Note from Anne.
This story has been published early as we are having a celebration over the weekend to mark what we think might be the halfway point in the Letter's Story. Tomorrow 6th March, there will a second story published so make sure you come back for that.
Updated by Ayaka (Oct 2015)
This has been proved to not be the halfway point as since then Letters has continued to grow. In October 2015 we reach 400 posts and there is still a lot to write and publish yet.
Part B
Lizamoa continues. After we had returned from the beach, Jenny cooked up our three fish for dinner, Since it would be our last night at the camp we were deciding how we would spend the evening. First, all the kids were put together in the camper and then we were sitting around the fire talking over some beers.
“So what's the plan for tonight?” Mike asked.
Nobody seemed to have any suggestions. We just sat looking around at each other. No body seemed to have an idea which seemed so obvious to me.
Nobody seemed to have any suggestions. We just sat looking around at each other. No body seemed to have an idea which seemed so obvious to me.
“Maybe we can partner-swap,” I suggested.
“What Lizamoa?” joked Steve. “Aren’t you happy with your own husband?”
“Yes, Steve. I am very happy with my own husband but sometimes I like with the husband of other women also.”
“And while she is doing that I get with another wife as well,” added Joseph with a laugh.
“Ok,” said Mike. “How are we going to choose partners?”
“Well,” said Steve. “Last time, in India, we played to find a girl, so isn’t it fair that this time the girls must play something?”
“Ok then, what are we going to play?” I asked.
“Does anyone have a pack of cards?” Mike asked.
We could not find a pack of cards. No one had thought to bring a pack.
"I can't believe this," Mike said. "We should have learnt from last time."
But since we didn't have cards, we ended up with the children’s board game called Snakes and Ladders. I couldn’t believe it. That was even worse than Dominos! We were going to do this playing a children’s game to choose our bed partners.
"I can't believe this," Mike said. "We should have learnt from last time."
But since we didn't have cards, we ended up with the children’s board game called Snakes and Ladders. I couldn’t believe it. That was even worse than Dominos! We were going to do this playing a children’s game to choose our bed partners.
Then Jenny said, “Count me out, I am still not feeling very well.”
“Now with only three girls and four of us guys. You better count me out too,” said Peter.
I was sad at this because Peter would be missing out but I could see his reason for doing that and I respected him for it.
I was sad at this because Peter would be missing out but I could see his reason for doing that and I respected him for it.
We sat down to play Snakes and Ladders to decide who we could sleep with that night. Jenny went to lie down in the camper van but Peter decided at stay and watch the game before going to the camper to join her too.
So the three of us girls began playing this children's game. I had played with the kids sometimes as they like this game and it gets them away from TV and computers, but never had been playing with a prize like this at the end. I was soon the one in front and it was getting to just one row from the top. But then, along came the big snake who eats me and I ended up down near the bottom again. I was gaining again and by now Shanti was almost the winner. But there was a snake to eat her too. She was having some good moves and was quickly gaining on me. She passed me and was now one row above. But I found a nice little ladder and pasted her. Quickly I finished just before she could catch me again. But while Shanti and I were going up and down, Sharon who had started slowly had steadily worked her way up the board. Well, the outcome of the game was that Sharon won the game and she went with Joseph. I came second and got Mike. That left Steve with Shanti.
So that was how it got decided. We would each take one of the small tents while Peter and Jenny would stay with the kids in the camper.
So that was how it got decided. We would each take one of the small tents while Peter and Jenny would stay with the kids in the camper.