Only 7 Days
Ficadictive Challenge #4 Entry #2: Photographic Illusion
Written by: Haejin
My name is Daniel Blaise, the only son of Mr. Danilo Blaise, I work in a not so famous, semi-famous beach.
My work is being an all around guy; waiter, tour guide, manager, everything that I could probably help with. I do almost all of them since I’m usually free and I enjoy doing things for other people.
I saw this very pretty girl. She might be around 21 years old, just a year ahead of me. She’s very pretty and sexy, she’s a little short for her height, since she’s only around my chest if we were to stand by each other, fortunately I was the one who received her when she checked in this morning. And I had to carry her things.
I would say that for a lady in her twenties, she isn’t very much concerned for fashion things since she didn’t have a lot of luggage. If what I saw is right, she would be staying for a week.
I’m right now on the dining room of the Cottage, I’m on my way to serving her the Carbonara she ordered for lunch, I’m not on a Waiter’s uniform, but I help so yeah.
“Here’s your order Ma’am, anything else?” I asked her.
“Please bring me some Coke with lots of ice please,” She answered to me, looking up to my tall figure standing beside her and grinned.
So I went up to the counter and asked Joseph; the 32 year old REAL waiter, who’s in charge of the counter since the REAL one in charge of the counter is away taking some cottage visitors to a tour in town, for a glass filled with circular ice and a 12oz bottle of coke.
I brought it up to her.
As I was about to leave I heard her voice call to me and say, “How old are you?”
I turned to look down at her. “Yes?”
“How old are you?”
I raised an eyebrow and answered; “20,”
It doesn’t end here though.
“What’s your name?” She asked me, so I politely answered “Daniel,” but there’s still more.
“Do you have a girl friend?”
I raised an eyebrow again, if ever it could get any higher than this, “Nope, Why do you ask?” It’s not like it’s the first time I was asked this, but I think it’s a little weird.
“Do you want to have one? Just for 7 days, then you can ask as if nothing happened, or I was just nothing, You can even shove me off, but all I need is you have to act like as if, we really are a couple,” she told me, I cocked my head to one side and stared at her.
She doesn’t look too serious, nor did she seem like joking.
“So, what do you say?” she asked me, again.
This lady is crazy, but since things are getting a little boring here, I might do it, but I still think this lady is crazy.
I think she saw my face say “okay”, that’s why she told me “Deal?” and stretched a hand out for a hand shake.
And within only one hand shake. Did I ever realize a big change in my life would happen so soon.
“Well then, it’s a deal, see you on the lobby at around 3PM,” she told me, I never realized she had finished her lunch, and is now going back to her cottage.
Damn. You asking why? I forgot to ask her name.
“Yo Bro, who was that? Newly caught?” Leo said as he approaches me. This person here is my best friend Leo, he’s into architecture, and right now, he’s making a map of this island as a hobby.
“Nah, I don’t know her, just some crazy lady,” I told him and walked away, sinking into deep thought.
3PM seemed to happen so fast, I wonder why I was waiting for this moment, but anyway, I was sitting on the Lobby’s long couch, while taking a sip from my cigarette.
“Oh? You smoke?” the pretty lady said, as she appeared and snuggled beside me.
We’re acting alright, and yeah I think she told me to act like as if it was real. But even if I admit it, she indeed is pretty, but I’m getting annoyed.
I switched on the TV, and while watching some basketball, she leaned across me, and puts out my cigarette on my ashtray.
“What’s up with you? It was only half-way finished,” I told her.
“I don’t kiss men who smoke,” She told me and grin so wide. It’s like I’ll kiss you. I just want these 7 days to be finished already.
I thought watching basketball might actually be fun. But she kept on moving and moving beside me, it irritates me.
“Would you PLEASE stop fidgeting already?” I told her, I semi raised my voice, but she’s really annoying.
She looked up at me, sat normally, and distanced herself for a little while. And stood up.
“Anyway, enjoy yourself, I’ll be going back to my cottage for a while,” She told me and grinned the normal happy grin I saw a while ago.
Whew I thought I hurt her or somewhat.
If I remember right, she’s in Cottage #2, well, why the hell do I know it? Anyway, she’s annoying, good thing I managed to shrug her off.
My tiring first day doesn’t end there though, I was in a short meeting with my crew mates here in the beach; Jeff, the chef, Leo, my best friend, Joseph, the counter man, Sir Ben, the Gardener, and some cottage boys around the same age I am; John, Peter, and Paul. When the pretty lady popped out of nowhere, and hugged one of my arms, looking up at me.
“What’s up?” She asked me, grinning widely.
“Hm? We were just having some small talks,” I told her bluntly, it’s not like I find her touch annoying or anything. I just felt my energy get drained just by her being there.
All of us talked happily, as everyone made fun of us, and how fast our relationship is.
There you go, 1 day down, Six to go. I just hope it’ll end soon enough.
Day 2 very much started at 8am. When I was trying to get some peace by watching TV on the lobby again, when she suddenly flopped down beside me on the usual long couch and propped her legs to my lap.
I didn’t react as to she isn’t doing anything to annoy me. Soon enough I notice myself staring at her legs… and her se—sea lion design shorts fit on her thighs.
She notices my stare as I forgot to look at the TV so she removed her legs and started pushing me away.
“You pervert,” she told me, shifting beside me and leaning her back to my shoulder.
Well, my dear, what do you expect a healthy young man in his twenties who doesn’t have an experience on ‘bed’. I get my urgers.
She poked me on the cheek and told me, “I’ll just be swimming,” stood up and went to the direction of the beach.
By the time she pops, I know where she is, and what time she’ll be there so I’d actually have time to hide from her, and her very annoying antics.
Around noon, I’m smoking at the cottage’s dining room, when she went to sit beside me and put her head on my shoulder. Before I can even protest, she’s already asleep.
I contemplated whether to stay or not. And I decided not to, so I left her there, making her head lean on the chair.
I walked towards the counter and I see Joseph and Sir Ben.
“Yo sir, new lady?” Ben asked me.
I stared at her and answered, “nah, just some crazy lady staying here,”
“Why can’t you take your eyes off her? Tsk. She’s very pretty too, scared that the cottage boys might touch her?” Joseph told me.
I saw her stand up, waking up, she scanned around as if she was looking for a missing dog, and walked away towards her cottage.
“I told you, I don’t know her, she’s really just some crazy, lady,” I told the both of them and stared at her disappearing form.
Around 1pm, she found me sitting in one of the beach huts and made herself comfortable beside me.
“Are you busy this evening?” she asked.
I cocked my head to one side and answered, “No, why do you ask?”
“Well, my friends suddenly messaged me for a gathering in the Town proper’s restaurant, do you mind coming with me?” she asked me.
“I don’t mind,” It’s not like I have anything better to do for this evening.
“Great! I’ll meet you on the Cottage Lobby at 5 then,” she happily told me and stood back to go back to swimming.
She signaled, “Why don’t you swim too?” so I just signaled a simple ‘Later’ to her.
Later on I found myself on the Cottage Lobby wearing jeans, a fitted green shirt, with a black and orange jacket over it.
I saw her emerging from the shadows, wearing a white dress with spaghetti straps the skirt dropped just above her knee, with a white hand bag, and white heeled sandals, her long dark brown hair dropping to her gorgeous shoulders.
I feel my jaw drop, as I see how different she is, with her usual, short shorts, semi-fitted sleeveless shirt, and braids to this.
“You look good,” I told her. I’m her boyfriend; I had ALL the right to say that.
“Thank you, you look good too,” she told me and grinned, that pink lip gloss she’s wearing shone, that made me want to kiss so badly. Right now.
I led her to my car and drove to the town. It took us almost 30 minutes to get there than the usual 15 minutes due to semi-heavy traffic, at least I got all the quality time to stare at her and her beautiful figure. Call me a pervert please.
I can hear her talk beside me. Saying something about how cute her Sister’s new born baby is and how nervous her father is since he’s now a grandpa. I’d like to make babies with you right now, if it’s fine, and you’d have a cute born baby soon too.
She really likes talking, but I just can’t bring myself to listen to her, just for some reasons.
“What’s your name?” I asked her. I finally mustered up the courage and embarrassment to do so.
She let out a soft giggle and answered “Just call me Lianne, why I call you Dan, Daniel,”
“Lianne then, suits you so well,” I told her.
“Hey Dan,” she called to me, softly, that made me want to hear it again, “Nothing” she immediately connected. I wonder what she wanted to say.
We arrived at the said restaurant at around 5:40pm.
“Hi
I leaned over to Lianne and whispered, “
She answered and smiled, “Lianne Chelsea,”
“Hi guys! This is my new boyfriend by the way, Dan,” she told them and I smiled at them for courtesy.
They introduced themselves to me one by one. There is Carla, Liezel, Gene and George, Liezel’s boyfriend.
With the sitting arrangement, we sat on a rectangular shaped table, on one sad, sat, Lianne, I and Gene, and then on the other side from left to right sat, Carla, Liezel and George.
I felt Lianne grab to my hand under the table. As if it wasn’t normal for lovers right?
We’ve all been talking for a while; her friends are really welcoming and wild. I guess, I felt Lianne fidget on her seat. I ignored, and as she fidgets for a few more times I leaned to her ear and whispered what’s wrong.
“I need to go to the restroom,” she told me. “But—“
Her friends sure are wild, but I’m sure nothing bad will happen to me if she’ll be leaving for a few minutes to make herself comfortable again.
“Hey guys, I’ll just be going to the bathroom,” she told them, and I nod at her as she stands up.
“Alright! Q&A time!” Gene shouted.
“Don’t make my man cry alright?” she said and went to the restroom.
I felt a little offended by that remark, but I just shrugged it off as if I was some chicken.
“Anyway, how’d you make
“Really, dislikes already?” Carla asked. “Oh well, it’s better to start with dislikes.”
“Well…” I muttered. Dislikes? That’s a little a many. “She’s annoying… sometimes?”
They all suddenly became quiet. I, did I say something wrong?
“Dude, what’d ya mean, sometimes? That lady’s hecka crazy!” Gene said and put an arm on my shoulder. Whew, I thought they would finally discover that I’m just some pseudo-boyfriend, hired by her for 7 days.
“How ‘bout the likes?” Carla asked.
“She’s sweet and caring, the kind when she knows how to pick the food you don’t want to eat, or when she puts out my cigarette,” I told them. I’m pretty sure about this. Since, she was just concerned about me, before going to the restroom.
“Sweet and caring? And dude you smoke?” Gene asked, “hey! Miko! Just on time! This is Dan,
I think I said something ENTIRELY wrong now.
“
There’s something about him I don’t like at all. Just on time Lianne goes back to the table.
Her hand slipped into mine again, this time ignoring Miko’s presence. I think I sense a not so good relationship between the two.
“Hey,
“Oh hey, Miko! You were here!” she answered, she completely ignored the statement.
After a while I heard a little, one on one talk with the 3 ladies as Miko and Gene talk from far away.
My head’s a little fuzzy so I don’t really hear anything, but by now all I know is, Lianne and Miko had a past, I can’t give a damn about. I’d just hope 7 days will pass by soon.
It was 9pm when we got home. When Lianne and I got back to the lobby we immediately separated ways, she went to her cottage#2 and I went around to see if someone’s still awake.
Seems like everyone went to sleep early today, I decided to walk by the beach for a time passer. And I saw someone by the shore.
“Hey,” I greeted, it was Lianne, and she was sitting by the shore.
I sat down beside her, maintaining the silence between us. I stretched my arms and slowly put my hand to the back rest of her chair.
I stopped mid-way to look at her face, and I find her eyes half closed, biting her lower lip, tears streaming down her cheeks.
It’s not like the first time I’ve seen a lady cry, but it doesn’t mean I’m used to it already.
“Lianne... I,” I told her, I tried to comfort her.
“I’m fine, I’m sorry, Good night,” She told me, wiping her tears and immediately walking back to her cottage truthfully.
I raised an eyebrow in exasperation, and walked back to my quarters.
Day 2 down, 5 to go.
This morning it was early around 5 am, I decided to take a walk by the beach again.
I passed by the rocky part, and I saw the wooden mattress I always lie at whenever I feel so bored.
I saw a lady with long dark brown hair, sitting on it. It’s Lianne.
She’s wearing a peach like sleeveless top, and a white long skirt. She had her left foot over her right foot, looking the way I’m standing, her hair moved by the wind to the other side of her head, holding an orange colored pinwheel.
I stare at her, as I see the pinwheel slowly turn… and a few more droplets of tears drop from her eyes.
She might be annoying and very much, irritating, but right now, I want to run by her side, hug her, and tell her I love her so much.
She must've loved that Miko so darn much, that she's sulking so hard, not even giving me any attention at all, even if she had seen me. Well it’s not my damn business. But man, I just can’t go to her and comfort her, I’d just be pushed away, and my heart will sink. And leaving her alone, is the biggest mistake I did.
Around 5PM I started looking for Lianne, I miss her already, so I’m going around to the usual spots she pops out.
“Hey Boss, Have you seen the 3 cottage boys?” Joseph asked me.
“Nope, didn’t how ‘bout you? Did you see the girl I’m with the past few days,” I asked backed.
“Oh, was that girl named Lianne or something from Cottage#2? I saw the cottage boys following her around this morning,” Sir Ben said as he passed by carrying big scissors.
“Oh man, dude,” I heard Jeff said from the kitchen, but I had already ran out so I never really heard what else came with that.
“WHAT THE HELL?!” I shouted, I immediately retraced everything I saw this morning…
John, Paul, and Peter… might be named after Saints, but HELL! THEY TOUCH GIRLS THEY LIKE!
It’s not like Lianne is my girl, and I’m her pseudo-boyfriend. But LIKE HELL, DARE THEY!
And I finally remembered, the most darkest place of this beach during this time. The place with the wooden mattress.
I ran towards the place, not caring whether I’ve been knocking pots, and flowers Sir Ben have been taking care for years.
I need my girl, and I’m not there when she needs me. Damn.
I was too late. Everything happened already. I see her crying over the mattress, holding her knees and shivering.
“Lianne…” I approached her.
“Don’t come near me,” her words fierce, showing anger, fear, and agitation.
“I… I’m sorry for not acting like the boyfriend the deal had to be,” I told her. “And I can’t believe this happened to you, in my very own resort,”
“It’s not your fault, it’s no one’s… but please leave me alone,” she told me, still shivering.
I removed my jacket and put it around her shivering shoulders, her torn cute top, and blood streaming down her legs. I can’t bear to see her like this.
Whether she liked it or not, I brought her up, and back to her Cottage, passing by Leo and Jeff; “Call the 3 Cottage boys, and let them gather up at the Cottage back yard,”
“Yo dude, calm down, what happened?” Leo asked.
“You’ve got no rights to know, sorry friend,” I told him. Lianne’s still shivering on my arms, I knew she felt my grip to her tighten, when I felt her grip to my neck tighten as well.
I laid her down to her Cottage bed, and hugged her, “While you’re here, I’ll be your night in shining armor, and your boyfriend,”
-End-
A/N: This is, supposed to be a running fiction series by me in fictionpress. But I just wanted to make it my entry too, so I’m very much re-writing everything. And If I wrote the last 4 days. I’d be too lazy to try and re-write everything anymore. So Please don’t stab me if it’s like… a super cruel cliff hanger. I’m really sorry for that. T.T Anyway, one thing I’d like to say. “Please don’t ask for my age,” Thank you. *bows* I felt like, there’s something missing, and I just found about what it is a few minutes ago, Oh well, I hope you like this! =D
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