The Dysfunctional Honeymoon by Hadena James

Author:Hadena James
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance, thriller, comedy, romantic comedy, belize, comedy of errors, armadillo, comedy action adventure, hadena james, nadine daniels, situational comedy

Thursday

At some point, I fell asleep. I know because I woke up on the floor of the destroyed bathroom with light coming through the small bathroom window. As I looked at it for the first time, I realized there were no bars, just glass on the window.

The window was a set of panes that opened like French doors. I peeked over the edge of the window. I was on the second floor, but there appeared to be a balcony under the window. For the first time, I wondered if I was in the ruins of a hotel or motel.

Unfortunately, the window was set a little high for me to do much more than stick my head out of it. The bathroom didn’t really hold anything that I could stand on. I backed up and ran at the window. The first time, I jumped too late and hit the wall instead. I lay on the floor for a second.

Something scurried near me. I rolled my head to the side and saw an armadillo come out of something that might have been a linen closet at one time. I don’t know how I managed the second attempt. One minute, I was looking at the armadillo, the next I was sitting safely in the window frame wondering if they could climb walls.

I climbed out the window and onto the balcony. For several seconds, I just stood there, staring at my shoes. They were covered in plaster dust, I was sure it hadn’t been there before I had seen the armadillo.

My heart was still racing. I had to wait for it to stop thundering in my ears before I could start the search for Alex. As it slowed and became softer, I congratulated myself on my escape from the armadillo. He could have easily given me tuberculosis or some other nasty disease. They probably carried jungle rot too.

The balcony ran the entire length of this part of the building and then circled around into an unknown area. It seemed to be intact. I bounced on it a little to test it. It held so I began creeping along. I peeked in the windows I passed, searching for Alex. It took a couple of windows, but I finally found her in a room with iron bars on the window. I frowned at them and called to Alex.

“How did you get out?” She looked at me.

“No bars on my window, just glass. I was in a bathroom. Can you get out of here?”

“This wall seems sturdier. Just go, Nadine.”

“I am so not wandering around the jungle by myself. Who will catch and cook the lizards?”

“You are obsessed with lizards,” Alex sighed. “I wish you would just go.”

“Think about what they will do to you if I escape and you don’t,” I told her.

“There is that.”

“Now, help me come up with a plan to get you out.”

“What are you standing on?”

“A balcony. It wraps this entire side. I think we are in a hotel that went to ruin.

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