Great Vacation

The two of them stared right at each other as Oddette

continued to suspect her. Are they being obvious now? Is she

finally caught in the act? Emmie tried her best not to look

suspicious in front of her friend, not until a knock followed by

the door swinging open, took their attention away. It was Oddie.

"So, I was right. You were in here," he exclaimed, the

moment he spotted his sister sitting on her bed. "Were you the

one knocking on my door earlier?" he added.

"Yes but you weren't answering," Oddette said. "I

thought you went out or something."

"Oh," Oddie paused for a second, secretly peeking at

Emmie for a second before turning his gaze back towards his

sibling. "I was taking a shower. You were probably knocking

when I was busy."

Her best friend fell silent, making the two hesitate in

their stead. It looked like she was onto something but never

bothered to continue anymore. A sigh escaped her lips.

"See? I told you, what would your brother be doing here,

anyway?" Emmie added, looking at her friend with a weak smile.

She reached out her hand to rub Oddette's back before her eyes

landing towards the man standing in front of them.

"You just finished taking a shower?" Oddie asked and to

her nodding response.

"Yes, I was busy reading an online book," she said. "The

story was interesting to a point that I almost forgot to take a

shower," she continued, giggling to herself. "I should probably

check for the author's update tomorrow again."

"I see." Oddie responded with the same chuckle.

"Anyway, be ready at around nine o' clock. We're going to have

barbecue."

"Really?" Upon being silent for several minutes, seeing

how Oddette suddenly recovered made us laugh all together. It

looked like she was looking forward to the idea very much that

she forgot about the incident.

"Yes, it's open to all who checked in the Resorts," Oddie

answered. "Be ready, and wear your best dress," he reminded

before turning around and exiting the room.

The two friends looked at each other with their eyes

squinting in excitement. They've been holding themselves from

screaming atop of their lungs out of excitement that they bursted

out laughing and giggling. "This might just make things a lot

better," Emmie thought to herself.

Oddette excused herself from her room and went back to

hers while she, on the other hand, opened her bag; looking for a

dress to wear.

It looked like things will get even better and better as

their vacation served as a relaxation for all of them before the

start of school.

As she looked at herself from the mirror, it hadn't been

ten minutes prior to her best friend leaving, when someone

knocked on the door. A woman wearing a uniform of the resorts

handed her a paper bag with clothes inside and greeted her

enthusiastically.

"Emmie Valdez," she called out.

"Yes, that's me," she responded.

"This is for you, from someone," the lady replied.

Before the door swung close, she thanked the person

who delivered the paper bag to her and opened to check the

content. Upon grabbing the piece of garment from the inside, a

smile crept into her face. It was a black flower summer dress

with a heart neckline and a v-shaped hem. The color suited her

fair skin and how gapping the texture of the fabric was.

She brushed her fingers and passed the linen clothes,

imagining how Oddie would react. Will he be impressed and

stunned? Honestly, she was surprised that someone gave her

something like this but also thought that he was only acting as a

good Samaritan. Emmie already had an idea as to who he is and

chose to message him when suddenly, her stomach rumbled.

It was already past eight in the evening when she's

almost done dressing up. She saw her phone lighting as she

received a message. She picked her phone from across the bed,

only to see who the user was.

Oby: Hey babe, are you ready?

The message was written so she immediately replied.

Me: almost.

Oby: I'm sure you're wearing a dress that perfectly fits

you. How sexy would you look, then? ;)

Me: you think so?

Oby: Yes. Should I guess the color?

Me; alright, guess.

Oby: Black floral dress.

Emmie frowned for a second. How did he know? She

fidgeted her phone to type an answer.

Me: So it was you who sent this dress?

She asked.

Oby: Which dress?

He asked in return.

A shiver ran down her spine as she realized something

was wrong. Oddie was not the one who gave her the dress? Then

who? Upon contemplating the matter, she almost threw her

phone when she received a message. Who gave her the dress?