And now its Chapter 4!!!!
Eric
I awake the next morning to the sun on my face and a damp ground all around. I rub the sleep form my eyes. I have no idea if its early morning or noon. All I know is I'm deathly thirsty. I stand and stretch, my eyes scanning the clearing. A figure with long black hair and dark skin lays limply on the ground several feet away.
Melissa.
Instantly I jump to the worst-case-scenario, which is she's dead. I remember her squirming about snakes last night when I was trying to sleep after I pulled her out of the ocean. I rush over and kneel down beside her body-which lays awkwardly as though she fell.
"Mel?" I shake her gently, and she squirms, rolls away, and snores softly. I sigh. How come she gets to sleep and I have to be the one who's awake? I reach out again and shake her shoulder more roughly. "Come on Mel wake up!"
Her eyebrows nit together and slowly she opens her eyes, staring at me with irritation-and something else, mixed in her eyes. "What?"
"Time to get up." I stand up and stretch. She stands also, slowly, awkwardly. I stare at her. Something's wrong. I mean, I've never been the kind of person to care much for the peace maker girl, since they always seem to annoy me, but Mel looks. . .tired, drained, afraid, confused, scared, all the things she normally never is. "Hey, you alright?"
Her eyes meet mine for the briefest moment before she pretends to be interested in a nearby tree. "Fine." It's a forced word, and paused before answered. A lie. I didn't even need the answer to know that. I can see it in her eyes, like an open book.
"No your not." She glares at me, trying to seem as though she's not worried. She's swaying and there's a dazed look on her face.
"Yes I am," she snaps, taking a step forward so she's right beside me. She cringes and her knees buckle, making her fall. I catch her under the arms.
Oh yes, something is defiantly wrong. I help her straighter up.
"Mel-"
"Please don't ask Eric." I stop myself, annoyed that she wont answer my questions.
"Whatever."
She turns to me, gazing me straight in the eyes. "We need to get food and water, and maybe a campfire. We have no idea how far off course we are form the others, but until we find then we have to be careful."
There she goes, worrying far to much. "Mel-"
Her gaze is penetrating. I stop myself.
"This is serious Eric! We need to eat and drink." She glares harder. Let's go further inland. Maybe there will be a stream or something. We can look for food too."
"And Abbey and Jackson?"
"We know they wanted to head inland today, so we'll probably meet up with them sooner or later." I just nod, sure my idea of going back to sleep isn't what Mel wants to do. I sigh. She scoffs. "Come on Eric!" She walks forward awkwardly, as though she's walking on pins with her bare feet. Her souls are scratched and bleeding. I wince at the sight.
Slowly I follow after her, further into the trees.
I know, its short, but I'll update soon! Probably not till Wednesday though. Love ya guys!
