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I stood up from the bed.

I was going to sit in one of the chairs beside the mahogany table.

I wanted to inspect the legs, but Alice was watching me like a hawk.

So I just sat down.

BOOM!

The chair collapsed and I did too.

Alice cracked up and I just glared at her.

"I'm s-sorry, it's j-just the chair b-broke, and-d y-you f-fell d-down!"

By now she was laughing so hard, there were tears streaming down her cheeks.

"Ow, my stomach hurts from laughing so much."

I got up and smirked, "God's punishment, Ali ."

And then I pushed her into one of the beds.

"Haha. Very funny."

Her face got all serious.

"You were the one that said I wasn't allowed to inspect the legs!"

"Yeah, but I didn't expect the chair to have one screw loose!"

"Yeah, well, thirteen spells bad luck, remember?"

"Whatever, you say, my friend. Come on, let's go join some tour guide's group."

Coincidentally, there was a tour guide recruiting a group in the lobby, so we joined.

"Aloha, everyone. Before we begin our tour, I'll tell you a bit about Hawaii. Hawaii is a state made up of entirely islands! How cool is that? Even more awesome, Hawaii was formed from volcanic eruptions."

I gulped, and he continued on.

"The capital city of Hawaii is Honolulu, which also happens to be the largest city here. In Hawaii, our main languages are English and Hawaiian. 'Aloha', a casual greeting or salutation, could mean 'hello' or 'farewell'. Hawaii is a natural tourist attraction because of its natural beauty, warm tropical climate, waters and waves, and active volcanoes."

He first took us to see the beaches.

As soon as we set afoot out of the hotel, I could feel a rush of humid air, instead of the air conditioning of the lobby.

We walked and he talked on.

I got sand all over and in my flip-flops.

I felt whiney.

"Ali , can we go now, I have sand everywhere!"

"Well, duh. You're wearing flip-flops."

"But it's uncomfortable. And what if a tiny piece of shell sneaks into my flip-flops? And it slices right into the arch of my foot? I'd be fighting infections, and I haven't got my tetanus shot yet!"

"Bella...that's not going to happen. Besides, you have vaccinophobia."

I sighed. "You don't need to say it, I already know."

"Good. Come on. He's talking about volcanoes now."

"A volcano is a mountain which is a vent, from where lava and ash, can emerge onto the the earth's surface. There are many active volcanoes in Hawaii, as I mentioned before," he said, gesturing to one. I wasn't really paying attention before. My eyes grew wide. "A-active v-volcanoes?"

Alice started thinking aloud.

"I wonder what it'd be like to climb that volcano, and look inside.."

"No way am I getting involved in that. See ya!" I said and turned to leave.

"Bella..." She whined. Not again.

"Alice..." I mocked.

"I guess exploring the inside of a volcano is a bit extreme..."

"You guess?"

"Okay, it is extreme!"

But then came the rumbling...

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