Chapter One: Where Are We? -- Rory
"Where am I?" I shouted to the sky, hoping that someone would hear me.
The response was silence. I looked around. White sand beaches lined the shoreline, extending out into pure blue nothingness. Our small, rented plane was crashed. I had fallen out before the brutal hit, and apparently I was the only one. I looked on the pilot's part, knowing that Bruce, our pilot, could help us find a way back to civilization. As I looked, I saw nothing but bad news. The pilot's seat was empty. Where Bruce was, I have no idea. But at that moment, I knew that we were on our own.
I leaned up against a palm tree, trying to soak it all in. I have been in a plane crash, I survived, but my leg hurt, and I am stranded alone on an island with barely enough food to last a week. Do they know we're missing? How long have we been here? What day is it? All these thoughts flooded my mind. But first, I need a little more rest before I can continue on in hopes of being rescued. I slumped down in the protective shade of the palm tree, enjoying the warm feeling of the sun on my ivory skin and in my dark brown hair. I relaxed and closed my eyes. Everything will turn out okay in the end, I whispered to myself as I drifted off to sleep.
"Rory? Are you okay?" I heard my mother call as I awoke from my nap.
"I'm right here, Mom," I replied, frustrated by the fact that my mom woke me up from my peaceful slumber.
"Dean and Luke made a temporary shelter up on higher ground. It's nothing much, just a couple of sticks and palm leaves, but it'll do for now. Are you hurt?" my mother asked in a worried tone.
"I'm fine, but what about everyone else?" I said back.
"Everyone is fine, with the exception of a few minor injuries. Luke hurt his wrist, and Dean got a deep cut on his stomach, but we're all alive. But there is a mystery already on this island," my mother said. "Bruce is missing. Some of the food supply is gone, too."
I impatiently scanned the sandy beaches, looking for footprints. I found nothing.
"Well," I began, "we'll just have to think about strategies for now. I'm sure everything will turn out fine."