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15 minutes later.
All 5 of them left the restaurant with their jeep. They soon joined the traffic on the road.
"Where else should we go?" asked Regina.
"How about the beach? Besides, there's a talent show that will be hosted there this evening. It starts at 5 pm sharp." suggested Pedro.
"What do you think?" Rolandro asked the others while turning the steering wheel as the jeep made a turn around a bend.
"Fresh air, golden sand, beautiful waves and chilled coconut milk. I agree," said Carmelia.
"I have no qualms too. I want coconut water. But... we'll be needing new outfits." said Mel.
"I agree too. I haven't gone there for a while." Regina said while browsing something on the net with her mobile phone.
"It's settled then. Let's go shopping first," said Rolandro and Pedro squealed in delight.
2 hours later, the five people came to the beach all smiles at 4:30 pm.
The ladies were garbed in cover-up dresses and Havaianas flip-flops while the men wore tank tops with Bermuda shorts. Pedro was clad in a black long-sleeved crop top and loose-fitting ankle-length pants. All three males topped their outfits with palms.
They drew the attention of those around them.
"OMG!"
"They are so hot!"
"Look, the women are smoking sexy! I'd feel honoured to touch their skin."
"And look at the boy with them. Such a charming boy."
"Hello, does your son need a female playmate? I got three for you to choose from."
Rolandro shook his head and put his hand around his wife's shoulders.
"We're here for the show, right? How about we focus?" he said.
Mel held Regina's hand and took her forward.
"Someone I bet is overfilled with jealousy and fury; am I wrong?" Regina teased him through mind link.
"I'm not. I just want to remind those brainless fools not to dream too big." Mel replied telepathically causing her to chuckle.
They soon arrived at the designated spot and sat in one of the seat rows with others who were already seated. When it was 5 pm sharp, a man came to the stage.
"Welcome ladies and gentlemen. I'm honoured to see millions of billions of trillions of you seated. You must have waited for aeons. The good news is, our talent show is about to start. Let's see those world-changing dancers who'd entertain us tonight." he said, and many applauded with cheering and whistles.
The first contestant came to the stage- a little girl and her mum wearing belly dance clothes. They looked really gorgeous with their relaxing smile.
Regina pinched her husband's jaws.
"Smile, smile, smile!" she said telepathically.
"I prefer to smile in bed," he replied.
She immediately retracted her hands while blushing.
"Sigh! Someone is trying to rub love into my eyes." Pedro said while watching the contestants dance.
"Kiddo, someday, you will pay me cash not to embarrass you in front of your mate," Regina said to the little one.
"Oh? By then I'll be having 10 packs and looking hotter than anyone on Earth. Whatever you say will only make her appreciate me more. You wanna bet?"
"Focus!" Rolandro said.
"Hmph!" Regina said and pinched her husband's cheeks again.
"What now?"
"It's your fault! You refused to smile," she whined telepathically.
"I promise to compensate you in bed. I'll let you tickle me and twerk for you. Happy now?"
"Yes, of course. Thank you very much, husband. You are the best!" she squealed telepathically, pecked his forehead and released her hands, still smiling meaningfully.
***
30 minutes later.
The chairperson of the occasion came and announced the next contestant. "We have Pedro Morrison."
At that, little Pedro came onto the stage.
He smiled at the audience and blew them a kiss.
Music played, and he began to break dance, causing many to cheer and whistle.
"That kid is a superb dancer. Unbelievable!"
"He's so good. I wanna steal him already."
"Sweet kid!"
"Fighting hun!"
His parents looked at each other. How did this kid slip away right under their nose?
"Hehe! Your kid is smart, after all. I wonder which of us will get him a smart playmate first?" Regina teased.
"Hmph!" both parents folded their hands and watched their son's performance.
Soon, their anger melted, and they cheered for their boy, causing Mel to roll his eyes.
By the time Pedro finished his dance, everyone stood up and gave him sincere applause that lasted for some time.
This kid was truly impressive.
Pedro bowed his head to the audience and waved with a bright smile on his lips.
The chairperson came with a satisfied smile.
"Pedro Morrison, you completely blew our minds. You are undoubtedly the winner of the dance talent show. Congratulations, my boy!"
A lady came carrying a small golden statue and envelope.
"Here's your reward!" said the chairman, and Pedro received them.
He took the microphone and faced the audience.
"Thank you, everyone, for your support. You helped me a lot. Thank you so much."` he blew them a kiss again and left.
His dad got up and left the seat rows to fetch his kiddo, in case someone wants to bully him.
He found that Pedro had given the prize money to a little boy and his guardian.
"I only like the statue. Bye!" Pedro waved at them and ran to his daddy.
The little boy and his guardian hugged each other.
This money would go a long way.
"Thank you, son!" his guardian said as Pedro left with his dad.
...
They finally got in the jeep and drove away from the area.
"Pedro, please, next time, don't do such a thing without permission, okay?" Regina advised.
"Yes, Aunty." the little one nodded.
His mum placed the award statue in a bag and let him drink some coconut milk with some snacks.
"Today was quite fulfilling," remarked Mel, who was now driving.
"Yup. I agree," said Rolandro as he chewed on a snack. "This thing's really crunchy. Mimi, did you get more of it?"
"Yeah, I did. There are like a dozen more in here." Carmelia replied, pointing to a nylon bag, and her mate gave her a thumbs up.
***
In a cave on an unknown, uninhabited island, a figure crawled to shore with difficulty. It was very dark and she could barely see as her hair covered her face.
She managed to sit up and watched as her tail transformed back into legs. It hurt more than usual. Since her escape from Ralton pack, she had been swimming where her heart led her. She wanted to get as far away as possible. So no one from that hellish place would ever find her and catch her back there!
Today, while avoiding an annoying shark, she hit her tail hard against a rock so that it bled. She couldn't even swim with it for many hours. Her blood mixed with the seawater. She was scared it would make the shark want to eat her, but surprisingly, the shark fled. Her blood seemed to be its nemesis, she guessed.
She rested on that part of the seabed for some 8 hours. The fruits in the surrounding were edible and delicious. Her tail healed slowly because of the thorny shrub that also grazed her tail when it hit that damn rock.
Well, when she saw that she could swim again, she tried hard to get out of there, but a snake of unknown specie was after her life. She used the ice chain she could summon from her hands, but it wasn't as effective as when Oceana was in control.
And the three of them are in a slumber. She'd promised them that she'd take care of herself. They already helped her escape from that damn pack, the least she could do was to be alive and self-reliant.
She eventually resorted to using lightning balls, which sucked a lot of her energy. The snake died after struggling for two minutes.
Lavana spat out blood and it mixed with the water. She mustered all the strength she had left and swam to the surface nearby. That's how she ended up here on the shore of this lonely island. She stood up using a boulder with difficulty and exhaled hard.