The sun was still hanging high in the sky, looking down to my small digital watch I could see that it was just past noon, it had just turned 12:03.
"I really should get my wallet back..." I told myself while walking past the boardwalk and I just having had just laid eyes on the familiar big donut that sat on top of its building, it was a rather cheering sight knowing that when I did get my wallet and shirt back that I would most likely return to thank Sadie again for last night.
After walking past the Big Donut and several minutes of strolling on the beach I had turned the corner of the beach line and I immediately noticed the quaint beach house that sat under the figure of the giant woman carved into the face of the cliff, this sight was still uneasy for me to see but I had to press on.
After a quick jog to the bottom of the dirt path I had to take in deep breathes, having become exhausted from my short jog.
"How am I...already...out of breath?" I gasped out wanting to know why I was so out of shape even though the answer was already well known to myself; the lack of any physical activities and my natural thin figure left me at odds with any form of exercise.
Having caught my breath I began to make my way up the familiar dirt slope up to the small wooden stairs, this also lead to the actual house where I had left my wallet and suit top.
"Here goes nothing." I said before knocking on the door, this had received a feminine reply calling out "Be right there!" And from the voice I could easily recognize who's it belonged to, I was reaffirmed when the door in front of me opened.
"Oh it's you, what bring you back here mister Coral?" Pearl asked looking at me with a surprised look, I guess she wasn't expecting me to be back this soon.
"Sorry if I'm intruding on anything, I'm actually here because I had forgotten something here last night." I politely informed her, this had given me a cheerful reply from her.
"Oh, so that who that jacket belonged to." She said while placing her palms against each other, seeming happy to finally know who it belonged to.
"Yes, I'm actually wondering if I'd be able to go inside and get it, if you wouldn't mind of course?" I asked hoping to retrieve my belongings, with how today was going I was certain that this would be the case,
"I'm sorry but that's not possible." She said with a pondering look about her.
"Why is that?" I said feeling like whatever the cause was my fault, did yesterday make them all despise me? So many negative thoughts had ran through my mind, all of which had me as the central problem.
"Steven ran out with it, he actually went out looking for you." She informed me looking in thought, leaving me at odds with myself, I was left with two options; leave and run around the city looking for a single person or stay waiting on the beach line hoping that he returns early.
"If you'd want to, it's completely fine to wait inside for Steven to come back." Pearl had offered me the option of a better alternative compared to my previous thought, looking outside and then back at Pearl I could see the minimal view of the house; and from my memory of last night I knew that the interior was leagues better then my own house and the beach for that matter.
"That sounds great." Was all I could say feeling nice to be actually invited in the house, a lot nicer then collapsing on the doorstep.
Looking forward I noticed that she had moved to the side holding her arm out inviting me in. Having taking her invitation I began to walk through the doorway and into the familiar living room, I made my way a good ways in until I stood between the kitchen counter and what looked like what should be the living room; it was actually fairly difficult to tell where either began or ended.
Looking beyond both however was what looked like some sort of panel with a strange door placed behind it, before I could ask on these however Pearl began to speak.
"Steven should be right back, please make yourself comfortable." She then began to make her way towards the far end of the room towards the panel, she had passed it and stood in front of the door. To my surprise it had not opened like any normal door should, it had first lit up with a single white light and quite disturbingly opened looking organic in nature. Before I could ask about where she was going, or even what I should do she had walked into the unknown room leaving me alone in their house.
"..."
This is gonna be a while, isn't it.