Her sister

Emily leaned back against the tree, trying to fool herself into thinking everything was fine. Almost an hour ago, she’d been having a great time at the beach. Now, she was leaning her bare, naked body against a tree, awkwardly looking at the sky. Soon enough, the moment she had been dreading arrived, as her sister came back down the path to the resort. She didn’t appear to be holding a towel, or any covering. Emily felt her heart jump a little, already knowing the news wouldn’t be good.

“Where’s the towel?” Emily’s mom asked bluntly.

Ashley shook her head, a frown on her face. “Well, there’s good news and there’s bad news. The good news is that the front desk lady said she would make sure to let other staff know of the problem, and try to find a solution as soon as possible. The bad news, is that all the towels and bedsheets are in a truck that goes to and from the laundry building across town. She said the storm is holding it up, and that it will be a few hours before the truck will get here.” She said, faking some form of disappointment. Inside, Ashley was gleefully fist pumping.

Emily’s mom looked angrily around, then back to Ashley. “So what are we supposed to do then? I’m not going to let Emily prance around naked! She’ll get arrested!” She said, motioning to Emily.

Ashley grinned slyly, barely holding back the mischievous tone in her voice. “Actually, I asked the front desk about what we can do. She said that because what happened is mostly their own fault, they’ll let us through. It’s not that crowded either, so as long as we move quickly we can get in without causing a scene!” Ashley said eagerly.

Emily’s mom debated what to do, and how to get inside the hotel. Emily sat back, horrified her mom hadn’t immediately shot down that option.