Chapter 9

Ginger walked down the dark path looking for Mary Ann and Gilligan. Where on earth, or should she say, this island, had they gone? She suddenly ducked behind a tree when she saw who she was looking for. Mary Ann and Gilligan were standing in a small clearing in the light of a torch. They were standing there looking at each other and holding hands.

"Gilligan, you would not believe the way Ginger is acting lately! She is very intent on the fact that you and I are in love with each other! Although, its true, she doesn't know that..." Mary Ann giggled.

"Yeah, um Mary Ann, she was actually following me all day." Gilligan said.

"I'm not surprised. We'll have to be more careful." Mary Ann said.

"Yeah. But thats gonna be hard. Ginger's pretty sneaky you know..." Gilligan frowned.

"Tell me about it. She's a movie star, thats why!" Mary Ann smiled.

Gilligan nodded in agreement. Mary Ann just looked at him. She leaned in and kissed him passionately. Gilligan kissed her back.

Behind the tree, hiding in the dark, Ginger gasped. She quietly rusjed back to the Howells' hut which was now dark. She knocked. No answer. She knocked again.

"Mrs. Howell, its Ginger!" She heard a soft rustling and Mrs. Howell opened the door.

"Ginger dear, its late." Mrs. Howell whispered.

"Yes I know Mrs. Howell, but I have proof!" Ginger bounced up and down with excitement.

"Why didn't you say so? What is it?" Mrs. Howell was wide awake now.

"I followed Gilligan and Mary Ann like I told you I would and I caught them--"

"Caught them doing what dear?" Mrs. Howell interrupted her.

"I saw them kiss!" Ginger whispered.

Mrs. Howell put her hand over her heart and gasped. "I knew it! I just knew it!"

"Me too! Mrs. Howell, they're hiding it from us!" Ginger frowned.

"How could they? How could they hide it..from us..their friends?" Mrs. Howell asked.

"I don't know Mrs. Howell, but they're doing it! Listen, don't tell them that we know. We'll force them to tell us! They'll be sorry they ever hid it!" Ginger sneered.

"What do you mean?" Mrs. Howell asked, confused.

"I mean that we'll just make them miserable. They'll have to tell us. We won't give them the pleasure of keeping this secret. We'll just have to turn their little plan against them." Ginger explained.

"I never knew they had a plan." Mrs. Howell said.

"Mrs. Howell you know what I mean."

"I do?" Now Mrs. Howell really was confused.

"Of course you do. Now, just don't say a word to Gilligan or Mary Ann about this!" With that, Ginger rushed off to the Professor's hut.

She entered without knocking and went over to the table he was sitting at. Professor looked up from his book and smiled.

"Oh hello Ginger, shouldn't you be--"

"No time for small talk Roy! I've made a huge discovery!" Ginger siad as she sat down beside him at the table.

"Ginger what--" Ginger cut him off a second time.

"I'm talking about Gilligan and Mary Ann." Ginger said matter-of-factly.

"Oh? And what have you uh, discovered?" Professor asked curiously.

"I'll tell you what I discovered! Gilligan and Mary Ann are currently a couple for who knows how long they have been, and they're hiding it from us all!" Ginger exclaimed.

"Ginger, what are you talking about?" Professor was confused.

Ginger sighed. "Let me start from the beginning. Mary Ann started going on nightly walks with Gilligan every night. She always lied and said she was walking alone. But come to find out, she's been taking walks with Gilligan!"

"And?" Professor asked.

"And you know what I did?" Ginger asked.

"No." Professor said.

"I decided to find out what was so secret that she had to lie about! So I spied on them all day. I followed them on their little mini-walks--"

"You stalked them, Ginger?" Professor raised his eyebrow.

"Well, yes." Ginger blushed.

Professor shook his head.

"Look just let me finish. I followed them all day. And then, I followed them on their usual nightly walk awhile ago, and I heard them talking. They're a couple Roy, can you believe it? And then I saw them kiss! They're a couple and they're hiding it from all of us!" Ginger nearly shouted.

Professor suddenly laughed out loud.

Ginger put her hands on her hips. "Roy! I don't see whats so funny!"

Professor cleared his throat. "You're right Ginger, its not funny. Its just that you make it seem as if Gilligan and Mary Ann are doing something wrong."

"They are being wrong Roy! We're their friends. Why would they keep this a secret?" Ginger whined.

"I don't really know--" Professor started.

"Don't you say a word to them about our knowing! You can't! We're going to humiliate them for this! I am so getting revenge for this! They won't get away with this!" Ginger said dramatically.

"Ginger I think you are taking this a little too seriously..." Professor said.

"I am not. This bothers me! It may not bother you, but it bothers me a lot! Plus, I'm not the only one! Mrs. Howell is right with me!" Ginger said defensively.

"Alright Ginger I won't say anything but you really aren't being sensible about this--" Professor said.

"Good, then we're on the same page!" With that, Ginger kissed him and walked out.

Professor was left at the table, dumbfounded.