All weird, I walked down to the second deck, where the orientation and guidance office was. The door was open and I could see Erica (I rightly presumed) reading a book at her desk. I know it shouldn’t suprise me, but I wondered what was the point of asking a women who visibly has little

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I left Henrietta’s office with a slight smile. Not that I was happy to have had my blood taken, but that I was happy with my new employment or dress code but rather simply because I was looking forward to breakfast by the pool bar. I returned to the common area and saw a few

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I woke up disoriented. I was still in the same cabin but somehow, I had forgotten the end of my conversation with Paula. I know that near the end, we were more or less swapping stories of our youth, but I think I became more and more tired and just lost the thread of the

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We reached room 213 and Yoko wished me a good night sleep. “I am in cabin 228 if you need anything. It’s in the other corridor. Don’t hesitate to knock, I don’t have a roommate”. She had a weird smile which put me ill at ease. Perhaps it’s the insistence on “anything”, perhaps it was

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Aischa soon excused herself as she had another event to MC, leaving Yoko and I alone in the small storage room. There was a certain tension left but I couldn’t tell exactly from where. In my past, I learned, right or wrong, that when things are awkward, it’s best to just offer help. “So, do

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I was still with Yoko when the door opened behind us, and the presenter arrived to join us. “Ah, there you are Faith! I had heard of your arrival but had not had the chance to talk to you before now. I am Aisha and I very happy to met you.”, she said, extending her

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