Chapter 1
I walked on the white sandy beaches of the old abandoned island that I was ship wreaked on. I bent down and picked up useful herbs that I could survive on. I've been here on this island for 16 days, there is enough fresh water and plants to survive on until we can get rescued. Yes, I'm not the only one on this island. I landed on this hellhole with four other people. Taro, Felicia, Natalie, and Elliot.
For the past 16 days we picked out old huts that were still relatively good to live in. I got a house that was in better shape than them all. Behind it was a huge field that was used for crops. And behind that there was a whole bunch of wood I've been using for fire wood. I think there was a barn there that got blown down or something. And for food we have been using the fruits from the trees and the eatable things on the ground. Stuff like mushrooms and herbs.
There is a big rock that would probably be impossible to get over it's so big on the west end of the island, so I have absolutely no idea what could be there. Who knows, there could be people.
I looked up from where I was and looked out into the wide open sea. Along the horizon I saw a bump that wouldn't normally be there. I dropped my basket and ran.
"There's a boat! There's a boat on the horizon!" I called as I ran. The family came out of their house.
"What's that?" Natalie asked.
"There's a boat! C'mon!" I grabbed her hand and ran to the shore. It was closer, and she saw it too. Her eyes widened and she stared flailing her arms in the air.
"HEY! WE'RE OVER HERE!" she screamed. She stopped screaming once she as sure that the boat was coming our way.
The boat was a small sail boat, big enough to hold a small family and some provisions. I saw someone at the bow; I couldn't see their face because they were nothing but a silhouette in front of the rising sun. They threw down a rope and we scrambled at it and helped pull the boat onto the shore. The man jumped down off the boat and landed about two feet in front of me. I looked up at him and almost dropped.
The Stetson, the bad boy stance, the cowboy outfit. I backed away slowly ran. I ran as fast as I could, all the way to my little shack. I slammed the door behind me and fell to the floor.
"No… It can't be him." I gasped. Not long after I heard knocking on the door. When I didn't answer the knocking got harder, to the point where I didn't think the door could hold anymore. I got up and shakily opened the door. I looked up into that man's face. It took my eyes a minute to focus. He was mad.
"Look, I don't know what your problem is, but that's a bit rude." He said. He changed so much.
"V-vaughn?" I stuttered. He looked at me confused.
"How do you know me?" he asked. I reached my hand up to touch his silver hair. When I got three inches away he grabbed my hand and got in my face.
"Don't touch me." he snarled. I looked into his violet eyes that used to look at me with so much caring and gentleness, full of anger and hatred.
"You don't know who I am?" I asked. He looked at me with discust. He dropped my hand.
"If I did, you would have to be someone I do business with."
"That Stetson. I gave it to you. Five years ago. 436 dollars." I whispered as he started to turn around. He stopped in place. He turned around, his face softened.
"Chelsea?" he whispered. I nodded. He hesitated for a second then picked me up and held me tight.
"Oh my god Chelsea!" he sighed, "I thought I would never see you again. After your aunt took you away, I thought that was the last time I would ever see you!"
It was Vaughn. My Vaughn. The one I loved for so long, only to be taken away from him.
"I missed you so much! I never thought I'd see you again!" I said.
"Me too. I wouldn't have expected you to end up here! Of all places." He replied. I was so caught up in having him back in my arms that I didn't realize that we were sitting on the dusty wooden floor of the old house. He parted suddenly, but he still had a huge grin on his face.
"Come with me! Come see Mirabelle and Julia. They would love to see you again!" he suggested. I stood up and dragged him out of the door heading to the beach where they just were.
