ISLAND LOVE BY CHERYL V.-STORY IN PROGRESS

ISLAND LOVE

INTRODUCTION:

Michele has been married to her third husband, Al, for about a years however, her marriage to him, simply, didn’t seem to be working out for them. At the time, she happened to be pregnant with Sophia, and lost as to what to do, because she wasn’t sure if he wanted her to have this baby.

So, then, all of a sudden, what turned out to be a big shock to Al was that he thought his wife, Michele, loved him with all her heart. However, she jus has this sudden urge inside of her to want to get away from him. So, then, she jus wanted to get away from it all, away from Los Angeles.

In moving away from her husband, at that time, she wasn’t, fully, aware of being away from her third husband, how this could affect her girl when she came into the world. However, she didn’t want to put up with her third husband, Al, not showing all his love for either her or her baby.

Somehow, she has gotten the idea, that he has wanted her to have an abortion, from the very moment; she found out, she’s pregnant, and not even allows her baby to be born. So, then, this made her, believe he didn’t’ love her, anymore. This meant, she has to get away from him as soon as possible, before he could talk her into getting rid of her baby, or even giving up her baby for adoption, once, it had been born.

So, then, at that time, the two happened to have been living in this beautiful gray brick ranch house in Los Angeles. She wanted to move, somewhere, where she could set up her own business, like, even, fulfilling her dream, she had had, lately, of running a boathouse on like a island or remote place, somewhere, far away from her third husband.

One day, when he noticed her, having been rushing around, that morning, packing things, he said to her, “My darling, what’s up with you, this morning? Why have you been running around the house, acting like you are desperate to get away from this house?”

She jus happened to be inside their bedroom, packing some suitcases, at that time, so, she said to him in a desperate, “Lately, I have been having this feeling inside, that for some reason, I can’t seem to comprehend, fully, that because you’re the one, whom got me pregnant with a girl baby. That you, suddenly, have been acting like you weren’t the one, whom got me, pregnant, to begin with.”

“Oh, c’mon,” he replied, having this look of awe and surprise on his face, as he, briefly, cupped his hand over his mouth, “What have I done to deserve this from you? You know I’ve, always, wanted to have children, even from the very first day, on which we were married. So, what’s going on with you, this morning?”

“It’s jus that, suddenly, I’ve gotten this feeling inside me, that you don’t seem to care about the baby inside me, anymore. And also, I’ve been feeling like because you don’t want me to have a baby, that you, also, want me to have an abortion, the sooner, the better. So, don’t try to tell me, you, still, love me.”

“Why in the world, are you, all of sudden, packing things? Are you planning to leave me or something? Why would you do such a drastic thing like this, when I’m sure you realize, jus how much I’ve loved you from the very first day, we, actually, met.”

“What the trouble, actually, is, is that you don’t seem to be sure of your love for me. So, at this time, the best thing for me to do, although, my baby might be without a father, is to move away, far away, somewhere, where I’ll be sure to be out of contact with you.”

“Aren’t you even going to leave me, an address or phone number, my dear? How can you do such a thing to hurt me so bad, inside?”

“The best thing you can do for me and the baby at this time is to allow me jus to go my own way.”

So, then, she jus went ahead, and left the house, that morning, without saying another word to him. And she gathered all of her stuff, together, including some of her furniture, whatever would fit inside the huge blue and white trailer. Then, without saying goodbye to Al, she jus hopped inside the trailer, as he started yelling at her, “Please don’t take off without him. And to please have a good talk with him about the situation.”

However, she ignored him, as he, frantically, tried to run after her, trying to get her to stop the trailer, why giving her, the signal with his arm, by holding his right hand and arm up.

When he couldn’t run, anymore, tears seem to come to his eyes. And then, he jus ran inside the house, and flopped himself on the bed in their bedroom, trying to get himself, together.

Now, he was very lost as what to do about the situation, because, now, he has no way of knowing, exactly, where she would take off to. However, he would be able to go ahead, and have the ranch house all to himself.

In the meantime, as she was on her way over to a travel agency in the area to get some information on where the nearest islands would be, and where she could take the trailer with her on the trip, there, her cell phone rang. However, jus in knowing, it could be Al, trying to call her, something inside her, tempted her to answer the phone.

Upon answering the phone, she wasn’t surprised to hear Al’s voice, so, she said to him, feeling much sorrow over leaving him, “So, it’s you. I can’t fail to recognize your voice. And don’t ask me where I’m heading at this time, because my business, not any of yours, anymore.”

“What is going on, now? You’re the one, who wanted the separation, not me. And why can’t we jus start over, again? I can sense that you are getting ready to take off, somewhere, however, why won’t you tell me, jus where you two are going, so, I can stay in touch with you.”

“So, what you’re saying is that you want to stay friends with me. Well, I know it’s going to be a little hard on our daughter, however, since, I have been pregnant with her, you, always, have been acting as if you never wanted her to be born.”

“You know, we can remedy the situation, if you’ll jus allow me to talk to her.”

“I know darn well, that after the baby’s born, she isn’t going to want anything to do with you, jus because you dropped her as your daughter. And now, whether you like it or not, you’re going to have to pay for it.”
So, then, without another word between the two, she jus hung up on him.

CHAPTER I

Ten Years Later:

Her girl isn’t a baby, anymore, and the two are living over at another ranch home in Los Angeles, and have been, ever since, she has been born. And at this time, her daughter, now, at the age of ten, jus happens to be lying down in her bedroom.

However, neither she nor her mother has been able to stand being separated from her third husband, Al. And she hasn’t, really, had any other boyfriend in her life. So, her mother is, seriously, thinking about moving away with her daughter, this time, to some place, where they’ll be far away from her third husband.

And Sophia jus happened to ask her mother, who was on the phone, and she told her, “It was your father on the phone, and I let him know, that you don’t want anything to do with him, anymore. He should know this by now, since, he’s the one, who talked me into the separation.”

However, then, Sophia said to her, “What makes you think, I don’t want to see my dad, anymore? I can’t understand why he never has come over to see either you or me. And he never has been a good father to me, at any time. So, are you, mom, and going to do anything about this?”

Then, if Sophia was kind of sad, upon being her mother, really, was the one, who wanted the separation from her third husband, in the first, she didn’t seem to, really, being showing it in her face.

However, upon the two hopping into her mom’s blue and white trailer, tears, really, started trailing down Sophia’s cheeks. And at this time, she turned, suddenly, very silent, and was feeling, as though, her world was ready to cave in.

The two weren’t, very certain, on, exactly, where they were heading at this time, but all her mother knew, was that she wanted to get to the airport in time to get on her way to where they were some islands. So, on their way to the airport, suddenly, her mother’s mind was storming with ideas, but wanted to make sure, her daughter agreed with her on where they wanted to move to.

So, while tapping her hands on the steering wheel, and feeling very frantic inside, hoping that the soft music, coming from the CD player in front of the trailer, was going to calm down both her and Sophia. What didn’t seem to help their moods at this time, was all that rain, pouring down outside.

About a half hour later, while they, still, were on the road, it, suddenly, hit her mother, why in the world, were on their way to the airport, when where they, really, wanted to go was to some islands.

So, then, her mother pulled up at the nearest travel agency, and upon walking inside the agency, it, suddenly, stopped raining to their relief, and the sun, now, was shining very brightly, almost, blinding them.

While at the travel agency, her mother and her walked up to the desk, where a man with a tall building and curly brown hair, said to them, “May I help you? I’d like to be of service to you two.”

So, her mother replied, “What we are looking for is information on some cruises, which will take us right to the islands.”

He replied, “Do you have any certain place in mind at this time?”

“Not, really, however I think that a cruise to Palm Islands would turn out to be a real nice trip to us. By the way, is this the type of cruise, on which is like a ferry, because we have been traveling, so far, to this far north for about a half hour, now. And we need to take a trailer with us on the cruise. So, would the Palm Islands cruise be an appropriate cruise to consider for this type of trip?”

“Yes, in fact, it would, lady. Right here,” as he fumbled through some papers underneath the counter, jus happened to have included the Palms Island cruise, also, listing the times when the ferry runs over there.

So, as he handed the papers over to her, he happened to say to her, “Well, lady that would jus be the perfect place for a getaway. And somewhere on the islands, if you happen to consider, sometime, maybe even now, having a boathouse business, Tree Island happens to be the perfect place to which to take a your trip. And the place, where you and your daughter can catch a ferry, is, only, about fifteen minutes away. So, you two will arrive, there, if you don’t have to stop anywhere on the way, jus in time for the next ferry.”

“Thank you, sir,” replied Sophia’s mother, “it’s been a pleasure talking to you, and I’m sure that Palms Islands will turn out to be jus the dream place for the two of us.”

So, then, the guy replied, “Well, I can say, that it’s been my pleasure to serve you two as customers.”

And then, as Sophia and her mother walked out of the agency, and then, hopped back into the trailer, Sophia’s eyes started to tear, again. However, she tried her best to get her dad out of her mind; at least, he has turned out to be one of three dads for her.

Upon the trailer pulling up near where they are to catch the ferry for the islands, by that time, in now, having the trip on her mind, Sophia seemed to be okay. At least, none of her fathers seemed to be occupying her mind at this time, because all that was going through her head, was some dreaming on what she thought, the trip to the islands, was going to be like for her and her mom.

After the trailer was anchored on the ferry, before Sophia and mother realized, exactly, where they were at, because all this time, it has been like one big dream to them, they were on their way over to the islands on what has turned out to be one mild and bright sunny day in the beginning of the summer.

During the cruise, partly, to kill time, Sophia sunk into her daydream, again. And while absorbed in her dreaming, before her, she, actually, saw herself on Tree Island. And some good-looking guy, whom she met on the island in her dream, actually, was very handsome-looking with a good build.

And the two, actually, were dancing away while the sun was beating down on them on one very warm and pleasant day. Then, in the same dream, she saw herself, being surrounded by some more handsome guys, three of them, older than her, getting drunk on some beers.

Jus as she and her mother noticed the ferry has, already, reached the end of Tree Island, neither Sophia nor her mother could believe their eyes. The island, itself, seemed to be full of white sand and never ending. And jus where the two were wading onto the island, some guy from ferry, was nice enough to park the trailer onto the island.

And then, her mother and Sophia turned so wide-eyed, as they jus happened to see amongst all that sand, some mountain, which seemed to be standing on its own. Also, there was this cement trail, which seemed to curve right up to the most beautiful castle-like house, which they’ve even seen in their lives.

So, as they reached over to where this mountain was at, her mother didn’t know if they were caught in a dream or what. However, the two got this sudden urge inside them, as if the two of them have been to this island before in another life.

Sophia and her mother were, actually, seeing themselves, surrounded by a bunch of guys, dressed like they were from Hawaii. And every one of them seemed to look alike in one way or another. All of the guys were wearing shirts, bright colored shirts, either blue with white flowers on them, or some even are red with a green flower design on them.

Suddenly, all of these guys in their dream were jumping up and down for joy, as soon as their eyes met with Sophia’s and her mother’s eyes. And all these guys have seemed to come from nowhere, suddenly, appearing before their very eyes. Another thing was neither Sophia nor mother could believe how tan all of these guys were, and how friendly every one of them, were being to them.

As they both, suddenly, pulled out of their dream –like state, they didn’t realize it at first. However, another guy dressed in this white jumpsuit, and snakeskin boots, which outfit, really, seemed to stand out, has a very friendly manner about him.

Both Sophia and her mother were stunned like this guy was bewitching Sophia in some fantasy world, from which she jus seemed to be caught in. And while she and this guy were getting acquainted, the two of them couldn’t seem to find any words to speak to each other.

In the meantime, her mother felt, as though, she was caught in a different world, where she thought, she has met her third husband, the one from whom she’s separated, right there, at the island. And then, in her mind, she jus couldn’t remember having been on this island before.

However, she jus happened to come across some boathouse, and dreamed of owning one, herself, when she never has considered having such a business before in her life. Anyways, she could picture herself, with much gay, going through this boathouse, and eagerly, trying to fix every nook and cranny, she came across in that place.

So, while her daughter, Sophia, and this guy, whom she jus met on the Tree Island, were, still, seemingly, trying to get to know each other, her mother was having this urge to check out this boathouse. And then, seeing if anyone was running this place, because for no reason at all, she jus seemed to be flabbergasted by this very old and ancient blue boathouse, which she has happened to come across.

Jus as she was entering this boathouse, she happened to come across the office, and to her surprise, no one seemed to be running this place. So, she thought, maybe, the owner of the place could be in some other part of this boathouse. However, upon checking out each and every room, and noticing that the place was about ready for reconstruction, she, still, has this urge inside to fix up the place.

As she jus happened to reach the floor, where there were a few cots, situated in the room, it came to her, that it was possible, she could have bumped into her third husband, here. However, then, she jus dismissed this from her mind, and then, hopped over to where the mountain was nearby.

Upon reaching the mountain, she remembered in another life before this one, meeting her third husband, here, of all places. Then, in that life, before her eyes, she was seeing herself, running up the cement trail, which led up to the white castle-like house.

Since, she has this urge to check this place out, she, then, actually, found herself, half-running up, which seemed to be a never-ending trail. And upon reaching the top of the trail, where the house stood, she wanted to check out this house, to see what it looked like inside.

Jus before walking inside this white house, she seemed to have a good view of part of the island, so, upon her, looking over to where her daughter, Sophia, and this guy were standing, she jus happened to see the two, get into this rugged-looking boat, which looked like a shape of a pirate ship.

Before her mother realized, what the two were up to, the two were hopping into the boat, as Sophia was holding up her pure white dress, which she happened to have been wearing, since, this morning. And then, the two, the young boy and Sophia were off into the water, going for a boat ride. So, her mother couldn’t believe what she was seeing, and at first, thought she was dreaming, but she wasn’t this time.

So, then, her mother gave into this urge to check out the white house. And as she was entering this place, she couldn’t get over how elegant the house, appeared to be inside. There were the most expensive furnishings in this place, which she has ever seen before.

All of the furniture in the living room area, as she entered from the foyer, which has this gigantic light fixture on a red ceiling, seemed to be of such a bright white color. And all the furniture in this area, seemed to all be of a Victorian flavor, and so gorgeious-looking along with this huge white chandelier in the middle of the huge living room.

The dining room which connected onto the living room, against red walls of the brightest color, there was this which seemed to be quite expensive, was this long wooden table with many chairs around it. And in one corner, she noticed this old-looking organ, which happened to be full of cobwebs.

And of the bedrooms, one was furnished with this huge waterbed with oak around it, apparently, a master bedroom. And the other two bedrooms on the first floor, also, have huge waterbeds of the same furnishings.

The one bathroom has a beautiful stone shower with this gray statue in the middle of it being open, no curtain.

After she was through looking around at the white castle-like house, as she walked out of the house, she felt, as though, she’s enchanted from checking out this house. And inside of her, something told her, that, some day, she jus might live in this house.

As she became overcome by this feeling, then, she jus collapsed to the ground, not unconscious or anything. She jus, still, was so enchanted, that she jus seemed to lie there on the ground, feeling so comfortable, she didn’t even want to get up.

So, as she seemed to drift off into this enchanted sleep, as though, she were Cinderella, all over, again, it’s jus that the air around seemed to be encasing her jus like some white cloud. And she couldn’t get herself out of this cloud, at least, right now.

And then, this cloud became so thick, that, suddenly, she found herself, sitting on this cloud. However, inside of her, she has no fear of falling off this cloud, because it seemed to be so steady right in front of the white house at this time. And then, it seemed like she’s so in control of her world, that she jus seemed to slip into another life.

This life was even a happier life, than the one she’s encased in, at this time. And before her, she saw herself, actually, in bed with her third husband, and the two were having the time of their lives. It wasn’t that they, actually, were making love, however, she saw herself in his arms. And while she’s in his arms, he’s holding her, so tenderly, that before her, she could see Sophia as a baby, again.

This, really, was a weird world, which she was being encased in, and while there, she, actually, was living in this white house along with her daughter, Sophia, as a baby.

Then, this vision seemed to fade away, and then, Sophia seemed to blossom into a teenager. And here she was, looking over the mountain, as if she was living in this white house at another time with her third husband, and also, Sophia was a few years older, which seemed uncanny to her, be cause her daughter was, still, at the tender age of ten, she thought.

However, as she came out of this dream, she found herself, getting up off the ground with not even a speck of dirt on her clothes or her skin even. All dirt seemed to have been wiped clean from her skin and clothes. And her clothes seemed to be sparkling in the sun, as she looked down on the island.

As she was staring down at althea white sand near the shore, she happened to notice Sophia, getting off this pirate, which she has taken a trip on with this gentleman. And this gentleman seemed to be a few years older than her, too.

And through her mother, all this happiness was sailing through her, every part of her being. And all of a sudden, inside her, she has this wanting for this gentleman to be the perfect groom for her daughter. And this was her wish for her daughter from now on, until her, actually, saw the two, getting married before her very eyes. Now, it turned into a will for her daughter, Sophia, to marry this gentleman, whom she jus got off the boat with.

Then, in being anxious to meet this guy, and to tell her daughter, what she, really, thought of her, being with this fellow, she proceeded, with elegance, down the ever-curving cement trail, which she didn’t seem to have any problem, getting down to the very end of it near the white sand.

It was, as though, this wind, which seemed to come from nowhere, was helping her down this ever-winding trail. And normally, this trail would have been so tasking for her, to walk down, however, something, a figure in white, maybe an angel, seemed to, actually, be carrying her down this trail.

Upon her, reaching the end of this trail, she, actually, found her daughter, dancing with this guy, whom she had gone on a boat ride with. And as her mother approached the two, both the guy and her daughter seemed to have stars in their eyes.

And all these stars, she was seeing, that’s her mother, seemed to come out of their eyes, and then, be dancing around in circles in front of the two. This, definitely, was a sign to her mother, that those two were right for each other. And every time, her mother happened to spot the two, together, they seemed to be surrounded by a world of happiness.

This world encasing this guy and her daughter, also, was a sign, that the two were falling in love wit each other at first sight. And her mother was very happy for her daughter, because she felt, her daughter, finally, has found the right man for her, although, he was a few years older than her.

Upon her mother walking up to her daughter, Sophia, and this guy of hers, Sophia introduced her mother to this guy, “Mom, this is my new boyfriend, and he, really, seems to like me a lot, and so, do I like him a lot. By the way, his name is: Jewels and you may think, this is a strange name for him, however, he, really, is the prince of the island. And that is how he deserved such a name as this.”

Very surprised at how handsome and nice and what a gentleman, this guy was to her daughter, her mother said with much surprise, “Hello, Jewels, my name is Michele, and I jus happen to be Sophia’s mother. So, I, really, think, that you two shouldn’t waste any more time in getting acquainted.”

“Why is this, mother? I seem like I, barely, know him, however, I, also, am feeling, all of a sudden, like I’ve known him, all my life from another life. So, I guess this does mean a lot to me, and that I should be able to have a grand relationship with Jewels, which has been happening, ever since, the very day on which, we have met.”

“I’ll tell you, one thing, my dear Sophia. I, really, think you two should get married, because ever since, that first day, on which I arrived on Tree Island with Sophia, you two, really, have been making it together.”

“I know that it seems longer than this, however, Jewels and I,” replied Sophia, “actually, have known each other for a couple of months, now. And those couple of months has been flying by, so fast.”

Four months later: Sophia’s mother has been trying to run a business, here, on the island at the boathouse, not far from the mountain. And every day, it seems, she’s been very busy, trying to fix every nook and cranny of that place.

One day, while she jus happened to be tidying the place, as she was walking out of the boathouse, she has a real surprise by three visitors, whom she, instantly, recognized as being her three husbands. And as they all are approaching her, the cat seemed to have her tongue at first, however, she couldn’t understand jus how they all happened to find her and her daughter, here, on this island, as they all jus got off their boat.

She, then, spent a while in the white house on the mountain, jus lying on the master bed in the master bedroom, trying to get her thoughts, together. And since, these three guys, her three husbands, showed up at a trying time in her life, jus because she hasn’t been able to face any of them, since, they have come ashore, one time, as she jus happened to be going through her boathouse, she’s very shocked to see all of her three husbands, making home inside the boathouse.

Not knowing what else to do, although, all three husbands were trying to get her to understand, that they all came back for the good of her daughter, she, then, said to every one of them, as they all happened to be trying to get settled inside the boathouse.

“Now, how in the world, did all of you, happen to find me and my daughter, on this island? I never left an address or phone number to any of you, at the times, when I had left each of you. I thought I had made it clear, when I jus didn’t want to see any of you, anymore.”

So, all of the guys seemed to say to her, at once, “Now, my dear lady.” Then, since, Al had turned out to be the last husband, whom she had left when she was pregnant with Sophia, he said to her in a frantic voice, trying to get through to her.

“Now, my dear, I’m not the one, whom left you. It happened that you were the one, whom left me jus when you were carrying Sophia. And at that time, I, also, warned you, about leaving me in such a trying time for us, when you happened to be pregnant with our child at that time.”

“Every one of you, I want all three of your guys to get away from this boathouse. This is not a free-for-all, you know. And because I happened to be the one, whom took over this boathouse for a business, none of you can stay, here, for free. And if that is what you all want, then, jus go, and never come back to this island, ever again. I know for a fact, that not even Sophia wants to see the whereabouts of any of you, ever again.”
Jus before getting ready to run away from the boathouse, and make ship, Al said to her, “Now, realized what you’re doing to your daughter at such a tender age, isn’t in the least, doing a bit of good for her. She has been brought up, until now, without a father, and she won’t be able to tolerate it, anymore.”

So, then, Sophia’s mother said to him, “Now, all of you, please leave, before Sophia sees any of you, and then, I know she won’t be able to stand any of you in her life. The reason, I left you all, especially, you Al, was because you didn’t have a desire to have Sophia as your child. Now, all of you, be gone, and don’t come back ever again to this boathouse.”

After all of her husbands boarded their ship, and she was sure they all were on their way, then, Sophia’s mother said to her, “I don’t know, now, if it’s, really, a good idea to marry you and your guy off, because the way I’m feeling, is that I’m feeling too broken up inside for you, my dear, to leave me, as my only daughter.”

“But mother,” replied Sophia, with tears in your eyes, “I’ve fallen in love with Jewels, and feel like we too can’t seem to live without each other. So, it, originally, was your wish for us to get married, so, I’ve taken a lot of my time to get to know him. And I think he’s the one for me, mother.”

“However, my dear, I this desire inside me, right now, for you and him and me to live in that white house on the top of the mountain on this island. In fact, I’ve have had a dream, lately, about the three of us, living together in that house as a family.”

Sophia’s mother has no idea, which of her three husbands, which have decided to take a boat trip back to the island, is Sophia’s father.

And without her mother even knowing about this, Sophia was the one, in the first place, whom, really, wanted all three of her mom’s past husbands at her wedding, jus because she has this desire inside, to find out one way or another, which one, really, is her father.

And she hasn’t even told her mom, yet, being she wanted it to be a big surprise to her mom, that all of them are going to be at her daughter’s wedding. Also, she, really, wanted all three of her mom’s husbands to show up for her wedding. Yet, her daughter, at this time, has become very determined to find out, which one is, actually, her real father.

To her mother, it seems, that this one guy, Jewels, which her mom, really, wanted her daughter to marry, wanted her to do so, jus because she felt, that the reason, this guy has come to the island, is to find true love for himself.