The cheater and the killer - A short story - Part 4

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It started raining shortly after and they ran back to the tree-house.  They both felt refreshed and decided to wait for the rain to stop before they did some more exploring.  Sarah took out a stack of books she planned to read but John wasn't interested.  He wanted to take a short nap because he definitely didn't get enough sleep the previous night.  The eerie feeling wandered off when he fell asleep and he pulled Sarah closer to him.  He wanted to feel her close to him. 

The sound of the rain on the roof made them feel relaxed and Sarah pulled a blanket over them when she started to feel cold. Sarah also nodded off an hour or so later and it felt strange sleeping during the day.  They had no responsibilities, no traffic, noise, phones or any other technology. It was the absolute perfect place to be without anyone or anything bothering them. 

Sarah woke up first and needed to go to the bathroom, John looked so relaxed that she didn't want to wake him up, even though she knew he would be angry if she went out alone.  She decided to take her chances and knew she would be back before he woke up. There was nothing out there that scared her and she quickly climbed down the ladder before it was too late.  

It stopped raining a while ago and she could feel the extreme heat of the sun on her back. It was after two o clock and the  humidity was very high.  Sarah felt clammy and decided to take a quick dip in the ocean before going back to the tree-house.  She decided they should go snorkeling instead of sightseeing that afternoon.  

The water was so clear and you could see the beautiful sea creatures swimming around. It felt absolutely amazing to be on the island.  Sarah suddenly felt very excited and went to wake up John so that he could come snorkeling with her.  He couldn't sleep the whole day he was missing out on all the fun.  

She quickly climbed up the ladder and was glad to see that he was still sleeping.  She was totally wet when she climbed into bed next to him and started kissing his face to wake him up.  

With a little bit of effort and quite a lot of complaining from John, he was wide awake in no time. He felt much better now that he had a few hours of extra sleep and climbed down the ladder to go snorkeling with Sarah. 

They saw the most amazing colored fish and John saw a big sea turtle but Sarah was too late.  Fortunately he brought his Go-Pro with him and he was able to film everything.  That was the one thing Sarah allowed him to bring with.  They would probably never have this experience again, and Sarah wanted photos for her memory box.    

John caught two lobsters and prawns for dinner.  Sarah had brought everything to create a perfect paella, and fetched the pan and other ingredients from the tree-house.  While John grilled the lobsters over an open fire, Sarah made the paella.  Two hours later they were eating dinner.  Once again the food tasted exquisite and the fresh ingredients made everything taste so much more delicious.  

Sarah packed the dishes in a bowl to take up to the tree-house that she would wash later.  It was quite hot even though it was getting darker, and when Sarah came downstairs she was soaking wet because of the heat. She asked John to go swimming with her and he gladly accepted her offer.  

They swam for a while to cool down and then John fetched a bottle of champagne.  They sat drinking champagne from the bottle on the beach like two naughty schoolchildren and when Sarah finished more than half of the bottle,  she was as giggly as can be. She could hardly get up the ladder to the tree-house and John had to push her up halfway.  It would have been a terribly funny sight for anyone from the outside.

The only thing Sarah wanted to do now was sleep.  She didn't drink much overall, but the champagne nearly knocked her out cold.  John put her to bed and sat with her until she fell asleep.  He kissed her on the forehead before going down the ladder again to go sit on the beach.  

He took a deep breath of fresh air before he sat down.  He felt like such a fool. He realized that what he had done the year before was still haunting him, and even though Sarah forgave him, he has not forgiven himself.  He couldn't believe that he had been so stupid to fall for a minx like Luna, but she was like a snake in the night and she used her magic powers to lure him in.  He wished that he could turn back the clock, but he knew that it was impossible.  He was just so thankful that Sarah eventually forgave him.  He loved her more than the grains of sand on this beach where he was sitting and he would never ever do anything to hurt her again.  

John poured water over the fire, and picked up the empty bottle of champagne, before he went back up the ladder to Sarah. He didn't want to wake her and climbed into bed in the dark.  He moved closer towards Sarah but she wasn't in bed. He switched on the light but the bed was empty.  Sarah was nowhere to be found.  He quickly looked around in the tree-house, and then went back down the ladder to check if she perhaps slipped out to use the bathroom again. 

John called out to her but there was no answer and he could hear himself screaming her name over and over again but she didn't answer. Sarah was gone and he had no idea what happened. He only had the one lantern and went back upstairs to find his torch. 

He sighed with relief when he saw her in the bed, and thought for a minute that he had gone crazy. His heart was bouncing up and down in his throat. He poured himself a shot of whisky and swallowed it to calm his nerves. He climbed into bed and wanted to feel her closeness, but something felt awkwardly weird.  He switched on the light and when he turned back he looked straight into the devil's eyes.  Sarah was gone, and Luna stared at him with those green emerald color eyes.           

- To be continued-