Letting you go

"Your leaving..?" Eric asked. "Already?"
"I have to." Abby sighed. "I have to find the others.."

Eric held his hand out.

"Let me come with you.." He said. "You can't go alone.."
Abby smiled. "I can't."
"Why?" Eric asked surprised.

"I can't let you get hurt...If im going out there again..It has to be alone.." She said.

She was released by Erics grip.

"But..Ab-"
He was cut off by Abby's hug. Her arms wrapped around Eric's torso. Smiling in his shirt.

"Will you be alright?" Eric asked.

Abby looked up at him. Gave a short nod. "I will. Don't worry." Were her last words. She bent down and gripped onto her pack.

She turned toward the otherside. Walking up hill. Soon, she dissapered.

"Eric? Ready for lunch?" Daley asked bending down. Eric stood up brushing himself off.

It was a silent lunch. Eric slipped a piece of paper to Lex. Meet me later, by the ocean.

Lex turned to Eric confused.

...Later.

"Eric? What's up?" Eric asked.

"I've been thinking...we should..go look for..Abby." He said.

Lex was silent. He hesitated to speak. "Look?"
"Yeah.." He sighed. "Lex, don't tell your sister but..im going." He said.

"What!?" He yelled. "Are you out of your tree! Daley will kill you! You can't go out there alone!" He said.

"Yeah but Abby went out alone..." He said. Standing up heading toward camp. "I'm goin to find her." He said.

"Eric!" Lex cried.

After their conversation. Eric began packing, taking everything he owned. And even some fruit.

He stormed out of camp. Before anyone could see it.

"Where you going?" Lex asked.

"I told you im going to find Abby." Eric answered. Lex pulled his pack from behind.

"I'm going with you." He said.

"Huh...?" He asked,

"Eric, your not going alone. You could get hurt. And you'll need me to help you out."
"Your just a kid.." He said with a smirk.

"A kid who knows alot!" He informed. "Besides..You need somebody to treat you when your hurt...You dunno how."
Eric scoffed. "I don't need your help..If Daley finds out your gone...She'll kill me.." He said.

"I don't care, Eric. Your not doing this alone." He said throwing his back pack over his shoulder.

"I dunno Lex.." He said.

"To late, im coming." He said with a smile. Eric turned away looking around him.

"Alright..but keep it quiet..I already got food..so lets go." He said. LEx nodded. And followed him out of the camp sight.

"You think Daley will come looking for us?" Lex asked.

"Probably..Which I thought was a bad idea for you to come."
"I couldn't let you go alone." He said. "It's to dangerous."
After a few steps. Lex spoke again.
"Why do you wanna find Abby so badly?" He asked.

Eric blushed. "No reason...Maybe if we find her, well find the others. maybe even something more." He said.

"More?"
"Yeah..Maybe she has more food or something." He said.

"Hey Eric."
"Yeah?"
"IF we find Abby..IF...What if she's...dead?" He stammered.

Eric didn't answer.

"Eric?"
"Well just..We.." He began. "I don't know.."

Lex frowned. And continued following Eric up hill.

End of chapter 1