, and Sally was convinced the rain would soon make place for a beautiful summer sun. "So, I suggest we unpack first… Hopefully this rain will be gone by then. Baby, you said you knew people here… I'm sure you will be able to get some info on all the stuff we can do the next couple of days?"
Baby had been awfully quiet the last part of their trip and both Sally and Dana were wondering what was bothering their friend. Baby knew they would be somewhat suspicious of her quietness and she faked a smile before saying: "Yeah, Max, the owner, I'm sure he's around somewhere… You know what, I'll go find him right now, then I can pick up some food as well, I'm starving…"
"You sure you want to get out in that rain?" Dana raised her eyebrows and looked at Baby. Something was off with the girl, though she couldn't quite put her finger on it.
"Absolutely, no problem. I'll be back in a bit."
Before either Dana or Sally could protest, Baby had disappeared into the rain.
Despite the raindrops falling down, Baby had to admit Kellerman's was still pretty much the same as it had been four years ago, minus the sun and the people enjoying the weather at the moment of course. The cottages were still cute and still gave Baby this good old safe feeling that it always had given her in her younger days.
There wasn't another person outside as Baby made her way over to the main building, which as well still looked the exact same. It made her smile. So many memories were inside that building… Her head took her back to the final dance she and Johnny had done together, alongside the entire amusement crew. The dance still made her feel incredible. God, that moment had been insane.
Right outside of the entrance of the main building, Baby noticed something different. A swinging bench was placed on the left of the entrance, inviting people to sit down and relax for a bit while doing some gentle swings. Instead of entering the building immediately, Baby sat down. She knew the chance of Johnny still being at Kellerman's was tiny. In fact, the chance of ever seeing him again was tiny. Her mind drifted off to the last minutes they had spent together.
"So… You're leaving in what, fifteen minutes?" Johnny looked straight into her eyes, making Baby feel as if he was able to see right through her, right inside her mind, already knowing all the things she was thinking without her saying a word.
"Yeah.. Everything's packed, daddy's just saying his goodbyes to Max…"
Johnny gently pushed Baby down on a huge stone, sitting down next to her before saying: "I know you're thinking this is the end… It doesn't have to be."
A hopeless look appeared on Baby's face before she said: "How can this not be the end, Johnny? We're miles apart, doing so many different things in such different ways…"
He grabbed her hand and placed it on his heart before saying: "You're always in here… And I'm always gonna be in there." He pointed towards her heart before leaning in and kissing her for what would be one of the last times.
Baby sighed. Johnny had been sweet-talking so much those last couple of minutes. He had promised to write her, she had promised to write him. He had been writing her a couple of times. The letters had stopped about half a year after Baby had seen him for the last time. No explanation, no nothing. Baby had always been wondering what it had been that made him stop writing her. Had he just stopped loving her?
She had been heartbroken for months. Baby was telling herself that she was long over it by now. But being back in the place where it all had started, baby knew she was far from over Johnny Castle. She wasn't even close.
Baby wasn't sure she was relieved or disappointed when she returned to her and the girls' cottage after talking to Max. He of course had been delighted to see her, but beside the man, Baby hadn't seen any familiar face. She didn't have the guts to ask Max about his employees, meaning she still had no idea if Johnny was working at Kellerman's this summer.
She didn't have too much time to think about it though as Dana and Sally attacked her with tons of questions the moment she walked in again.
"Baby! Jesus, you took your time.. Where have you been? We finished unpacking twenty minutes ago? Did you even get any food? Do you know what's going on the rest of the day?"
Baby chuckled. "Relax girls… I talked to Max. He wanted to offer us a lunch on his cost, in the main building. I figured that was a good idea… He said the rain will be gone after two o'clock, then all outside activities will start again. He suggested some things we could do later on, but there are tons of flyers in the main building… Figured you could look at it yourself… Sounds like a deal?"
Dana and Sally nodded and smiled. Dana however couldn't mind sticking out her tongue before saying: "And that took you almost forty-five minutes?"
Baby shrugged. "Sorry."
"No problem… Hey, Baby… Sal and I were just wondering.. You said you've been here before, obviously… You know if there are any cute guys around?"
Dana innocently looked at Baby, who wasn't sure how to respond. Baby prayed she wasn't getting red cheeks as she stumbled upon her own words while answering the question. "Well, I.. It's been, I mean, I was so much younger when I was here the last time, I… I'm sure there are. I'll just freshen up okay, I'll be ready to go for lunch in five." She quickly disappeared into the bathroom, leaving Dana and Sally behind.
Baby's two friends looked at each other and Sally was the first one to speak up. "Dana… Something's odd about Baby here, isn't there?"
Dana nodded. "That's what I was thinking.."
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