It was painful to be honest, because even though I was able to dodge the majority of the low branches, a couple were still able to scratch my face and...arms, causing small trickles of blood to flow done my skin. I really wanted to stop and rest, but I knew we couldn’t stop now, they were looking for us, and there was no way I would let them take Charlie away from me again, I thought to myself as I gave his hand a gentle squeeze.“Eric, let’s stop, I’m tired” pleaded Charlie with exhaustion.“We. I sat facing the entry and you were seated opposite. The waiter appeared with water and asked what for us to drink, hot tea I said for both of us. He left and returned to take our orders at which time I told him we will take an order of Szechuan chicken very spicy. He finally left and we were alone. I asked if you had been here before and you said no first time. So the food could be crap. Yep. Well at least the water is good and the tea is hot I said. That’s not all that’s hot you said. Really. I’ve lived on this island all my life.’ ‘And yet my intuition tells me that you’re more traveled than most people around here.’ She stared at him for a few moments before she smiled. ‘At any rate,’ she continued with the story, ‘Gems and I used to do a little treasure hunting as kids. I was a good storyteller back then and maybe it was wrong of me, but I used to tell tall tales about items we found that seemed to fascinate him. That’s probably the reason why he believes I’m an expert on sea. Plus a few parents. My mom, Dona, was chatting with Tiffany and Chris, Christina's mother and step-father. “Hey, Christina,” I said, spotting my nerdy half-sister reading a book in the corner. “Want to play a game with us.”She looked up, her brown hair falling in curls about her face. “Game?”“It's naughty!” Leah said.Christina frowned. “No thanks.”“But it involves pussy,” I said, arching my eyebrow.“No thank you, Danielle,” she said, a bit firmer.I shook my head. “You turned eighteen today,.