Adelaide BaileyAdelaide smiled softly at her reflection in the mirror of her cabin and pulled back, shutting her peach colored lipstick with a slight pop. She moved a strand piece of flat ironed hair from her eye and blinked her mascara coated lashes a few times before, chuckling at herself in the vanity and spinning around on the bench she was seated on. The brown haired girl grabbed her black heels an buckled them on her feet giving her the appearance of being three inches taller than her normal five foot one self.
Adelaide stood in front of the vanity and flattened down a few random creases on the tight short sleeved red dress she wore. She inhaled, exhaled and walked over to the night stand in her cabin and grabbed her hand purse. She unplugged her phone from the wall and walked out of her cabin. Outside, it was sort of chilly but she'd be going inside soon enough anyways so all would be fine. The moon reflected beautifully on the open sea and she couldn't help but let out a soft laugh. Things were going so well that whole and sadly the trip would be finished in a few more days but she'd enjoy herself until then.
Adelaide pulled her hazel eyes away from the beautiful sight and walked confidently down the deck. There was a sort of "ball" happening that night and it was a free for all event, so Adelaide and her parents were attending. She walked past a group of men and women in dark clothes holding very expensive looking cameras in their hands and raised her arched brow at them. They were either perverts or paparazzi and she hoped for the latter.
But why would there be paparazzi on this ship? Adelaide wondered to herself as she walked by them, but shrugged and continued.
After walking for a while down a flight of stairs, her and a handsomely intimidating man made eye contact and smiled at each other. The man open up the door for her into a huge ballroom and she flashed him a pearly white smile.
Thank you so much.
she thanked and walked inside and somehow immediately spotted her parents amongst the big crowd of formally dressed people. They saw her as well and waved her over, so Adelaide walked up to them happily.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~The night was running smoothly, Adelaide was mingling, dancing, laughing and drinking with her parents and even some new people. While she danced with her father, there was a sudden loud booming sound followed by all the lights flickering and the boat jerking roughly to the side. Many people fell over, including Adelaide, but her father was luckily there to catch her and prevent her from hurting herself. The music stopped and the mindless chattering stopped and for a few brief moments, there was complete silence. And then there was chaos.
The boat jerked to the side again except this time the fall was much harsher and both Adelaide and her father took the tumble. People began to yell, panic, run and shove and Adelaide's body just happened to be a carpet for many passing people. She covered her head and squeezed her eyes shut while people trampled her short self. Adelaide felt herself beginning to have an anxiety attack and she couldn't breathe properly. Luckily, her father finally managed to get up and to pull her up as well, taking her out onto the deck where everyone was running and screaming while the boat rocked, jerked and began tipping.
Adelaide leaned against the wall and her chest heaved painfully, her breathing becoming a chore and standing even more so. The young woman could feel the bruises from being trampled forming all over her skin, but that was the least of her concerns for the time being. Her father had ran back inside the ballroom to try and find his wife, so Adelaide was left alone. A small child came by crying and she shakily held out a hand to the little boy, trying to offer some sort of help but couldn't even form a proper sentence without breathing heavily and stuttering.
The boy ran past her, still crying and alone and she gripped her chest, shutting her eyes tightly and fearfully.
Fuck!
she cursed under her breath and that was the last thing she said before another jerk in the boat caused her to slam her head painfully against the wall behind her, knocking her unconscious.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~Adelaide's cheek was pressed up against something... Moist? A sudden splash of water in her face jumped her into action and she sat up, coughing and hacking out salt water. For a few moments, she coughed but that cough soon turned into violent vomiting of purely water. She groaned in disgust and fell back on her sore behind, rubbing her eyes rapidly. Adelaide slowly peeked her eyes open and found herself blinded by the sun, so she tried again but even slower. Once her eyes were finally open and clear, she took in her surroundings.
What the hell? Where am I? she wondered fearfully and tried standing up, but ended up falling right back down on her sore butt.
The teacher cringed and held her tailbone in pain, then looked down and saw that she had heels on. She groaned and quickly unbuckled them then threw them behind her, hitting a palm tree. She slowly got up and took in the sight of herself. Adelaide had bruises all over her arms and legs and she had a throbbing horrible headache. When she touched the back of her head and felt dried blood behind her damp curls, she finally recalled the night before. She blinked and looked around in fear, wondering if she was all alone on this island.
Hello?!
she screamed to no one in particular while limping painfully down the beach.
HELLO?!
