True Love Waits

Chapter 435 Monsters

They slept in each other's arms, underneath a tree.

The night was cold. To keep warm, Debbie kept snuggling closer to Carlos in her sleep. The touch of their bodies aroused him. But he understood: now was not the time.

Debbie realized too, when he turned over and she saw his erection. "S-sorry... it's really cold," she apologized.

The only thing she had on was a bikini. Of course she was cold. Carlos realized he should have built a lean-to. Then at least they'd be warmer.

Carlos adjusted his breathing and held her tighter. "Go to sleep," he said.

And Debbie, comforted by his touch, drifted off easily.

Carlos removed his arms and got up quietly. Then he took off his swimming trunks and draped them over her, hoping it would be enough.

Since he was already awake, he decided to search for something to create a shelter. Vines, branches, palm fronds, etc. He walked into the moonlit woods to find something that could keep them warm. Debbie was sound asleep, but her eyes snapped open when she heard Carlos shouting, "Debbie! Debbie!"

Startled, she shook off sleep and got to her feet quickly.

Her eyes were blurry and her head was muddled. Something was moving in front of her. She blinked to clear her vision. Then her eyes widened in shock at what she saw.

There were two monsters! One was moving her way, getting closer and closer! Carlos was fighting off the other one.

This was like nothing she had expected for this vacation. It felt as if she were in a bizarre dream. She froze and forgot how to react until she heard Carlos' voice urging her, "Danger! Run!"

Debbie came to her senses. The monster was taller than an adult. It looked like an orangutan, but it wasn't. With long hair covering its body, green light shining in its eyes, long fangs bared, it was far uglier than a gorilla.

Debbie felt like hurling.

bamboo branch to defend

Lead it to me!"

monster followed her. But

to attack it with a stick, but he realized the stick was too light. He needed to do more damage. So he threw it away and kicked the monster hard in the chest. It fell onto the ground and made a

the fray. They had to

moon staring down at them, Carlos and Debbie fought monsters in the

It's way stronger. Find ways to end the fight quickly," Carlos advised. "Be careful. If it's too strong for you, stand behind

worry. I know Tae Kwon Do," she said, raising

it down as fast as possible. They both focused on that. Debbie's bikini was torn by the

knocked to the ground. Carlos put a foot on its shoulder to keep it down, and picked up a stone. Without batting an eye, he used that stone to smash its skull

feet, and dashed out of the forest and to the shoreline. She watched it, confused,

hesitation. He grabbed her wrist and

pierced the darkness, making everyone feel uneasy. It didn't sound like anything on this earth. Carlos took Debbie into his arms and stroked her

The sea level rose. Inside two minutes, the water reached

bad,

its arms. "It must be some kind of sea monster trying to drown us. Wait here, I'll go finish it off,"

up with him and said, "I'll go with

worried. "It's not safe. Stay," he said

his might, sending it sprawling in the water. The beast still struggled, which astounded him. An ordinary man would have been paralyzed or

feet to keep it from getting up. He was trying to drown it,

she picked up a rock, ran to Carlos and was ready to hit the other monster

stopped her. He took the rock from her

determined she had

the monster quickly, they were going to be drowned. Who knew where it would have stopped? Would the creature have submerged

while, worried about Carlos, she