TWENTY-NINE
"So what brings you to Romance Island?"
Phuong jerked awake, looking around for the source of the question. She sat up and spotted the woman who'd spoken, though she didn't look much older than herself. She looked a whole lot neater, though.
Phuong glanced down at her own clothes, so covered in the road's red dust from walking on it last night that even she couldn't tell what colour they'd been originally. She wanted a shower and a lot of sleep, but she couldn't rest until she was safe on the island with Jason.
"I...I'm sorry?" Phuong mumbled.
The woman repeated her question.
"Oh. I'm here for Jason. He told me to come."
Suspicion narrowed the woman's eyes. "Jason? So you're a big fan of his, I take it?"
How could she possibly explain to this stranger that she'd fal
