Adapting 3
Mrs. Charlie saw her husband on the balcony, he stood there looking straight at the trees ahead.
"I have been looking for you everywhere... You haven't touched your food" the woman worriedly said.
The man ignored her and kept looking straight.
"You wouldn't talk to anyone also... All you do is hold your phone with you and not do anything... You are making me worry" she added.
The man looked at her and shook his head, his phone suddenly rang, he anxiously answer it and waited for response.
His reaction changed as they gave him the bad news.
"What do you mean you can't find him? Where is my son then? At least let me see his dead body even if he is dead!!! Why will you tell me you can't find him!!!! Did he vanish?" he yelled at the caller.
Shortly after the call ended, tears ran down his eyes as the man fell on his knees.
"Where are you Tristan," he said as the woman knelt before her husband and hugged him gently.
Lily knocked on James' door, the young man took his time before answering her.
He opened the door and saw Lily, he smiled in excitement "hey?" he asked, surprised to see her.
"Who was that man you went to see earlier? You seemed angry when you left the car.. Is it concerning Tristan?" she asked curiously.
James gasped and looked around, he pulled her in and locked the door.
"What is wrong with you? Why were you spying on me?" he asked angrily.
"I didn't... I saw you from Isabella's window" she answered.
James looked at her, hoping Isabella didn't see him as well. "Okay so what are you doing here?" he asked.
"I just..." she said and turned to leave, "never mind".
James watched her leave, he shook his head and sat on his bed "she is just bothered about Tristan, no matter what I do she will never look at me..." he said and clenched his fist, "that bastard... I wish I can kill him again and again... He have it all, the look, the fashion sense, the girls, the body" he muttered and fell on his bed.
"When I finally have everything to myself, I will get Lily and cheat on her for making me beg for her love" he thought and gave a maniac smile.
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(The prince apartment)
The prince walked around restlessly, he looked at the two coast guard sent to meet him.
"Are you telling me you searched everywhere and you could not find the boy? How is that possible?" he asked and stared at them for a reply.
The two men shook their heads.
He scoffed and looked out the balcony, "that does not make any sense, No sign of him".
"Even if we find him, he would have been dead... Maybe he got eaten by a shark" one of the coast guard said.
The Prince turned to him angrily, "nonsense!!!! Keep searching.... Check the minch island.. Check every close island and the one far away as well... Check everywhere!!! We must find Tristan" he said and walked away from them, "even if it his dead body... At least Mr. Charlie would see him instead of him vanishing forever" he muttered.
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(Unknown Island)
Like a flash, the three of them sprinted towards the cottage.
The jaguar ran after them and got closer to Adriana, she noticed and freaked out, not realizing a big hole in the front.
The girl was a jump away from the jaguar when she fell in the hole, the animal jumped and missed, its body hit the ground with a terrific thud.
Tristan finally looked back and couldn't see Adriana, he stopped and Phillip immediately noticed.
"Adriana!!! Where is she!" the young man asked anxiously.
Phillip stopped and saw the jaguar standing on its feet again, it turned and saw the two standing feet away.
The jaguar growled and ran towards them.
"I have an idea" Phillip yelled at Tristan, "distract him to the back of the cottage... I will meet you there" he added and saw Tristan expression, "Trust me!! Now hurry!!!" he yelled again and ran into the cottage.
Tristan saw the jaguar almost at him, he dashed off and nothing was in his mind at that moment than to avoid being eaten by a hungry jaguar.
He heard the growl of the jaguar almost catching up, the young man suddenly saw Phillip head popping out the back door.
"Jump on the count of three" Phillip yelled at Tristan who was running for his life.
"1.....2.....3!!!! JUMP TRISTAN!!! Jump!!!"
Tristan lifted himself up and jumped, the jaguar also tried lifting itself up to jump after him but its leg already hit the booby trap.
Within a seconds a sharp blade came from the tree and hit the jaguar.
The deep sound of its cry made Tristan who had fallen on the ground looked up. He saw the lifeless jaguar covered in blood.
He hurried up and looked around panting, "where did that come from? Oh my God!!! He was almost at me... I almost got eaten!!!" he said out loud and grabbed his head.
Phillip came out and walked towards the jaguar, he used the stick in his hand to make sure it is dead.
"I killed it!!! I killed the dangerous jaguar!!!" he said happily, "yesss!!!".
"I would have died if you didn't ask me to jump!!! Did you set that up!" Tristan asked still panting.
"That was the point Tristan, to get the jaguar to come here so he can step on the booby trap and die... I did this trap some months ago for emergency like this"
"What if he didn't step on the trap?" Tristan worriedly asked as he could see the Jaguar's huge teeth, he gently walked past the dead animal.
"Well thank God he did", Phillip laughed nervously.
Tristan suddenly remember he could not find Adriana behind him.
"ADRIANA!!!" he yelled out and ran to the front of the cottage, Phillip followed him as they searched around, calling her name.
"I am down here", Adriana said as Tristan ran pass the hole she had fallen into.
He stopped and looked down at her, "how did you?"
Phillip looked down at her and smiled widely "we killed it!!!" he said excitedly.
"Well someone almost died" Tristan replied snappily.
Adriana scoffed and stood up, "well someone is in a hole and was almost caught by a fast hungry jaguar..." she said angrily.
"That would not have happened if we stick to the fish... You were the picky Queen.. I was almost killed in a booby trap or get eaten by that Jaguar... Thanks to you, your highness!!!" Tristan replied angrily.
Phillip looked at them as they yelled at each other.
"Are you blaming me?" Adriana said and scoffed, "If anyone were to be blamed it would be you, your scared ass chased away our meal. We could have turned back and returned home without the Jaguar seeing us" she yelled back at him.
"Are you....."
"Will you two stop and let us find a way to get Adriana out?" he said out loud, interrupting Tristan who was about to blow up.
He rolled his eyes and folded his arms, "why don't we let her sleepover there instead, maybe she will learn how to talk to me" Tristan said and saw Phillip's uninterested face. "Okay okay fine"
"I hope Phillip is getting me out of here, I don't want no Kid getting me out", Adriana said frowning at Tristan.
Tristan laughed out and then frown, "you will get your wish princess" he said and walked away.
"Come on Tristan, we need to get her out" Phillip said as he followed him, "I have a rope in the cottage... Let us use that" he added and ran into his cottage.
Still folding his arms, Tristan saw the creature coming out with a thick long rope.
"Here, come on" Phillip said as he ran towards the hole "hold on Adriana, we will get you out soon" he assured and threw the end of the rope in the hole, "hold it tight okay?" he said.
Phillip looked at Tristan who was looking away.
"Tristan help me"
Tristan sighed softly, "fine" he replied and held the rope tight.
"Heave.... Ho!!!!" Phillip said as they gradually pulled her up.
They groaned out as they finally pulled her out, the girl struggled and lifted herself, she fell to the ground panting.
"I am alive" she excitedly said out loud.
"Haha... Hallelujah", Tristan sarcastically said as he walked away with the rope.
Adriana narrowed her eyes and stood upright, she folded her arms and walked towards the cottage with Phillip.
"You two should stop fighting and blaming each other, it was no one fault", Phillip said as they got to the cottage, "as I said everything happens for a reason... If all you blamed yourself didn't happen then we would not have a big full of meat jaguar for breakfast... And not just breakfast, for as long!!!... It is enough for us" he said happily and looked at the two human who were still pouting and not looking at each other.
Phillip shook his head and walked to the back of the cottage.
He dragged the animal to the front of the cottage, Adriana flinched at the dead jaguar.
"The booby trap really got him... Yuck!!!" she said as blood dripped down its mouth and stomach. "Poor animal".
"Don't pity that... It almost killed us, so we are going to eat him instead" Phillip said as he danced into the cottage.
"I have never eaten a jaguar before" Tristan muttered.
"Kid", Adriana reply and laughed mockingly.
Tristan unfolded his arms and looked at her strangely, "I noticed you could hear my whisper as well... How did you?" he said as he moved closer to her.
"That is because your whisper is so loud," the girl said and chuckled nervously, she took a step back as he took a step forward.
"Are you lying to me?"