Monsters Under the Magnolia by J L Collins

Author:J L Collins [Collins, J L]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-02-12T16:00:00+00:00

11

Under The Sea

“How in the world do you say this, y’all?” TJ said, squinting down at the pretty itinerary sheet Frannie had laminated in the little office area a few floors down. “I’ve never even heard of it.”

I peeked around her to take a look. “Oddly enough, neither have I.” The tiny island on the map of the Caribbean was nestled against Curacao and off the coast of Venezuela, its port with a name I knew I’d butcher if I tried.

Geena, who was checking over her camera bag, unearthed three different disposable cameras from within it.

“Whoo, I haven’t seen one of them in a hot minute,” Cinda said. “What are those for, anyway?”

Geena grinned. “I figured it would be less of a risk to bring a bunch of these to take pictures on the islands than my good camera. Call me crazy, but I can see that going a million ways wrong. This way we can all take a camera and snap some pictures as we go. And look!” She pulled out two cameras that looked like they were armored in thick clear plastic. “These two are waterproof, so we can take them with us when we go snorkeling.”

“Ooh, love that,” Frannie said through her last bite of the muffin she brought back from breakfast. “I bet we can get some good shots of the coral reef.”

“My thoughts exactly,” Geena said.

Everyone’s excitement to check out our first real stop in the Caribbean islands was palpable. The town of Kralendijk, apparently a Dutch outpost at one point, was full of gorgeous scenery, things to do, and happened to be home to many beautiful coral reef systems. I always wanted to see a coral reef up close, but for some reason it never happened. At least until now.

Despite all of that and the lovely weather blowing in, it was still difficult to get as razzed for the visit as the rest of the girls were. Actually, that wasn’t true. Not all of my friends were upbeat and raring to go like usual. Geena’s heart seemed just as heavy as mine felt. And being the observant one, I noticed that even TJ’s usual snarky commentary was lacking its oomph today. And I wasn’t the only one.

Cinda frowned at TJ after failing to get a rise out of her. Usually bringing up TJ’s boyfriend Scott did the trick. “What bee went up your bonnet?” she asked, watching her carefully.

TJ kept scrolling through something on her phone, ignoring her.

Hoping to ease the potential tension, Frannie held up two different bathing suits she’d brought down from her dresser in the loft. “Pink or black? I’m thinking the black because it does have better coverage over my behind and doesn’t make me look like I’ve got a pancake for a butt. Though… the pink one does have that sweetheart neckline and I think that would be very flattering on the ladies. What do y’all think?” She addressed all of us, but she was looking right at TJ, who was still scrolling through her phone not answering.

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