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I had no reason to turn down my boyfriend’s marriage proposal. We had met only two months before. My family disapproved, but he was so kind and respectful. He seemed quite well off though we didn’t talk much on that.
I cried the day he had gifted me the tickets to The Baths, in the British Virgin Islands. He had planned to celebrate our V-Day in my dream destination.
The unique island vibes when coral sands blend with blue water, posh resorts, superb food and snorkeling, everything in our menu seemed mesmerizing. We trotted through the white beach-sand, took perfectly posed, but candid, selfies leaning against the granite boulders.
Passing an abandoned grotto, I saw my man receiving small white packets from a stranger, hiding it and proceeding like nothing ever happened.
In a drug smuggling corridor with a dealer!
I understood the trap I was in, but too late.
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{What Pegman Saw -The Baths, British Virgin Islands}
We need to be careful
Nice story 😊
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Sure, anywhere.
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Exactly. Thank you for bringing these to our attention
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I write fictions, sometimes life can be more like fictions too. So keeping an eye would be good.
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Agree, and I will
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Sounds a bit like the setup for Orange Is The New Black. The smallest choices can lead to the biggest consequences.
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But I am unaware of “Orange Is the New Black” thing. Google showed me that’s a TV series. Anyway, thanks for the feedback, Hardy.
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Yowsa! She better be careful. Has he made her a mule? Does he plan to pack the package in her suitcase?
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Thanks for the questions, Rawson. Yes, he did that. She is enduring the terrible consequences.
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Dear Still Loved,
And the dream vacation turns into a nightmare. Well done for you…not for her. 😉
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Sure 🙂
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Good story. You surprised me with your ending – well done! I liked the telling detail that her parents disapproved…
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Thank you, Penny.
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The dream turns to horror as relaxation lowers the normal defences. A tragic twist in the tale here. 🤔
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Yeah, John. Happens to some.
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It’s the questions we forget toask, that get us in trouble! Love this phrase “The unique island vibes when coral sands blend with blue water. ” You totally take us, from a Jimmy Buffet daydream to the brink of a wretched Scarface psychodrama.
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Thanks a lot Andy 🙂 Much appreciated.
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Yes he was quite well off. i could feel your heart sinking when you saw him 😢 Great story
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🙂 Thanks, Christine.
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If he didn’t see that she saw, maybe it’s not too late for her to back away and get the hell out of there! Parents just know, don’t they? Beautifully described.
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Yep, Dale.Thanks for coming this way.
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What a shocking ending, Still Loved…Still Missed. Quite a surprise, but not an unpleasant one, at least not for me. Nicely crafted story, easy to read and understand.
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Thank you, Kelvin, for those wonderful words.
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Nightmare, you don’t want to get involved in that, still at least the food and drink is good, even if the guy was rotten
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Hahaha, you are so positive. But compared to the repercussions of being caught as a drug dealer, without actually knowing anything, food and drink are nothing.
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Yep true, but she hasn’t yet been caught, she could easily dob him in and get off Scot free
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She was sure to get caught, that’s why she says “too late”.
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Oops, so she does, maybe she’ll be able to blag her way out of it🤞
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I wish she did.
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