"Woah man you look like shit!". Lucian shouted.
* I couldn't sleep a wink , I kept thinking about Bryan and Kate's relationship, I didn't even get an answer*. Alouis sighed.
"I'm fine, don't worry about me". He said waving his hand around.
"Oh..sure". Lucian hesitated before answering.
"Umm.. hey Alouis" .
"Yeah". Alouis adjusted his glasses.
"I'd like to speak with you about something privately".
"Sure!". Alouis nodded.
"Not right now!, maybe later tonight?".
"That's ok".
*I've never seen Lucian half as serious as this, what does he want to talk about?*. Alouis wondered as Lucian walked away.
Later in the day, they were all taken back to the yacht as the vacation was reaching an end.
"I can't believe it's already over!". Sally whined as they were back to their lounge in the yacht.
"I'll miss this vacation!!'.
"What's with you, stop disturbing!". Alouis frowned.
"Don't you have something better to do". He added.
"Like what?". She asked.
"No one else is complaining except you four eyes shrimp".
"Can you seriously stop calling me that?!".
"See". Alouis sighed
"My phone's dead and charging, while I have some important work on my laptop...
"Good for you ". Sally interrupted.
"What am saying is shut the f**k up, okay?".
"Why not use your headphones, you f**king brat!!!". Sally charged at him barking.
"Are you blind or what?, can't you see?". He pointed at the headphones around his neck.
"Should we stop them?". Lucy asked across the room.
"No, it's just getting good ". Everling said like she was at a cinema.
"Well, it's not plugged in, you dumb*ss!".
"Even if I put it on, I can still hear your annoying voice since I'm not playing any music!". Alouis retorted.
"Why don't you go shouting some where else?!, maybe at that your friend you made on the beach!".
"Melinda?". She asked.
"Exactly!".
"I don't wanna, I don't like her!".
"You don't?". Alouis asked.
"There's actually someone on this planet that you don't like?!.
"Yeah of course there are people I don't like!, what do you think I am, some 'i like you' machine?".
"Yeah, what else ". Alouis muttered.
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At a cinema
"Wow look at that girl!, what she did just now was so cool!, I like her!".
At a super mart
"He just helped that old lady carry her groceries, how nice, I like him!".
Walking by a school
"Is that a teacher, his hair is so long, I totally like him!".
Driving somewhere
"That young girl just helped that old man to cross the road!, I like her!".
Etcetera, etcetera.
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*That's exactly how you are*.
"Why don't you like her?".
"She's overly friendly, always smiling, don't know what boundaries mean and acts like we're buddies just because she knows my name!". Sally complained.
"What the, that's exactly you!, that's just a perfect description of you!, ....so it is true, extremely similar people don't like each other ". Alouis muttered.
"What're you murmuring about, huh?!".
"Nothing.... But you didn't find her suspicious or anything?". Alouis asked.
"Oh yes I did , I mean everyone's suspicious these days..
Suddenly Bryan chuckled.
"What's so funny?". Sally turned to him and asked.
"Nothing, it's just the wa....
"Is that a tarot card reading on your screen?". Everling who sat beside him asked.
"Yeah, I was just curious about som....
"Oh my gosh!".
"Are..are you crying?". Bryan stuttered.
"It's just so hard to see another like minded person!".
"I love stuff like this!, there's this particular lady I always get readings from and she has never been wrong, she said a friend of mine is going to get into big trouble today!".
*I hope I'm not the one!*.
'. '. '. '.
Lucian Taylia Varian Sally
"I've never seen Everling like this". Lucy said.
"She's usually like this about those kind of stuff". Taylia replied.
"Tarot reading?". Lucy asked.
"Not just that, palm reading, signs, just about anything spiritual ". Sally answered.
"There's this other guy that's really famous!". She totally gummed Bryan showing him something on her phone.
"I didn't take Bryan as such a person, wow ". Varian said.
"Yeah". Lucian added.
"Hey guys!, since the mood is so lovely, let's play a game!". Vincent shouted.
"A game..?". Alouis asked.
"Yeah, we should play a ....
"Card game!". Everling interrupted
"With a bet!". Bryan added
"Oh my goodness!, you play bets?". Everling asked.
"Yeah I do, is it bad...
"Not at all!". She shook her head.
"I also play bets in fact I love it!, casinos, gambling, betting, do you enjoy those?". She asked.
"Yeah I do". Bryan replied with a smile.
"Really?!, we totally click!". Everling smiled.
While Varian who sat beside them scoffed.
(The three of them were sitting on the same couch).
"But I've already picked the game". Varian muttered helplessly.
"Do you guys normally play games like this?". Bryan asked.
"Yeah, a lot!". Everling answered all glittering and smiling.
"But how is it any fun?". Vincent asked.
"What'd you mean?".
"I mean, you all have a shared account so even if you bet, won't it just go back there?".
"Joint account?!".
They all started laughing.
(Varian, Everling, Sally, Alouis, Taylia and Lucian).
"What the!, that's so hilarious!".
"Bro we have nothing like that!". Lucian shook his head still laughing.
"We don't share an account, we all have separate accounts". Alouis explained.
"Whenever we receive payments, it usually goes into Varian's account then we split it". He added.
"Oh". Vincent nodded.
"Then what about expenses?". He asked.
"We normally split the bill except it's personal, if it's personal you pay by yourself or you plead with someone to help you". Varian explained.
"You guys split the bills evenly?".
"Nope!, just between the five of us, Sally doesn't pay anything!". Lucian answered, while Sally smiled.
"She doesn't pay anything?!". Lucy was stunned.
"Yeah, she's actually the youngest, shocking right?".
"What does that mean, huh?!". Sally asked walking over towards him clenching her fists.
"Nothing!".
"With my cute face, who won't think I'm the youngest ". Lucian muttered.
"You know I just heard you!, I'm going to deal with you!".
"Save meeee!". Lucian ran behind Taylia.
"You think she's going to save you huh?!".
"Woah, so she's the youngest!". Vincent gasped.
"That's not really shocking, I always knew she was the youngest".
"Yeah, same here". Bryan added.
"She has absolutely no respect for Lucian, that's why I thought he was younger". Vincent said.
"Oh no!, this is just how they are". Everling replied.
"I see,... Then is Alouis the oldest?". Vincent asked
"Why'd you think that". Alouis looked up from his laptop.
"Well you're so mature and calm".
"Oh!, that's just how I am". Alouis smiled.
*His smile is so heavenly*. They all melted away.
"I'm actually twenty...
"We were the oldest, we're both twenty one!". Everling grabbed Varian's arm.
"But I'm older than her". Varian chipped in.
"Just a few months ". Everling said.
"Lucian and Alouis are twenty, Taylia's nineteen and Sally's seventeen ". Varian explained.
"That's why we don't let her pay for anything, she's not an adult yet". Everling added.
"Oh I see". Vincent nodded.
"I'm also twenty ". Lucy said.
"Really, but you look so young and....
"Bryan's twenty two, so I guess I'm the oldest here, that makes me kinda embarrassed". Vincent scratched his head with a slight chuckle.
"You are..?". Sally asked.
"Yeah, I'm twenty four". He nodded.
"Twenty four!!!". Sally screamed.
"Seriously?!". The other were surprised.
"I can't believe it!".
They all stared in shock.
"Umm guys ". Lucy spoke softly.
"So you're four years older than me!". Lucian said.
"Guys". She said again.
"Yep". Vincent nodded.
"But you're so...
"Guyyss!!". Lucy shouted and they all jerked.
*She can shout?*.
*She looks so frail, I can't believe she can shout like that*.
*Is her throat okay, should I get her some water*.
They wondered since they saw Lucy as a cute little hamster 🐹.
"What's up?". Lucian asked.
"There are some people outside the door". She replied.
"From their footsteps, I think around four".
*She's good, she was able to correctly get their numbers*. Varian stared at her.
"The fact that you aren't shocked, I'm guessing you already guys know?". She said.
"Oh yeah we do". Everling nodded.
"That's what I've been up to on my laptop, they seem to have been following us since we got back on the yacht, so I hacked into the security cams and have been observing them". Alouis explained.
"I only noticed their presence, but you were able to track them, nice one man!". Lucian gave him a thumbs up.
"What do they want now, they've been quiet since ". Sally frowned.
*So they all knew*. Vincent watched them surprised.
*I never knew mercenaries could be this vigilant*. He thought.
"We're normally used to people chasing us so this is pretty much an everyday thing, don't sweat it". Everling tapped him.
"Should I go get rid of them?". Sally asked no longer smiling.
"No, don't". Varian shook his head.
"If Alouis was able to tap into the security cams, then the guards should have also noticed the people, but they didn't say anything about it, so it could be that those people have some ties with the owner of the yacht".
"Doing that would be problematic". Varian explained.
"That's true, do you think he sent people after us again?". Taylia asked.
"That's highly unlikely, if it was him, they would have already shown themselves trying to kill us or something". Lucian said.
"They're all in serious mode". Vincent muttered.
"You guys should sit here, we'll go han...
'Bam!'
The door to the lounge was blown away
"We'll keep this short".
A lady and three huge men walked in all holding a gun.
"We're here for Alouis, hand him over!".