HEY PEOPLE OF EARTH

sorry i havent updated in months but, i honestly didnt have the time... My best friends Mum just died of cancer so i was helping him and the ton of bloody assesment for school and stuff... Any ways heres the next chapter

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The cool, wet air inside the cave was a refreshing change to the constant humid mornings Cody and Bailey had become used to. Bailey stretched as she woke to find Cody still peacefully asleep by her side. Not wanting to disturb him, she grabbed a handful of berries from her bag, crept silently out of the tent and began cooking breakfast by starting a fire and boiling some water. She sat there patiently watching the fire dance around the water and thought over what happened last night. A smile crept onto her face as she remembered Cody crying softly into her neck, him being so vulnerable and open to her- Suddenly, a green blur jumped in then out of Bailey's vision, causing her to jump backwards in fright. Her eyes scanned the ground searching for whatever it was that just scared her half to death. A green tree frog sat calmly on her shoe top and Bailey couldn't help but laugh. Carefully, she bent over and picked up the little guy into her hands.

"Well hello there," She said to the frog, whose breathing was becoming faster. Bailey sat down on the rock and placed the frog on her knee where it sat there contently (or scared stiff). "I bet you know how to survive out here, aye?"

The frog just stared at Bailey and gave a little croak making the corner of her mouth raise slightly. "Im gunna call you Croakers."

A rustle came from the inside the tent and little Croakers jumped up onto Bailey's arm.

"Don't worry that's just Cody tossing in his sleep." She assured, but Croakers seemed even more scared than before. "He's my boy- I mean my friend. "

Croakers cocked his head

"I mean, he was my boyfriend, but we kinda broke up recently." She explained. "It was the worst night of my life… Even worse than the nights when I was lost in the corn crops for two days…"

She stared at Croakers, who jumped up onto her shoulder, as if he understood and was comforting her. "And now Im stuck out in the Australian forest with him, you have to understand what that's like… Everything and anything could happen, you know? Any moment now we could be bitten by poisonous snakes, run out of food and water, fall over and break a bone, get seriously sick and we have nothing to stop it."

"And I have been pretty mean to him too, like insulting him and stuff, but we had these moments that make me wonder if the Eiffel Tower was just a huge mistake. Like, when we brought the same lunch, the almost kiss, (Bailey smiled) our little moment last night... But the thing that stood out most was, before we crossed the bridge, he- he said he loved me, but you see, I believe he meant it. But I don't know if I love him back... It's just hard..."

Croakers hopped down her arm and remained seated on her leg. Bailey sighed and looked into Croaker's eyes. "The truth is," she began in a whisper," I am scared. I know I put on a tough girl act for Cody's sake, but I'm frightened of what tomorrow might bring. And being out here... I never know what will happen. I'm scared of what will lie on the other side of a river or what may be hanging in the trees. I'm scared of what will hide from us during the day, or watch us through the night. I'm scared that when we fall asleep, one of us might not wake. I'm scared of my feelings for Cody, that they might still be stronger than I know. I'm scared that we will die out here and no-one will find us. I don't know what to do."

A single tear rolled down her cheek, There was more rustling coming from Cody's tent but this time Bailey saw a shadow stand up inside.

"Well, I guess it's time to let you go." She said, wiping her face before picking up Croakers and placing him the ground. The frog looked back at her and paused for a minute, before giving her one last croak and hopping away beyond the waterfall. Bailey heard the tent unzip and turned around to see Cody yawning.

"Morning," Bailey greeted cheerfully and returned to make breakfast.

"Morning'," He mumbled, rubbing the sleep out of his eyes. "Wow! It's like 11am! How long have you been up?"

"Not long, here have some berries and water," she patted on the floor beside her. He came over and sat down. Cody ate a few berries after examining them intently for possible diseases and sipped his water slowly, in case he got tongue burn. Bailey finished her breakfast and walked over to check the water levels.

"Awww, Cow Patties!" She complained, folding her arms.

"What's wrong?"

"The water has risen over 3 ft! We can't get across!"

"That's nature for ya," Cody said matter-a-factly. Bailey groaned and wondered back over to the tent when she was hit by a revolting stench.

"Aww!" She exclaimed pulling her hand over her nose. "What's that smell!"

"Well, I wasn't gunna say anything, but," Cody began and then laughed. "Its you!"

Bailey raised an eyebrow.

"And me," He quickly added. "We haven't showered in days! You, ah, we stink!"

"Well, I'm going to see if there's a lake nearby." Bailey suggested. "Something has to be giving the waterfall water. C

ody nodded. "I'll come to."

They walked over to the opposite side of the fall, near a rock wall and got as close to the water as they, well Cody, deemed safe.

"Hey look!" Bailey pointed to a piece of rock jabbing out of the wall. "Can you give me a boost?"

"Uh, yeah, sure." Cody nodded unconvincingly. He cupped his hands for her to step into. She did so and stretched her arm to grab the ledge. Her finger tips brushed across the jabbing rock, but it was no use, she couldn't reach.

"I can't reach," She call down to Cody. "Could you lift me higher?"

Cody, who was already shaking under Bailey's weight, gave a grunt before using all his muscle to 'throw' Bailey upwards. This time she managed to grab the rock and pull herself up. Bailey looked around and sure enough behind her was a great lake feeding into the water fall.

"Now it's your turn!"

Cody, who was taller than Bailey, jumped as high as his porcelain like legs could take him before his hand grabbed the rock and momentum swung him up. Bailey reached out and got hold of his other arm and helped pull him up.

"Impressive..." She complimented.

"Props accepted." Cody smiled as the turned and walked towards the lake. It was beautiful. The lake was like glass, with few a ripples as it neared the edge of the fall. Coolabahs', reaching for the sky, grew scattered around the edge of the water, the sunlight streaming in through its leaves before coming out from behind the shadows and glistening against the water.

"This," Bailey began, "is why I love Australia."

"Too right."

"Well, see ya!" She winked, before taking off her shoes, running off and bomb-diving into the crystal clear water, unleashing a massive splash. Cody put his hands up as a shield from the water before laughing and running after her. He was about to jump in, when he noticed something... Bailey hadn't resurfaced yet. Cody went into panic mode, skidding to the edge of the lake . He swished his hands around in the water but was unsuccessful. He looked out to where Bailey had jumped in. Ripples still shaked on the clear surface, but as he looked further into the lake, Cody was immediately blinded by the glare from the water. With, his eyes shut and still dazed, Cody took off his shoes and shirt and prepared to jump in when something shot out of the water, it's cold, slimy fingers grabbed at his neck and dragged him further and further in.

"HELP! HELP! HELP A CROCODILE'S GOT ME!" Cody yelled, his high-pitched screams of terror almost inaudible over the splashes of water.

"HELP! S-SOMEBODY!" He yelled again, kicking his limbs around in the water as he was so far out he could not touch the bottom. Meanwhile, Bailey was cackling her head off, laughing so much that she was struggling to stay afloat. Suddenly Cody's terrified screams stopped. Bailey looked over towards him and saw he had turned an uncomfortable shade of white and eyes rolled back into his head. Bailey realized it had gone too far, regained herself and swum Cody back to the shore line.

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