15) Secret(s)
Arriving to Matt's cabin, he tells us that there are two bedrooms, one on the ground floor and one upstairs, each having a king-sized bed that fit three people and a mattress for the forth. The girls were going to be in the bedroom upstairs and us, the boys, on the ground floor. The bathrooms are at the end of each floor.
"So, how do we decide who sleeps on the mattress?" I ask.
"We play rock, paper, scissors and the loser sleeps on it." Matt says.
After we played, the losers are Leo and Janin.
"Then let's get our things to the rooms and then play some board games." Matt suggests.
Ten minutes later, we are all back in the living-room.
"So, there is Monopoly, Cluedo, Scrabble and Jenga." Matt says, looking through the games.
"Let's play Cluedo and Scrabble today and we can play Monopoly tomorrow as it will take a long time." I suggest.
"Oh, that's a good idea." says Leo.
"Let's do that." Sarah also says, while everybody nods, agreeing to the idea.
After playing Cluedo for a while, we start getting hungry as it is near dinner time, so we get something to eat and continue with playing Scrabble.
Getting darker, Matt suggests that Leo and I help him start a small fire, while the rest prepare the ingredients for s'mores, so we head outside. We collect some wood and start the fire with the help of a match. After that, the rest also come outside and it's time we made the sweet s'mores.
When we are finished eating, we talk for a bit more and then we head towards the bedrooms.
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(The next day)
After we wake up, we have a quick breakfast and then it is time to play Monopoly. We don't even notice the time passing by, when we realize that it will soon be time for dinner. Yesterday, Matt also told us that not far from here, there was a small river we could go to and try to catch some small fish. As Leo, Sarah and Diana aren't that interested in fishing, we agree on the fact that they will prepare dinner while the rest will go and try our luck, fishing.
Diana's POV
We decided to cook chicken alfredo as it is easy to make and everybody will like it. While mincing the garlic, I take a look at my fox bracelet that already has seven out of the nine tails. Oh wait, you don't know the story. Let's go back a little in time, shall we?
When I was 12, my grandma gave me a bracelet with a little fox that had no tails and told me that when my heart beats fast for a boy, a tail slowly starts to grow, when we touch, a full tail appears. When all 9 tails are complete, on a full moon, I transform into a gumiho. If the man I like and is the fated one leaves me, I would stay as a gumiho forever and won't be able to return to my human form ever again.
"It's both a blessing and a curse: you find out who your soulmate is, but, if he doesn't accept you, you remain a gumiho forever" was what my grandma told me.
Which is why, I decided that today after dinner, I was going to tell Darwin all about this. I hope he'd understand this, just like Sarah. She also knows that I'll tell him and has also decided to help me and be there with me when I tell him.
As dinner is finished, we go and call the others.
End of Diana's POV
"Enjoy your meal, everybody." I say.
"Hey, Darwin. I'll need to talk to you a bit after dinner." Sarah says, at which I respond with an okay.
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(Some time later)
"What's up?" I ask Sarah, after getting in a different room.
"She has something to tell you." she says, looking towards Diana, at which I also turn my head towards her direction.
"So... I'm a gumiho." Diana says, looking to the floor.
"A gumiho. What's that?" I say, taking my phone out to search on the Internet. " A creature that seduces boys to eat their heart." As Diana starts heading towards me, I shout "Stay away from me!", running towards the guys room, where I stay till the next morning, when it is time we leave.
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