Rachel’s head was pounding when she woke up the following morning. She tried to lift it but it felt as though the whole world was rocking. She stopped trying to move and waited for the rocking to finish. When it had almost stopped she heard a groan near her ear and felt an arm pull her closer and the rocking started again.
“Don’t, it’s too early,” mumbled an almost incoherent male voice.
Rachel would have jumped if she wasn’t so focussed on trying not to move. It all came back to her. Well not all of it. She wasn’t at home and she wasn’t on the farm, so far it was all good news. She was in Perth, near the beach staying at a cheap hostel. She remembered that much and it still qualified as good. She had met some people, gotten drunk and the reason the world was rocking was because she had woken up in a hammock with a Kiwi called Jez. Still not bad. Her head hurt too much to try and fill in the details so she decided not too. Apart from her head nothing hurt, so Rachel reasoned things must be okay.
Slowly she opened her eyes. Then shut them again straight away. It was very bright. She wished she had her sunglasses. Then she remembered her jacket. She had her sunglasses when she went down to the beach for dinner last night and hadn’t been back up to the dorm since. She realised though that she wasn’t wearing it, in fact she wasn’t even sure where she had left it. She decided it could wait, Jez really did have a great chest and she curled in closer to him.
She was almost asleep again when something shook the hammock.
“Hey Romeo, get up we’ve got to go to work.”
“Not going, too comfortable.” Rachel heard Jez’s response through his chest. He was right it really was too comfortable to move.
She felt the hammock begin to tilt, and sat up suddenly, her body protesting at the movement. “Hey!”
“Hey to you too,” answered Brett. “You have five seconds to wake him up before I throw a bucket of cold water on you both.”
Rachel flipped herself off the hammock somewhat unsteadily, which sent her head spinning. Her body seemed undecided about it’s ability to hold up her weight. She put a hand on the closest tree to try and steady herself. Her mind was trying to convince the rest of her that what she’d just done had to be better than being shocked awake with cold water. The rest of her wasn’t quite convinced.
“Get up Jez.” She poked him in the ribs. He just grunted. She looked at Brett through mostly shut eyes and shrugged. “I tried.”
Brett lifted a bucket and emptied it over Jez. Rachel winced, glad she’d moved before the water hit.
Jez sat up and shook his head, getting water all over Rachel and Brett. “I guess that means I don’t have to have a shower, thankyou.”
“Your welcome.”
“Breakfast?”
“Maccers.”
“Work?”
“Dunno.”
The two guys walked off continuing the conversation one word at a time. Rachel shook her head and winced again. It had been a while since she had been hung over. Especially this hung over. Looking around she found her jacket. Bending over to pick it up gave her head the opportunity to take another spin on its axis. She decided she was going to get a huge glass of water and then go to bed. It wasn’t as if there was anything pressing she had to do.
It was after twelve when she woke up again. She didn’t feel queasy any more rather her stomach seemed to be letting her know it was time for her to eat. Her head also felt better, not normal but definitely better. Rachel grabbed her toiletries and headed to the bathroom hoping one of them was free. Half way there she ran into Liz.
“Hey sleepyhead, have fun last night?”
Rachel laughed before realising what a bad idea it would be. Her head started throbbing again. “Did you?”
“You know I did, but you didn’t answer my question.”
“Yes I had a good time, thanks for including me.”
“You still didn’t answer my question.”
Rachel stared at her briefly until it dawned on her what Liz was talking about. “Oh. I don’t think so.”
“What do you mean, ‘you don’t think so’?”
“I had a good time but not the way you mean, I was still fully dressed when I woke up in the hammock.”
Liz laughed, “The hammock, now that’s something I haven’t tried. I wonder if it could take the weight?”
“I’ll let you know when I find out.” Rachel joined in Liz’s laughter.
“Anyway on to more serious matters,” said Liz. “I was just about to head down to the beach, do you want to join me?”
“Sure, I guess I can get something to eat down there.”
Liz raised a questioning eyebrow and looked at the toiletries in Rachel’s hands.
Rachel shrugged, “Not much point having a shower if we’re going swimming and food was the next thing on my ‘to do’ list.”
“Don’t, it’s too early,” mumbled an almost incoherent male voice.
Rachel would have jumped if she wasn’t so focussed on trying not to move. It all came back to her. Well not all of it. She wasn’t at home and she wasn’t on the farm, so far it was all good news. She was in Perth, near the beach staying at a cheap hostel. She remembered that much and it still qualified as good. She had met some people, gotten drunk and the reason the world was rocking was because she had woken up in a hammock with a Kiwi called Jez. Still not bad. Her head hurt too much to try and fill in the details so she decided not too. Apart from her head nothing hurt, so Rachel reasoned things must be okay.
Slowly she opened her eyes. Then shut them again straight away. It was very bright. She wished she had her sunglasses. Then she remembered her jacket. She had her sunglasses when she went down to the beach for dinner last night and hadn’t been back up to the dorm since. She realised though that she wasn’t wearing it, in fact she wasn’t even sure where she had left it. She decided it could wait, Jez really did have a great chest and she curled in closer to him.
She was almost asleep again when something shook the hammock.
“Hey Romeo, get up we’ve got to go to work.”
“Not going, too comfortable.” Rachel heard Jez’s response through his chest. He was right it really was too comfortable to move.
She felt the hammock begin to tilt, and sat up suddenly, her body protesting at the movement. “Hey!”
“Hey to you too,” answered Brett. “You have five seconds to wake him up before I throw a bucket of cold water on you both.”
Rachel flipped herself off the hammock somewhat unsteadily, which sent her head spinning. Her body seemed undecided about it’s ability to hold up her weight. She put a hand on the closest tree to try and steady herself. Her mind was trying to convince the rest of her that what she’d just done had to be better than being shocked awake with cold water. The rest of her wasn’t quite convinced.
“Get up Jez.” She poked him in the ribs. He just grunted. She looked at Brett through mostly shut eyes and shrugged. “I tried.”
Brett lifted a bucket and emptied it over Jez. Rachel winced, glad she’d moved before the water hit.
Jez sat up and shook his head, getting water all over Rachel and Brett. “I guess that means I don’t have to have a shower, thankyou.”
“Your welcome.”
“Breakfast?”
“Maccers.”
“Work?”
“Dunno.”
The two guys walked off continuing the conversation one word at a time. Rachel shook her head and winced again. It had been a while since she had been hung over. Especially this hung over. Looking around she found her jacket. Bending over to pick it up gave her head the opportunity to take another spin on its axis. She decided she was going to get a huge glass of water and then go to bed. It wasn’t as if there was anything pressing she had to do.
It was after twelve when she woke up again. She didn’t feel queasy any more rather her stomach seemed to be letting her know it was time for her to eat. Her head also felt better, not normal but definitely better. Rachel grabbed her toiletries and headed to the bathroom hoping one of them was free. Half way there she ran into Liz.
“Hey sleepyhead, have fun last night?”
Rachel laughed before realising what a bad idea it would be. Her head started throbbing again. “Did you?”
“You know I did, but you didn’t answer my question.”
“Yes I had a good time, thanks for including me.”
“You still didn’t answer my question.”
Rachel stared at her briefly until it dawned on her what Liz was talking about. “Oh. I don’t think so.”
“What do you mean, ‘you don’t think so’?”
“I had a good time but not the way you mean, I was still fully dressed when I woke up in the hammock.”
Liz laughed, “The hammock, now that’s something I haven’t tried. I wonder if it could take the weight?”
“I’ll let you know when I find out.” Rachel joined in Liz’s laughter.
“Anyway on to more serious matters,” said Liz. “I was just about to head down to the beach, do you want to join me?”
“Sure, I guess I can get something to eat down there.”
Liz raised a questioning eyebrow and looked at the toiletries in Rachel’s hands.
Rachel shrugged, “Not much point having a shower if we’re going swimming and food was the next thing on my ‘to do’ list.”
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