Chapter 14
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We walk through the automatic doors and are hit with a blast of cold air from the air conditioning, which to my observation is cranked up all the way.
We walk across the shiny tile, our sandals slapping away and stop in front of a large Wooden desk.
A nice looking old lady sat there reading a newspaper. When she looks up and sees us she smiles
"How can I help y'all?" She asks, setting aside the paper
"Um, I have a reservation.. It should be under uh Natalie Prior.."
"Sure thing sweetheart." she starts typing away on her computer until she says 'Aha' and looks up at me.
"Hmm.. You seem a bit younger than you sounded on the phone." She states bluntly and I laugh.
"Oh, that was my mother. Im Beatrice, her daughter." I use my full name instead of 'Tris', because I don't think that old lady would like saying it.
"Oh. All right dear, just sign here and fill this out... Oh and let me see some I.D." She says as she hands me two slips of paper.
I rummage through my bag and grab my wallet. I open it and show her My drivers license before snapping it shut and shoving it away. I grab the fancy pen she set on top of the counter and begin to fill out the form.
When I finish I hand them to her and she smiles. She sets the paper aside and hands me two plastic keys.
"Your room is on the sixth floor, room 544. Enjoy your stay dear." She says as I grab hold of my luggage.
"Thanks! I'm sure I will!" She smiles as I walk over to the couch Christina is lounging on.
"Are you ready?"
"YESSS lets go!" She squeals and grabs her luggage.
We get in the elevator and head to the sixth floor. We get there quickly and scurry down the grand hallway to find our room. We find it soon enough and I swipe my key. It doesn't work the first time so I try it again. It still doesn't work. I groan and try again.
It still won't work.
"let me try." Christina says and grabs her key. She slides it over and it still doesnt work.
"Come on!" I grunt and kick the door.
"Need some help?" I look up and see a tan skinned boy. He has Chocolate brown hair and eyes. He is quite Handsome.
"That would be nice." I say with a shy smile.
"Here, your not putting it in the lock the right way." He grabs my key and flips it around. He slides it through the lock and the door pops open almost immediately.
"Thank you so much!" Christina starts gushing instantly. I say thank you also and grab my suitcase. He nods with a wink before strutting off. I look at Christina and she looks at me. We stare at each other before we burst out laughing.
"He was hot!" Christina exclaims before walking into the room.
"Not as hot as Four, but he's getting there." I say with a slight giggle. I step through the door and shut it softly. I turn around and gasp.
When you walk in there is a small kitchen to your left and to your right is a couch and two small chairs. There is a tv stand with a TV propped on it. I walk in and take in how large this place is. There is a wall separating the kitchen from a small closet and the bathroom. I walk out and see two beds with a bunch of pillows. On the end of the bed is a basket with a big red ribbon on it. I smile and look out the glass sliding door that leads to a white, wooden Balcony.
"Tris.. This place is huge."
"I know, I was expecting a small, dirty, cheaper room..." I say in amazement.
"What's in the basket?"
"I don't know..." I walk over and push the red ribbon back. I pull out two pairs of sunglasses, sunscreen, lots of lotion and bath salts, chocolate, other types of candy,and I stop I inspect the last item before screaming and throwing it across the room.
"Whoa! What's wrong?" Christina grabs my shoulder and looks at my flushed face of embarrassment .
I snatch the note hanging in the abstract ribbon. I then begin to read it aloud.
"Beatrice, I really hope you enjoy your first spring break and happy early birthday. I packed you up a little something, as by now you have probably found. The sunglasses are for you and Christina, because I'm sure you forgot to bring some, as well as the sunscreen." I blush at how my mother knew that I'd forget that, then face palm because I did.
"The lotion and salts are for you two as well. Now the candy you two split, no being selfish!" I can practically hear her scolding me.. "Now That box. That is in case you meet any new friends, if you know what I mean. I want you to be careful! Your still young!"
I hear Christina laugh and I groan
"Now once you finish reading this I have a few things tucked inside the envelope for you! Have a safe trip, and be safe! I expect a call daily To make sure your okay. I hope you have a lot of fun, this is your first spring break. Make the memories last. I love you, mom. " I say finishing the card.
"Your mom is hilarious." She says shaking her head.
"Don't encourage her." I laugh and open the envelope further. I pull out a food lion and Harris Teeter gift card. I smile as to seeing how my mom wants to make sure we're taken care of.
"lets start unpacking!" I say setting the card back in the basket and carrying it over to the kitchen counter. On my way back to the beds I grab my suitcase. I set it on the one closest to the glass door. I quickly unzip it and pull out my folded clothes. I stack them according to what they are and do a mental check list.
Three tanks, one t-shirt, three sun dresses, four swimsuits, four pairs of shorts, one pair of heels, two pairs of sandals, one pair of socks, two pajama shirts, three pajama pants, One nightgown, my teal robe and slippers, and my make-up bag.
Wow. I brought a lot of clothing.
I shake my head and pull out my curling iron, flat iron, and hair dryer. I walk into the bathroom and place them under the sink. Then I grab my shampoo and conditioner and put it in the shower.
It's 12:39 When we finish unpacking. It only took us about a half hour.
I still can't believe the time. We left our apartment at about five, got on the plane at six a.m, got off at about eight thirty, got our rental at nine fifteen, and got our room at ten... Well more like got inside our room.
I have been keeping track of the time, why I don't know.
"Should we go shopping?" I heard Christina ask as I stretch. I climb off my bed and nod.
"I think we should, that way when we get back we an spend the rest of the day on the beach." She sighs dreamily at the though and grabs her purse.
"Keys?" She asks with a smirk. I grab my purse and dig inside t until I pull out the car keys and toss them to her.
"Your driving?"
"You bet."
"Cool lets go." I say and sling my purse on my shoulder as I run to the door.
We quickly run out of the hotel and towards the parking lot. We jump into the cute little buggy and quickly put the top down.
"Music?"
"Of course!"
We listen to a catchy pop song until she pulls into the Food Lion parking lot.
"Let's check this place out first."
"good idea, I don't feel like getting lost again looking for the Harris Teeter." Christina swats my arm and opens the door. The warm, salty air pushes my hair off my shoulders and lets it get tangled in the warm wind. We quickly enter the store and I instantly shiver at how cold it is.
"man, why do they put the air conditioning up so high?"
"probably because of the scorching temperatures outside."
"I can't believe it's so warm during April!"
"I know!"
I grab a cart and make my way into the store. Christina lags behind, noting every cute boy she sees. The store is pretty packed as other college students Stock up for their own fun during Spring Break.
"Trissss! Slow down this is heavy!" I hear Christina call and I stop.
"What?" She drops a rather large pack of some fruity type beer into the cart. Christina has been twenty-one since November, and never wastes a moment to drink. I sigh and shake my head.
"Don't get to drunk over this vacation, you'll want to remember it right?"
"Stop being a party pooper!" She whines and slaps my back "Get something you like too!" I shake my head at her again and laugh.
"Come on, let's get some junk food!" She laughs and nods in agreement.
By the time we finish we have three twenty-four packs of canned soda, plenty of Chips, cookies, and any sweet you could think of, vegetables, fruits, and anything we find necessary to live off of.
when we finish loading them into the trunk I look at Christina.
"I feel like we forgot something.."
"me too." I shake my head and shut the trunk.
"I'm going to put the cart back. Maybe we'll remember by then." she nods in agreement and climbs into the car.
I walk briskly to the car, enjoying the warm air bouncing off my face. I shove the cart back into the rack of them and spin around. A goggle full of boys walk by laughing carrying a lot of bags. One in the back though was carrying a cooler and that's when it hit me! We don't have a cooler!
I run back to the car and hop inside to see Christina texting Someone.
"We don't have a cooler!" She looks up and nods.
"We don't do we? We can't buy one.. We can't take one at home."
"Maybe there's one at the hotel?"
"Yeah! let's check that out! Then we can go start the party on the beach!" She throws her fist in the air before starting the car and speeding to the hotel.
"Excuse me ma'am?" I say to the old lady at the desk After we had finished putting the groceries away the best we could in the cute little kitchen.
"Oh hello dear, what do y'all need?"
"we were uh.. Um wondering if by any chance.. You um.."
"Spit it out sweet pea." She said giving me a pointed glance
"We need a cooler." Christina cut in
"Oh! A cooler?"
"Yes, we were wondering if by chance you happen to have one we could borrow?"
She smiled at us and shook her head.
"Well it's your lucky day, someone just happened to leave one behind when they left earlier this week."
"Are you serious?" I squeal
"yes I am sweetheart." She stands and walks into the back room. A second later she comes out with a white and red cooler.
"Oh my goodness thank you!'' I say and take it from the old ladies grasp
"Enjoy you stay!" She chuckles at our retreating backs.
We quickly make our way to our room and set the cooler aside.
"Beach time!" Christina squeaks and runs to grab her swimsuit. I run to my clothes and change into my teal swimsuit. It has white halter straps and a small bow tied in the front from them. The bottoms are teal also and have two white thin bows titled on the sides, making it my favorite.
When I finish I grab a beach bag I packed and throw a book, My camera, the sunglasses, sunscreen, lip balm, and my phone in it. I look over just as Christina waltzes out of the bathroom in a flaming yellow bikini. She smiles and Walks to the fridge.
"What do you want in the cooler?" She asks as she grabs two of her fruity little drinks.
"Just pop in two of those.. " she holds up a can of Pepsi and I nod "yeah." I walk over to her and open the cooler, then I open the freezer and grab all the ice trays. I dump the ice into the cooler and stack the drinks in for her.
"Here put some water in." She puts in three bottles of water and I shove the lid back on the cooler.
"Ready?" I ask as she grabs her beach bag
"Of course I am!" She squeals I smile and grab my bag.
"Who's carrying the cooler?"
"You are!" She laughs and shoves it into my hands
"Fine.. lets go!"
We scurry down the hallway and into the elevator. We hit the main floor and fly down to it. We make our way to the back doors of the resort, which are open and step out onto the wooden deck. An old couple sits to our right and smiles warmly at us. To our left is a few younger kids and a family of five.
"Chris! We forgot towels!" I say and face palm.
"shit.." she mumbles so I only hear.
"Towels are over there." Says a male voice and I look up. It's the guy with the brown hair and brown eyes again.
"Oh? Thanks!" I say with a tight smile and grab two off of a stack.
"Yay! Thanks dude!" Christina calls At him before racing down the steps and towards the sand.
The sand has tourists everywhere, and I note most them as college kids. I look to my left and see beach houses lining the strip of beach and to my right it's the same, just there is a giant boardwalk with shops everywhere and a Ferris wheel.
"This place is amazing!" I call out and run down the stairs.
I feel my feet smack against the warm, grainy, white sand and sigh. This is just what I needed. I stop running until I stop next to Christina, whom has already laid her towel down and is sun screening up.
I set my towel down next to hers and then set the cooler on the corners of both the towels so they don't blow away. I set my bag down next to the cooler after I pull the sunscreen out of it. I instantly start rubbing some on my arms, legs, and stomach. I have Christina get my back before I lay down.
"It's so warm out."
"I know, I love it already." Christina pulls her phone out and plays some music. I sing along for a while before I decide to take a walk.
"I'll be back in a bit, watch my stuff."
"You don't have to tell me twice, I'm checking out all the hotties.." She says with a wink. I smirk and walk away.
This place is so nice. Its so warm, it's so, so homey feeling. I love it here. The white sand, blue sky, aqua ocean, everything is perfect from the quaint gift shops to the the enormous Ferris Wheel.
Suddenly I feel as if I'm being watched.. Intently. But before I can look to see who's watching me, I hear Christina Screeching and I look to see her running rapidly at me and pointing to something on my right.
A/N:
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