Chapter 42: Feelings
"What?! Only one room left! No more available rooms? But I booked two rooms this afternoon." Luna exclaimed, confronting the manager of the lodging house.
"I’m sorry, Ma’am. But we are fully booked because of the island festival. Many tourists have arrived. My attendant made a mistake about the availability of the rooms." The manager explained as she continued to apologize.
Luna’s face turned pale when she met Vladimir’s piercing gaze. He had been glaring at her ever since they left the port.
’Oh shit! My Boss looks so pissed. I’m doomed. He won’t let this go unpunished. I made some lapses.’ Luna bit her lower lip, feeling a little bit anxious.
"Can’t we find another Inn or Guesthouse nearby?" Lanny suggested.
But Luna shook her head in disappointment. "I’ve visited the other Inns and lodging houses nearby. They are also fully booked because of the Lantern Festival of Fortuna Grande..."
"Uhmm, Miss Lanny and Miss Athena can stay in one room. Boss, you can have my room. I will sleep in the car," Luna suggested.
"Hey, Luna. I can’t let you sleep in the car!" Lanny objected. "You’re a woman. A man should be sleeping in the car. Not you." She was deliberately hinting Vladimir to sleep in the car.
Vladimir just ignored Lanny’s remarks.
"How about I share a room with you, Luna? Then Vladimir and Lanny can sleep in the other room together."
Vladimir: "No!"
Lanny: "Over my dead body!"