Chapter 10
I didn't realize this had so many errors even after I uploaded it till yesterday. So here is a cleaner version and I hope clearer. Enjoy!
They spend on more night in Vancouver and so the very next morning they decide to take a flight that goes to their favorite place in which Marianne has kept secret from Debbie since they were in Russia. "Mom, will you please we tell me where were going now?" Debbie whines to her mother as they are waiting around for their flight to this place they will be going to. "You will find out very soon honey," she says as they wait anxiously for their flight to arrive. About two hours later the plane finally arrives as Donnie and Eliza are watching the plane come in as it settles in at the runway. Finally everyone gets their seats on the flight and before anyone else can announce it Marianne and Nigel tell Debbie where they are going.
"Alright Debbie," Marianne begins "You have been waiting anxiously for a week about where we are going and we have decided to go to Aruba for a little while," Marianne says as they take off for their first vacation in a long time. Debbie can't help but squeal out and getting everyone's attention. "Oh my goodness we are really going to Aruba?" she finally manages nearly jumping out of her seat. Early the following day they arrive in Aruba as Debbie just can't contain her excitement as she is watching out the window. This particular morning it is storming out with heavy rain and lightning. Suddenly the plane gets struck by a huge bolt on its way down making everyone jump. "Oh my goodness we are all going to die!" Debbie screams from her seat holding onto Eliza. "What's your problem?" she says almost like she has no idea they were about to die only seconds earlier. "Eliza please understand this! We were about to die and now the plane is going to crash!" she shouts again at her sister who clearly doesn't get it.
Later the plane lands just in time since all flights are grounded for the next couple of hours. "Alright kids stay close it is extremely crowded," Nigel warns as he holds Donnie so he won't make a quick getaway. Debbie and Eliza can barely see their parents and then some crazy people jump out in front of them looking wildly at the two. "Get outta my way creeps!" Debbie says lunging for the man knocking him out cold. The other guy tries the same but he gets the same treatment. "Come on Eliza! We have to get out of here and to mom and dad before any more of them come around," Debbie says holding Eliza's hand and making a mad dash for the baggage claim where she prays her parents will be.
It seems hours that the girls are missing and Marianne and Nigel head back hoping that their girls aren't too far back. Just then Debbie runs right into her mother looking terrified. "Debbie? Where were you and Eliza these past few minutes?" Marianne asks trying to calm her girls down. "Well," Debbie begins "we were stopped by some gangster guys that…that I don't know what they wanted but I knocked them out cold and we couldn't find you guys!" Debbie says trying to get over the moment of fear. "Oh my goodness Debbie are you sure you're ok?" Nigel asks. "Yeah," she says still shaken up. They keep moving trying to forget that scene and grab Darwin. After they get their luggage and Darwin they get a car so they can at least be away from all the craziness of everything being closed down. They stay inside their hotel room for the rest of the day while it continues to rain. Eliza stares out the window watching the raindrops float by and down the window. She wants to remember things but no one and nothing seems familiar except watching the rain. Darwin comes up besides her hoping to help her to remember. "Hey Eliza," he says as she looks over at him. "Hi," she says. "Why of all things can't I remember taking to you? I mean there has to be something there none of these people seem to be able to talk to you well except maybe Debbie," Eliza says looking back at the rain. "Eliza you got your powers to talk to animals two years ago," he reminds her. "Are you sure? So why can't I remember that huge detail or that mom is having a baby? Or if she is even my mom?" Eliza says sniffling. "Well, Eliza you got bumped on the head and since you haven't been the same," Darwin reminds her. "So say if I hit my head I'll know who they are, who you are, and who I am?" she says with a glimmer of hope in her eyes. "I guess so but where would you get somebody to do that?" Darwin says watching her look around. "Oh no you don't you're not going to get me to do anything like that are you?" Darwin says as he watches her shake her head yes.
"NO!" he says plainly "you will never get me to do anything like that. Why don't you get wild boy to do it I bet that would be the highlight of his life," Darwin says begging her to reconsider. "Oh come on haven't I ever done anything to help you?" She responds as she looks over to her family who are watching television for the first time in months. "You are going to help me to get my memory back got it?" she says pointing a finger at him. "Of course I just don't want to hurt you to get it," he says as evening takes hold of their day. "Meet me outside the room first thing tomorrow, got it?" she says glaring at him. "Got it," he says gulping and watching the rain with her for just a few more minutes then he settles down and watches a television program in Spanish. "So what are we doing tomorrow?" Debbie asks her parents. "I don't know dear maybe we can go to the beach or something," Nigel says not really looking up from the T.V. "And shopping your favorite," Marianne adds. "Eliza come join us this is your favorite show," Debbie says watching Eliza look so miserable.
Late that same night Eliza has a strange dream it's as if these people are really her family. "What are you doing Debbie?" Eliza says as she starts heading out the door of their motor home. "Nothing! Now just leave!" Debbie says to Eliza like she has done something to annoy her. "Come on Darwin we don't want the day to slip away now do we?" she says to her best friend who just can't stand nature. As always Donnie is trailing off from behind them and their parents heading off to do their TV show they do all the time. She then wakes up in a hard sweat not sure what that was all about so she decides to get up and wait for her buddy Darwin. Maybe ask him what that meant and why it seemed so real. She waits awhile for him but her mom comes out instead like she is looking for something. "Eliza! There you are what are you doing out here?" she says getting down to her daughter's level. "Waiting for Darwin," Eliza says. "Well Eliza we are going out in a few minutes so you two can do whatever then. It's just you can't run around by yourself here," Marianne says hoping she can understand. "Ok where are we going?" Eliza says. "You'll see," she says as they head back inside.
Later they travel downtown to what seems like hours but they finally arrive at Crystal Clear beach that takes both Eliza and Debbie's breath away. The beach itself is pure with sand, crystal clear water, cliffs 500 feet high and the coastline seems to go on forever. "I've been to so many beaches and this one beats any of them by far," Debbie says in amazement. Donnie, Eliza and, Darwin is the first ones out on the beach and running towards the water 20 feet away. Eliza takes a walk with Darwin down the coast. This is great and all but I still can't remember anything," she says to him. "I just wish everything would come back I'm just so scared and no one can do anything about it," Eliza says as she sits down on the beach where the waves crash into her feet. "Well Eliza you have made it this far without it. So how are we going to get it back?" he says as he digs his fingers in the sand. "I don't know Darwin but I had a really strange dream the other night and it seemed so real," she says as the water fills her small hole Darwin dug. "Do you want to tell me about it?" Darwin says. "I guess so… it's like this it was about each one of you and it's like I know all of you and I have for a really long time," she says taking more interest in her story and letting the water hit her feet. "Well," Darwin begins "maybe your memory is coming back but just really slowly. You know them to the extent of your dream you just can't recall of them as your family," he says getting her attention. "Ok so if that is true then how can I get to remember them that way?" Eliza says watching Darwin pick up a starfish that just rolled in. "I don't know but we are going to have to do something drastic," he says. He can't believe that he is siding with his best friend in hurting her but he is just so desperate to get that friendship back. "Let's head back and see if we can come up with something," Eliza says getting to her feet and helping Darwin up.
Debbie takes Eliza snorkeling, something she loves to do. "So mom, dad we are going to go over to that small island for a couple of hours and we will be back in 2 hours," Debbie says as the two of them get into the water. They get out a ways with Debbie in the lead by just a few feet. Eliza looks down and is just amazed at how clear the water is and how beautiful the coral is from 30 ft. above. She starts down about five feet when a gorgeous fish about the size of her hand swims by. It has green strips with a huge head that is purple his body is covered in brown circles and small yellow circles. Suddenly a huge jellyfish swings by and snags the strange fish making it the lunch of the day. Debbie grabs her sister moments before it touches her with its huge ugly stingers. "Oh wow that was way too close for comfort you ok Eliza?" Debbie asks her sister as they get close to the shore with beautiful rocks. "I guess so that fish was just so beautiful why did it have to become lunch?" Eliza asks sadly. "Well probably because it was so beautiful. The jellyfish just couldn't resist a tasteful meal such as that," Debbi e finishes somewhat cheering her sister up.
They stay on that side of the shore for the next hour looking at everything and holding beautiful coral that isn't dangerous. "Look at this one Debbie!" Eliza says picking up a coral that is shaped like and egg and seems to glow. A moment later it begins to crack and a crab's leg sticks out while the rest of it starts floating towards the beach. "AHH!" Debbie screams. "Ok maybe we should get back to mom and dad before we get anymore surprises," she says trying to get Eliza to budge. She finally does but Eliza slowly makes her way back still looking at a school of fish and coral getting farther and farther down. Just then a wonderful looking dolphin swims right up next to them and both girls grab on and get a ride back to the shore. "This is so awesome!" Eliza yells over the noise of the ride. "Definitely!" Debbie shouts back as they get to the shore. They get back to their parents ready to leave. "Hey mom! Dad!" Debbie shouts "We had the greatest time out there well except for that one Jellyfish…" Debbie says but is quickly cut off "Jellyfish!" Marianne says before Debbie can finish her sentence. "Mom chill I saved her from it before it could touch her and we got a ride from a dolphin coming back," Debbie says finishing her sentence. "And look what Darwin found me," Eliza says showing off her starfish. "Ooh that is so beautiful sweetie," Nigel says as they head for their rented car.
They then go out to lunch a couple of hours later stopping at a nearby McDonalds for a quick meal. Once everyone is seated Donnie gets his spur of energy and jumps out from between his parents. He runs around the restaurant acting like all kinds of animals. He is an instant hit with the younger children as they follow him around. "Donnie!" Marianne shouts out to him as he is making a ruckus around the play area. He jumps up on top of the jungle gym and bounces up and down squealing like a lion. "Get down right now Donnie!" Marianne says again not believing he is actually doing this. Sure he is crazy but this is insane. He jumps down from about eight feet landing hard on his feet as Marianne and Debbie scramble to him as he looks dazed. He then sprints off again between the two of them sending the three and four year olds into a wild frenzy like they are joining him. He takes off into the dining room dodging Nigel and Eliza who do everything to grab him. He jumps on a table and howls like a wolf and then he runs underneath tables still giving chase being egged on by the toddlers. "Donnie!" Debbie shouts once more before she has him. She lunges for him just grabbing the end of his feet and he jumps five feet into the air landing into Nigel's arms. "Donnie! Will you please chill you have caused a scene and now we have to get out of here!" Nigel says as Debbie grabs the last of their lunch and head out as everyone gives them evil looks. "Great now everyone knows who we are here 'the family with that crazy boy!'" Debbie says sarcastically.
The next morning Debbie and Eliza convince their parents to go out for awhile promising they will stay together. "Eliza were going to get mom something special at the market to make her feel better," Debbie says softly as they enter the elevator. Soon they are outside looking for a good shop when suddenly they are stopped. They gasp at the sight they see. "It's those crazy guys from the airport!" Debbie screeches to her sister who is just as baffled as she is. "What are you doing here?" Debbie hisses at them. "To finish unsolved business," Old hairy legs says.
To be continued
