Surveying the landscape of the hallway

Mackenzie pushed the door open a few inches and stuck her face through the crack. She gasped when her suitcase wasn't where it was before. Her heartbeat quickened and she stuck her whole head out the door to look both ways. Thankfully, there was not a soul in sight in either direction, but it also felt a little eerie looking up and down a fully lit but totally empty corridor.

About twenty feet to her left was the end of the hallway. It opened directly into the wooden deck of the ship. Mackenzie could see the raucous waves past several empty lounge chairs and the railing of the ship. She cringed at the thought of her suitcase rolling around the corner and onto the deck of the ship where surely many people were lounging about and enjoying the sun while enduring the waves.

Luckily, her suitcase was still in the hallway off to her right towards the inner part of the ship, hadn't been stolen by anyone, and wasn't currently moving.

Unluckily, the bobbing of the ship had changed direction while she was busy arranging her towel. Her suitcase was against the wall across from her, yeah. Unfortunately for Mackenzie, it was several dozen feet away, almost a third of the way to the other side of the ship!

Mackenzie screeched and placed one hand over her mouth to muffle the noise that already escaped her mouth was echoing down the hallway. Her towel fell down in the back, revealing her butt to the bathroom. She groaned, reached back, and pulled it back into place.

Mackenzie took a deep breath to brace for what she was about to do. She thought one last time about turning back for a curtain, and then took the plunge.

The naked redhead pushed her way out into the currently deserted but very public cruise ship hallway. She only had a small towel stretched around less than two thirds of her body and an even more uselessly small purse hanging from her shoulder.