Alice's POV
After we took photos, we retired to our room when I ran into him again, that's when we properly introduced ourselves and he told me his name was Sean and before I could got to know him further, we had already reached our rooms and I wished him goodnight. And without any words we went straight for our room, I can already feel her questioning look and I told her I'll speak to her in the morning as I was exhausted and she understood.
As I got ready for my bed, my thoughts wandered towards him and I can't help but to think of the slight haunting look in his eyes and I knew the look all too well, in the patient who already gave up on life but unlike them he had a small hopeful look in him. And I wanted him to be happy, all throughout the night I kept thinking about him and I drifted off to sleep.
As I open my eyes I was in the beach and the I saw him, standing in the beach almost like beautiful sculpture and my breath hitched as I took in his image and then he sat down. In that moment I don't know what came over me and I walked towards his side and sat beside him, when I looked at him I saw tears streaming down his face I wiped it off without any hesitation.
And hesitantly I reached out to him and was about hug him when he latched himself to me and I almost fell at the impact and in last moment I balanced it out with my hands. It broke my heart when cried and reassured him that it'll all be okay. Soon the dream ended and I found myself awake in the unholy hour of 4 in the morning. I texted in our group to see if any one them is awake and after sometime it seems no one was awake. And I put up a hoodie and went for a walk, in the early hours of morning the moon was still visible and it gave light to the already glowing sea and the fresh breeze swept away my worries.
I kept walking for a while when I came across the same spot in my dream, I immediately sat down and looked at the sea, with moon still in sky and waves caressing me I lost track of the time. By the time I regained my senses the early rays of sun shone in the sky, the clouds in various shades of purple and red and it looked like painting that came to life. Then phone rang, it was Vanessa as I picked it up I could hear Rosie and her bickering noise that made me realize that she had already arrived here.
I told them to wait in the reception as they had both freshened up. I quickly got into my room and was ready in 15 mins. I grabbed my phone and rushed there and when I got near the reception I called out her name, before I could speak anything I was engulfed in Vanessa's hug. And after that we decided to head back for breakfast when I felt my phone vibrate.
In it were bright red letter that read 'help him' and then without warning it disappeared and I stood there frozen on the spot and only moved when someone call out my name. That shook me out of the shock and saw worried face of Rosie and Vanessa's. I wanted to talk to them alone and without any further incident we made to the breakfast. Immediately my eyes scanned the room for him without any second thoughts, I saw him near the window looking outside and then I turned away with a blush when he turned towards me.
Throughout the breakfast I felt several eyes on me, his and my friends and fought hard not to blush at his stare and after finishing our breakfast we moved towards the door. As I crossed him I heard a thing drop and as reached towards it, he too reach out and when our hands met something like picture crossed my vision. We immediately apologized to each other at the same time and then he chuckled and said
"It seems whenever we meet, we only seem to apologize, Alice"
When he called out my name, pronouncing in a way that of a gentle breeze I almost melt down. Before I can speak he looked down at the thing in his hand, in the center of the book he was reading lay a SD card as if it was placed after the fall and he apologized, got up and left. As saw his retreating figure I heard someone clear their throat and then I saw my friends, I motioned to them to my room. As I plopped down unceremoniously at my bed, I told them what happened and when I finished, we sat in silence for sometime when I heard Vanessa speak as if she remembered something.
"Wait, Alice by any chance is name happened to be Sean, Sean Marshall"
"Actually yes, how do you know about him"
"Well, it's actually confidential but I just give you a vague answer as he recently developed a project that will hit the market soon and it can assist in solving cases"
Just wow, I can express what i'm feeling right now but judging by looks on their faces they too are in my situation. I saw Rosie try her puppy eyes on Vanessa for more information and she looked conflicted but she didn't tell. We realized the strength of the situation and left it at that. But that didn't stop them from searching him in social media.
I actually never told them about the dream and message, only about my feelings about him. In afternoon the resort arranged a party near the beach and that in evening made a DJ concert there. And for children's they provided a playhouse near the party area. We were enjoying ourselves when I felt a chill run down my spine and when I looked towards the back was a ominous black shadow of someone or something and unease filed me. When I searched for my friends, they stood near me and then it happened, in a slow motion the music lagged and the lights flickered and went off and we were enclosed in darkness with only the moonlight.
Due to that, the party became unease with worried voices of parents calling for kids, friends and lovers searching for their partners. We stood side by side when I felt someone yanking me back and I lost my grip and lost their hands, the last thing I heard was someone shouting my name when all went black.