Page 27 of Deep Blue Lies

TWENTY-SIX

OK, so I’m writing this in the morning, because last night all the staff headed off into the town.

Tomorrow is when the first guests arrive, and Jason said we’d all worked really well, and he wanted us to gel together as a team.

He kept buying rounds of drinks for everyone – every time you went near the bar someone just gave you another one, so everyone got wasted.

And then by midnight, Jason shouted it was time, and he pulled off his shirt, climbed up on the bar, and started dancing like a maniac.

And pretty soon we were all up there, dancing away. It was so awesome.

It was actually cool, because there were people there from some of the other resorts and hotels on the island, like all the workers together. You can sort of see how we’re like this big family. Or maybe like a family that all wants to hook up together.

I had to save Imogen today from this geeky guy on the beach team, his name’s Gregory, and he’s weird looking, a proper nerd.

He came up to reception to print out the new prices for the waterskiing and wakeboarding, since they don’t have a printer down on the beach.

But then he just wouldn’t leave. He kept wanting to change things and get her to do them, adjust the layouts and that, and all the while he was staring at her, and asking her all these questions about where in America she was from, what other places in Europe she’d visited.

I sensed she wanted to get rid of him, so I asked her to remind me what position her boyfriend back home played in American football.

After that Gregory went really quiet and went back down to the beach.

Imogen said she felt sorry for him, but she thanked me as well.

Another thing about Imogen. Because she works in reception, she’s really close with Mandy, the deputy manager, because her office is right behind the reception desk.

I hadn’t really noticed before, but Mandy is really dumb.

Like amazingly stupid. Imogen says, when you ask Mandy a question, you get this thirty-second delay while she processes it, before she gives you an answer.

Part of Mandy’s job is to make sure all the guests get from the airport to the resort OK – organise the buses and taxis, that sort of thing.

But Imogen says that basically Mandy can’t do it, and Jason has to come in and help, and it’s not like he doesn’t have enough to do.

So basically Imogen reckons Mandy’s only here at all because Jason’s shagging her.

Imogen’s pretty funny sometimes, like when you don’t expect it.

Speaking of shagging, I probably could have hooked up last night.

I sort of half-tried, with Neil. But I didn’t want to overdo it and seem too easy.

But it definitely counts as groundwork. At the same time, I did see some other guys that I liked too.

I hadn’t really considered the local guys until last night, but some of them are way hot.

There’s one of the gardeners from the resort.

I think he’s called Kostas. He’s dark and handsome, kinda mysterious but with muscles. I’d totally do him.

I’m quite tired now. But I’ve got to go work now. More later!