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It turns out Neil is a dick. A dick who doesn’t know what to do with his dick.

His tiny dick. I wasn’t thinking we were like a couple, or anything like that.

But after we slept together the other night, he could at least acknowledge me?

But…no, it turns out he’s a dick. First of all he totally ignored me the other night, when we all went out in Skalio, then I heard he spent the night in Sally Nanny’s room – she’s one of the nannies, and she’s called Sally – hence the name.

But she’s rancid. She has these massive tits, that she sticks in the boys’ faces all the time, but they’re super droopy already, like she’s fifty.

I felt a bit humiliated actually, but Imogen was good about it.

She stayed with me all night at the bar, then we walked back together, singing songs about Neil and his super-tiny dick.

I said before how she might be one of those people who’s a bit shy at first, but really fun when they get going.

And she is, but there’s a bit more to it.

She told me this big secret, her parents are Mormons.

I didn’t know what it was at first, I thought she said morons!

And maybe I wasn’t that far off, because they have these really strict rules about alcohol, and no sex before marriage and stuff like that.

She’s not fully Mormon now, like she does drink a little, but her family don’t know.

Anyway Imogen was saying she reckons half the waiters in town have got the hots for me.

She said I have the best body in the whole of Skalio.

Hers isn’t that bad either, to be fair, and because her faith doesn’t let her wear a bikini, it’s not like people see if she’s a bit fat.

I love this freaking island!!! Last night was so awesome.

We went to this bar on the other side of town, and it played this cool music.

And mostly it was just me and Imogen, but we had this amazing talk, and we danced for ages.

It was like neither of us were worrying about boys at all.

Then when we got back to the staff house we sat outside and kept talking, long after everyone else had gone to sleep.

There were these bats flying around, and you’d think it would be creepy, but it wasn’t.

And then Imogen made this origami bat, and she told me I had to keep it forever, soI never forget this time. And I won’t forget, I promised her.

June 6 th

So we’ve been here nearly a month already – it’s crazy.

I’ve not written in a while, because we’ve been soooo busy.

Like, working every day, obviously (except for one day we get off).

And then we’ve been going out most nights too.

I’ve got to know Imogen really well. It’s not just because we’re roomies, it’s also because she works in reception, and I’m by the pool, which is just outside.

So when things are quiet she comes down to the bar where I am, and we can just chat with the guests, or help out if it gets busy.

And if I’m quiet I can go in there, to chat to her too and still see the pool if anyone wants to get served .

We had a really big heart-to-heart too. It turned out she was feeling a bit, like intimidated maybe, by how easy I was finding it to hook up with guys (since Neil I was seeing Harris for a few days, but then I ditched him for the waiter I talked about before, he’s called Stephan).

Anyway, Imogen told me she’s only ever had one boyfriend, this boy from her church back home.

(I wasn’t wrong before, he actually was an American football player!) But here, she’s really got the hots for this guy in the gardens – Kostas.

I liked him too at first, but he’s not really my type, he’s kinda quiet and doesn’t really go out.

But I told Imogen I’d help her hook up with him.

So I’m gonna be playing Cupid. That’s a Greek thing, right? It’s gonna be super fun…