"Hola Espanaaaaaaa!" Niall bellows, flinging his arms around like a maniac as he bursts out of the Puerto Rosaria airport. He’s doing some kind of ridiculous jig while Harry and Shirley just watch him with amusement. "Babe, could you *try* to act normal before we get kicked out of the country before I even get to the all-inclusive?" Shirley teases. Niall rolls his eyes and kisses her cheek. "You've been hanging out with Harry too much, getting all boring and stuff." He winks at his girlfriend. "You do realize I'm just standing here, yeah, Ni?" The annoyance is clear in Harry's voice, but he can’t quite hide a smirk. "Sorry, Haz. Now, let’s find a taxi. My girlfriend wants to enjoy the all-inclusive." He grabs Shirley’s hand with one hand, his suitcase with the other. A swarm of taxis line up, old men with mustaches leaning against them, practically begging for tourist attention. "Hola! Need taxi?" A man approaches, speaking broken English, and Harry smiles. "Yes, please. We have to go to the Marina Playa resort in Jandia." The man nods and shoves the three suitcases into the back of his car. "Can I sit in the front?" Niall practically vibrates with excitement, and Shirley and Harry just open the back doors. Niall, predictably, runs to the front seat.
Harry leans his head against the window, ignoring the grime. Fuerteventura is scorching, part of the Canaries, but also brutally windy, and the desert climate means sand… everywhere. He hears Niall babbling at the taxi driver, trying to make conversation. Shirley’s sitting next to Harry, listening to music, humming quietly. Harry doesn’t really pay attention, gets lost in his thoughts. Their parents paid for this trip, saying it was a graduation celebration, but Harry knows better. He heard his mother talking to Niall’s mother, worried about him after the breakup. She hopes two months with his best friends will fix his broken heart. Harry still aches for Caroline, doesn’t know if he’ll ever get over her. Caroline was his first everything, and he’d foolishly hoped she’d be his last. He doesn’t even know if he still loves her, just feels…empty. This holiday, he plans to lay around the pool, sip exotic cocktails, get a tan. A sad mood slowly fades, replaced by a small smile. He really looks forward to these two months with his best friends on a tropical island. He’ll finally have time to relax after the exams and the breakup. Maybe he’ll even find a cute girl, a summer fling.
"Normally you must pay 50 euros but I give you friendprice and only 40." The taxi driver, Juan, says to Niall. Niall grins. "Cheers man! Have a good day. Say hello to your dog from me and thanks for advising me good places to eat. I’m a food person, you know." Niall smiles, and Juan pats his shoulder. "Here is my card. U need taxi, call me." Niall takes it, beaming. "Thanks, mate. I will certainly call you. Bye Juan!" He waves as they pull up to the hotel. They have to check in.
"I’m leaving my stuff with you guys, I desperately need to pee!" Harry practically throws his bag on the floor, making a beeline for the toilets. His bladder has been screaming for the last thirty minutes, and he’s pretty sure he couldn’t hold it another second. He finally reaches the toilets, and, well… he pees on someone. "Oops!" He blurts out, eyes wide with shock. He doesn’t even notice he soaked the guy next to him. "Hi!" The other guy smiles. "I am so incredibly sorry! OMG I can't believe this happened. It wasn't my intention." The other boy looks at Harry amused, enjoying how the boy next to him is winding himself up. "Don't worry, mate. I’ve had many more fluids on me." He winks, and Harry’s cheeks flush with discomfort. Harry rushes to the sink, and the other guy follows. "If you pee on me, you could at least tell me your name." He jokes. "I’m Harry." Harry says shortly, not really wanting to have a conversation with him. His comment made Harry feel really awkward. "Look, I'm sorry I peed on you. I have to go now, my friends are waiting for me in the lobby." Harry leaves the bathroom before the other boy can say something. Probably the guy would be here for like a week, max two so Harry thinks he will not really bother him.
"I thought you drowned in the toilet, bro." Niall jokes as Harry returns, taking his keycard and a folder from Shirley. "Everybody is so funny today, Jesus." Harry mutters under his breath. "What crawled up in your ass and died, Styles?" Shirley asks, and Harry speeds up, almost running to the elevator. He feels eyes burning on him, knowing they belong to bathroomdude. He mashes the buttons, willing the elevator to hurry up. An old couple exits, and Harry practically dives in, followed by his friends. "Which floor?" Harry asks. "Fourth." Shirley answers. Harry presses the button. They ride in silence to their room, exhausted from the journey. Harry wishes his friends goodnight and disappears into his room.
Harry tosses his suitcase and the folder on the bed, grabs his toiletry bag and a pair of boxers, and heads for the shower. He feels grimy after the trip. After showering, he unpacks, shoving clothes into the drawers. Finally, he flops onto the bed and grabs the hotel information folder. He wants to know when breakfast starts, what the spa facilities are like, and most importantly, how late the bar stays open. He flips through the pages, finally landing on the last one: ‘Entertainment.’
Dear guest! Meet your entertainment team.
What's up, my name is Dani! We all know how quickly bored teens are on holiday. Not here! I am your teenage entertainer. Our teenclub is open everyday for all the gals and lads from 12-17. Let's hang out together and make a lot of new friendships, everyday from 10-12 and 15-17. See ya at the pool at 10!
Hi!I am El and I am your kids entertainer. For all the children between 4-11 yearold our kidsclub is open daily from 10-12 and 15-17. We do many activities as poolgames, facepainting,arts and crafts and of course awesome theme days! I hope to see you in thenight as well for our minidisco at 20:00
Nice to meet you, this is Kennie! Fancy some relaxing activities? Make your own sangria? Bingo? Spanish classes? I have loads of activities for you that don't include sports! See you at 10:00 at the entertainment box!
Volleyball? Football? Darts? French bowls? Fancy some nice activities? Then I’m your man! My name is Payno and I’m your sportsentertainer. Meeting point is the entertainment box at 10!
Seen my face before you say? That must be my twinbrother Payno. My name is Lee, your fitness entertainer. Wantto do some work-out during your holiday after enjoying the all-inclusive alittle bit too much? I am here for you! Everyday I have a fullfitness program for you including water aerobics, yoga, Zumba, aerobics,stretching and so many more activities! I’m looking forward to meet you!
Vashappening! This is Zayn, aka DJ Malik. Do you hear that nice music around the hotel? Yup, I fixed this. I’m the DJ, arranging the beachparties in the night, and just all the music in general. Hope you are ready to dance! There is no holiday without good music!
This is Tommo speaking! You will see me everywhere as I always take over the activities from my colleague who has the day of. Fitness, sports, kids, teens,... I’ll be there! I’m sure we will see each other. I can’t wait to make your holiday unforgettable, doing it the Tommo way! ;)
Harry bites his lip, eyes widening as he looks at the last picture. It’s him. It’s weird bathroomdude. Harry can’t believe his eyes. He works here. He’s stuck with him for two months. So much for a relaxing holiday…