As Megan finished speaking, she pulled out her cell phone to check the weather and noticed that there would be a heavy thunderstorm today, very soon.
The most urgent thing was to get Alice to the hotel and put her to bed.
That way, even if it was pouring rain, Alice would fall asleep. Poor thing, she was probably very exhausted after such a hard day?
Megan thought so.
However, the rain outside began to worry Alice, who was watching her from the window.
How could this have happened?
Worse plus another worse one? Even though it was just drizzle, it still worried her.
When they arrived at the hotel, Alice stood at the door after getting off the bus, not wanting to go inside, and turned to look at the rain.
-Will the rain stop? -Alice muttered, not knowing who she was asking.
Megan stood behind her, watching the rain, and said, -Yes, Miss, the rain is abating, and with such a tendency it will soon cease-
Alice still didn’t move. Megan took her hand, saying, -Let’s go in first, it will surely stop raining.
They all entered the hotel.
When Alice entered the room, Zain did not follow her. Siblings of different genders must keep their distance from each other, so he charged Megan to take care of Alice for him.
Megan agreed. She went in with Alice. She prepared hot water in the bath. He tested the temperature and then, helped her out of her wedding dress, unfastening the zipper and saying quietly, -Miss Alice, have a nice bath with the warm water and it will soothe the body. When it’s over, I’ll arrange the congee for you to recover. After everything, you will be able to rest comfortably.
Alice let him help her take off her wedding dress as if she were a puppet.
Megan did it quickly. Soon Alice was down to just her panties. Megan stepped forward to say, -Now, Miss must finish the rest by herself. I’ll be back in twenty minutes to remind her.
With that, Megan left.
Alice stood alone in the bathroom, thinking about the rain. Until she shuddered and came to her senses. She took off the rest of her clothes and got into the tub.
The water was just the right temperature and the warm water soaked her body, which had been stiff all day. Although his heart was still hanging, the muscles eased.
She slowly leaned back and sank her body into the water.
Suddenly, Alice’s legs convulsed. Unprepared, she slid backwards. The water was so buoyant that Alice reflexively grabbed the sides of the tub. When she sat up, she choked on the water and gasped.
only a small bathtub, filled with water, the buoyancy of the water could make her feel drowned.
“What if it were an infinite ocean? Even, a very rough sea. If Kennedy fell in there, could she be saved?” thought Alice.
The more Alice thought about it, the more desperate she became. She couldn’t stay in the bathtub any longer. She got up, not even wiping the drops off her body. She directly put on her clothes and walked out of the bathroom.
Outside, Megan was talking on the phone.
-Yes, Mr. Zain, Miss Alice is already in the bathroom, don’t worry. I’ll take care of her. Well… No problem. As for… -said Megan.
Informing Zain about Alice, at the same time, the bathroom door suddenly opened. Megan turned her head and found Alice dripping water, her clothes half wet.
Megan’s face changed, -Ah, Miss Alice!!!
Zain, on the other end of the phone, frowned and asked, “What’s wrong?
-With that, Megan quickly hung up the phone, walking towards Alice, stopping right in front of her.
Only three minutes had passed, which meant she hadn’t bathed. Besides, her clothes were half wet.
-Miss Alice, why so soon? Is the water not at the right temperature? Besides, why don’t you dry yourself…” Before she could finish the sentence, she was grabbed by Alice’s arm.
-Take me to where the accident happened. -Alice asked her.
Megan was speechless.
-The buoyancy of the sea is too enormous, what if she can’t hold on tonight, a long night, what if her hope of survival is reduced tonight? -Alice added.
-Miss Alice…” Megan sighed.
-Megan, I don’t want to stay here, I want to get out,” Alice pleaded.
-Miss, it’s still raining….. It’s really not advisable for you to go out, it would be better if you took my advice and took a good bath to have a good rest.
Alice felt hated. She really hated herself for being incapable.
Why hadn’t she gone with Kennedy, at least she would have been by his side, even if something happened to him. The two of them could have lived and died together. Not like now, when she didn’t know where he was, if he was alive or dead.
If this hadn’t happened, Alice wouldn’t have known that she loved him so much that she wanted to die with him.
Before the separation was just a separation, at least she knew that his life was normal, that he was alive, that he was getting better every day, so she could admire him on the inside.
But now…
She was going crazy without any news from him.
-Secretary Megan Charlotte,” Alice finally became calm but her face was pale with bloodless lips. She spoke slowly, -Can you understand me?
Megan was speechless.
She said she understood, but she couldn’t relate.
“And why did she have to say the last thing?” thought Alice. The secretary thought Alice was going to argue. However, she turned around and went back to the bathroom.
Instead of taking another bath, she took a hot shower and put on a neat, clean dress, knowing that Megan wouldn’t let her out if she stayed like this.
It looked like she would have to stay in for the rest of the night.
The night was advancing.
Although there were lights in the distance, they could not illuminate the area. Without the moon and with dark clouds overhead, it was really dark.
A flash of lightning suddenly struck in the dark sky, followed by a clap of thunder. The drizzle that had been diminishing, after hours, turned into bean-sized drops and came down in torrents.
And so the storm began.
The rain mercilessly bathed the endless darkness, a bleak and desperate night for many.
The families of the survivors were arriving.
Those who arrived rushed to the hospital, thousands of miles away, weeping with joy to see that the person they had searched for was still alive.
Some of them could not even get there…
That raging sea, on this night, was equally stormy.