Laughter

“There you are, Marinette. Love that new bikini.” “It’s not mine. A….good….Samaritan discovered that Chloe stole my bag and returned it to me under the condition of anonymity.” Ayla’s eyes narrowed. “What a surprise.” “Chloe wanted to leave me totally naked and humiliated. But I got my bag back thanks to…my anonymous benefactor. I just hope there is nothing bad in the bag.” “Why would there be? This ‘secret’ person did something nice for you.” “Because this person does not like me. And s…they got to dress me as a way of thanks.”

“What? Marinette, that’s sick. Are you ok?” “It’s fine. I am just worried.” “I’ll check.” Alya dug through the bag. “How many swimsuits did you pack?” “Just the one, why?” “There’s two here.” Marinette’s eyes widened. “I am being framed again!” Alya noted the use of the words again. “Marinette, you need to yell out at the top of your lungs, that you found this bikini.” declared Alya, dropping it in the sand discretely. “Quickly bend down and yell “Hey, I found a missing bikini. Does it belong to anyone?” Marinette shivered, then nodded. “HEY, EVERYONE! I FOUND A MISSING BIKINI, DOES IT BELONG TO ANYONE?” she screamed, bent down and pointing at the strange bikini. “ANYONE????”

Sabrina was startled to see Marinette in a red bikini. She had been more unsettled than she intended by doing this prank for Chloe. But no-one would risk jail time by taking a photo of a naked teenager, so Sabrina rationalised it would simply teach Marinette to be more careful. But somehow Marinette had a spare and now someone else had lost a bikini. She moved closer to see what Marinette was pointing at and gasped. It was Chloe’s. Marinette had been trapped in the tent, there was no way she would have had enough time to get dressed and stealing Chloe’s bikini and bring it back here. Could she have asked someone to bring her one and steal Chloe’s?

No, Marinette would have been too frantic. Most likely, either someone else took it from her or there was a wave that took it. Chloe. Chloe was out there naked. Her beautiful body exposed to the elements. Sabrina **** herself to hurry. She needed to get Chloe quickly. She ran towards where Chloe was sunbathing and heard the chilling sound of mocking laughter. She sped off towards the sound.