“Hey Marie,” Josh says licking his dry lips, “do you want to go somewhere a little more private?” Josh winced the moment he finished the sentence, not knowing really what came over him. “Oh,” Marie grins, “looking to take advantage of me?” Josh shakes his head, “No, I. I mean I wouldn’t. Not that I wouldn’t, but…” “Easy tiger,” Marie says, “I’d like to do more around the island.” “Right, sorry, I-,” Josh starts but Marie steps in, “then I’ll do you.” She slaps him softly across the face and walks away. Josh takes a deep breath and walks up along side of her. As they walk, he looks down at his feet and Marie’s. Their toes and feet are dark with what looks like dirt making their feet brownish in the light.
They walk passed several of the clubs and take a peek inside. The loud music and dim light made it hard to see, but they were all filled with boys and girls dancing and drinking. Josh couldn’t help notice the smell of the places that smelled like alcohol and sweat, but also another smell, like a thick odor that reminded him of the smells at a zoo.
They both decide not to go in to any of them, but come across a Fun House. “Oh God, I haven’t been in one of these in ages,” Marie shouts running up to the large entrance. The entrance is shaped like a donkey’s head that bray as people push the doors open. “Come on,” she shouts over the loud and poor quality audio of the donkey.
Josh was immediately overtaken by that same smell from the clubs. “God, what is that smell, it’s everywhere,” he says waving his hand in front of his face. “I think there’s a petting zoo nearby, I heard a lot of animal sounds earlier, like donkeys, but it might just have been this place.” The loud bray of the door went off as another boy entered the funhouse.
But they immediately come to three trails…