Setting-on the island, moving things for the shelter. 9am.
CHAPTER1-"Thats not a rock"
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Everybody was running all around the island fixing things up for the
new shelter they were building. Jackson sat down on a log he had been
working on. He then got rested and went back to work chopping peices
of wood in half. Back at camp, Melissa was watching over the fire. Every
now and then she dropped a small peice of wood to make the fire
bigger. She was also boiling the water that Eric had lugged.
Taylor was tying together pieces of rope and braiding twine for the
shelter while listening to the group's mp3 player.
Nathan helped Lex with his calcualtions on whether the shelter should
face which way. He also carried wood from Jackson to Lex. Lex was also
moving his equipment to the plane. Daley and Eric were close by camp
but in the jungle. Eric was helping Daley move some things for the
shelter which included logs and rocks.
Everything was perfect. The sun was shining and it wasn't too hot.
Everybody was getting along and helping out.
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Back at school everybody recieved the letter that they were going on
this amazing trip they'd never forget. They got more than they asked
for.
Mr. Reed spoke to Daley." Congradulations , Daley! You'v been picked
to go on the trip"
"Thanks so much! I can't belive it. Thanks!" She gets up and hugs him.
She just realized she actually hugged a teacher. She quickly moves
away from him. "Thanks anyways"
Mrs. Johnson spoke to Nathan and Melissa.
"Can you believe it ,Mel? Were actually going"
" I know isn't great"
Ms. Norris told Taylor and Eric the good news.
"I am happy to say that both of you got accepted on the trip"
Eric and Taylor were so happy.
"But, the only way you can go is if you make good grades. And don't
talk back to the teachers. Don't get sent to the office. Nothing bad.
And no cheating"
Eric chimes in, " I wouldn't call it cheating. I'd call it academic
enrichment"
Taylor laughs. Then Ms. Norris adds, " Ill take none of that either"
She smiles and walks away.
Then Melissa lets Jackson know she is taking him.
Everybody finds out about the trip of a lifetime!
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Back on the island, the perfect day would end up not as perfect as they expected it to be.
Daley moves some rocks. They were a little heavy but not too heavy to
lift. She gave them to Eric who walked over and placed them down. He
sat down to take a break. Daley didn't want to stop. She was almost
done so might as well go on. The moved more rocks where Eric put his.
She didn't notice the way they looked. She only grabbed and carried.
She also took a rest on another log across from Eric. But she faced
the other way to finish work as soon as she finished her break. Eric
kicked some rocks with his shoes. He slowly moved them around.
'Boring' He thought. Just then, something catches his eye. A rock with
a hole. Then it appeared to have more holes. It had alot of holes. It
didn't even look like a rock anymore. He didn't know what to expect it
was. He turned his head to see it more clearly when he deffinatley
realized it was far from being a rock. He was afraid it would be what he
thought it was.'No its not possible. Is it?'.
He stood up to go see, walking slowly. Daley turned to see him.
She only figured he would help carry the rocks so she turned back.
Eric walked over to the "thing". When he finally reached it, his eyes
widened. He had a very bad feeling in his stomach. The sight of this
made his stomach feel like it sunk deeper. He couldn't even say
anything. He opened his mouth to say something but nothing came
out. He forced these words out of his mouth. " Daley" he sounded
shocked. It was weird to Daley how he sounded. it was like a mix of
scared and quiet. She knew something was wrong. Unless he was faking
it. " What is it Eric"
"Why don't you come see"
"Just tell me"
"Thats not a rock"
"What do you mean?" She walks over to Eric. She looks at the thing he
looks at."No, its not."