
Rafi and Rian made their way back to the lawn. “Look what I found in the wardrobe.” Rian teased.
“Oh, my gosh! Hi.” Elladine greeted.
“Nice to meet you,” Viv said, smiling.
“Welcome to the Villa,” Nicky said, reaching over to shake Rafi’s hand.
“Pleased to be here,” Rafi said.
“Hang on…” Camilo looked at Rafi thoughtfully. “I recognize your face. Did you get blown up in a movie?”
“Er, yeah, actually, ” Rafi said, looking at Camilo in shock. “A Night to Kill?”
Camilo nodded, “That’s it! That was a great film.”
“Are you a movie star?” Elladine asked.
“No, not remotely. I had two lines in that film, and then the hero blew me up.” Rafi explained.
“So, you were the bad guy?” Seb asked, subtly nudging Rian.
“Yeah, I’ve always been a bad boy.” Rafi teased, winking at Rian.
AJ and Bill came jogging up to the group. “Oh, look, it’s the hiding masters!” Rian said.
“Definitely not. Harry found us in two seconds.” AJ frowned.
“Don’t feel bad. Rian had no problem finding Seb and me.” Viv admitted.
“Yeah, and we were in the best hiding place ever. Had a decoy too.” Seb said.
“Face it, I was too smart for you,” Rian teased. Seb reached over and ruffled her hair. “Where is Harry, anyway?”
The Islanders looked at each other nobody had seen him for a while. Rian looked over at the Villa, and then she saw Harry walking toward the group with another Islander. Rafi had hidden where Rian could find him, so the other new Islander had done the same. Harry cracked a joke, and the girl gave him a playful shove but held on to his arm. “Hey, everyone! This is Lily, who I found in the shower.”
“Nice to meet you all.” Lily smiled.
Harry noticed Rian standing with the group and looked back at Lily guiltily. “Um Lily, this is… uh ….”
Rian raised her eyebrows and took control of the situation. “Hi, Lily. I’m Consuela Bananahammock.” She teased. “Also known as Rian.”
The islanders laughed. “You’re proper funny,” Lily said. Harry looked relieved.
“Oh, I know exactly who you are,” Rafi said smoothly, “Even if Harry doesn’t.” Rafi put a reassuring hand on her arm and smiled. Harry’s eyes flashed, seeing the contact.
“Who are you?” Harry asked. He tried to smile but came out as a grimace.
“I’m Rafi.”
“I found Rafi in the wardrobe,” Rian explained, trying not to enjoy Harry’s reaction.
“Well, there are loads of us now.” Harry said, “It will be hard to keep track.”
“Some are more memorable than others,” Lily said, leveling a glance at Rian before giving Harry a smoldering look.
“I don’t know what so hard about it, babes. We lost two. We gained two. Basic math.” Rian said sweetly, ignoring Lily’s jibe.
A phone buzzed. “It’s me,” Rafi said, pulling out his phone. “Islanders, it’s time to check out. How well do you know your partner?”
The others walked off to the challenge platform. But Seb nudged Rian, “Way to show class, babes.” Viv nodded with a smile.
Everyone stood in their couples. “Since Lily and I aren’t coupled up with anyone. We’ll be hosting this challenge.” Rafi explained. “Lily will hand out chalkboards. We’ll ask questions, and if your answers match, you get a point.”
Once everyone had found a spot to sit. Rafi started reading off index cards. “The first question is for Elladine and Nicky. What is Nicky’s greatest fear?”
Nicky quickly jotted something down as Elladine screwed up her forehead thoughtfully and then furiously scribbled. “Turn your boards around, and let’s see if you match. ” Lily instructed.
“I put his sister’s drama,” Elladine said as she turned her board around.
“Right on, babe.” Nicky grinned, and he turned his board around. Rafi put a tally mark upon the board.
“Next question is for Camilo and Iona,” Lily said, holding the next index card. “What is Camilo’s most annoying habit?”
Rian could guess this one after their run-in earlier. The couple jotted down their answers. “Camilo doesn’t wash his legs,” Iona answered, turning around her board.
“What? I thought it was my unholy love of board games.” Camilo said in raising his eyebrows.
“The washing thing is gross,” Iona stated. “Rian, back me up on this.”
“I told you before, Camilo, wash those legs.” Rian teased. The islanders started laughing at the exchange.
“OK, this next question is for Rian and Harry.” Rafi said, “Oh, this is juicy. How many Islanders has Rian slept with?”
Rian blushed but wrote down one. “Harry, what’s your answer?” Lily asked.
Harry turned his board around. It read five. Rian looked at it in shock as she turned her board around. Bill beamed. AJ was furious. “What kind of girl do you take her for, Mate?”
“I know she snogged almost every boy and some girls,” Harry retorted. “So, I thought…”
Tai looked angry. “Well, you thought wrong. I was coupled up with her, and we never did.”
“Same,” Camilo stated.
“Wow, Harry, you basically called your partner a slut.” Iona stated as Camilo shook his head.
“Wait, where is Rian?” Seb asked worriedly.
She had left. Rafi’s phone buzzed. “They are telling us to finish the challenge. Rian is at the beach hut. She will join us later.”
“She’ll be OK, babe,” Viv said to Seb, who was looking worried.
“I still think we should check on her after,” Seb said. Viv nodded.
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