Melissa licked her fingers.
"That was good.." She said laying back.
"Yup...To Eric." Daley said holding up a coconut piece.
Eric raised his up higher. "Why thankyou," He said smiling.
"Guys, Jackson has something to show you." Lex said getting up. They all fallowed the boy to the shelter. They were all shocked and surprised. They looked around the shelter.
"Jackson its awesome!" Taylor said. Jackson nodded.
"Thanks,"
"How
did you find the time?" Daley asked.
"I made time..." Jackson took a step back from everyone.
They were looking at the shelter. made of bark and tree and leaves. With carvings of designs. Circles, squares. Triangles. Any shape you can think of.
"I also made alittle room for something special." He said looking up at the entrance. Everyone turned their attention to the entrance. Seeing the carvings of their names. Daley placed her hands on Lexs's shoulders.
"Wow Jackson...It's great. great idea." She said. Jackson grinned.
"Well I think we all did well today. and we all deserve a good night sleep. In our new shelter!" She said smiling.
"Wait wait.." Melissa interrupted. everyone turned to her.
"Were we gonna vote on who gets the shelter?" She asked. Everyone moaned in displeasure.
"Yeah I forgot..." Nathan sighed.
"Okay..Who votes
we-"
"No nono!" Eric yelled. "We're not
voting!" He shouted.
"Well what do you suggest?" Daley asked.
Eric started walking back and forth. Thinking, thinking hard. He finally stopped smiling.
"Let's have a race." He said.
"A...race?" Lex asked.
"Well yeah, boys against girls." He said.
"But..there's more
boys then girls."
"Well..one of you girls are gonna have
to run again." He said. Daley turned to Taylor and Melissa.
"What do you guys think?" She asked.
"It could be fun.." Melissa said smiling.
"But I hate running." Taylor whinned.
"Come on Taylor it will be awesome." Nathan said.
Taylor shrugged. "Fine..but, it better not be like, military school." She said with her arms crossed.
"Alright..Lex you can
set up the obstical course."
Lex nodded.
"It will only take a sec." He said running to get some sticks.
"Alright then guys...we ready?" Eric yelled. Jackson and Nathan nodded.
"Girls?" Daley asked. The girls cheered loudly.
Few minutes later
The obstical was ready. The boys and girls got in a line ready to run.
"Alright girls, do we WANT the shelter?" Daley cheered.
Melissa and Taylor shouted and started clapping.
"We can do it men!" Eric said raising his fist up. Jackson and Nathan started yelling with him. Lex got ready.
"Ready guys?" He asked.
Taylor and Nathan got into position.
"On your mark..get set...GO!" Lex yelled waving his arms. With that signal, Taylor and Nathan started scrambling threw the course. running threw traps and sand hills.
"C'mon Eric!!" Nathan yelled. "C'mon!"
Melissa and Daley were jumping up and down excitingly.
"Go come on Tay!!"
Taylor turned around heading back to the starting point. Nathan only a few inches behind her ran as fast as he could go.
She reached out her hand
to Daley. So she started running a few inches ahead of
Jackson.
"Go..Daley...!" Daley panted as she was
catching her breath,
"You did a good job." Eric said patting his shoulder. Nathan smiled, also exausted.
Jackson crowled threw the small nets to the otherside. With Daley behind him, but with speed she jumped ahead of him. Jackson quickly gained as much speed as he could. He ran two inches ahead and tagged Eric. Then came Daley quickly slapping Melissa. They both ran threw the middle of the obstical.
"Go Mel you can do it!" Taylor cheered. "Woohoo!"
Jackson sat there breathing heavily.
Melissa ducked low crowling threw the nets. with her hair getting caught. she kept going. Eric crowed threw quicker.
Running back with Melissa far behind. He tagged Lex. He started running ahead. Melissa finally caught up to Taylor. And tagged her again.
"C'mon Taylor! Keep goin!" Daley cheered.
"Go go!" "Hurry!"
"C'mon Lex!" Jackson yelled.
"Look at that little man run.." Nathan whispered. Eric laughed.
Lex crowled under the nets. (Seeing how he was so small he passed threw faster then the others) Taylor struggled threw. She quickly escaped from the nets and ran out. With LEx ahead of her. Something unexspected happened.
Lex tripped over one of the sand hills.
"Aahaha!" Melissa said happily.
"C'mon Taylor!!" Daley yelled.
"Come on LEx get up!" Nathan yelled. Lex quickly got up and ran as fast as he could. Taylor reached out her hands to the others and hugged the two jumping girls. They both cheered with Taylor in the middle. Lex reached the boys finish line.
"Good try." Nathan said.
The girls stopped cheering.
"But wait it was all a tie. Four to four." The team groaned.
"How about...Since its a tie. One of us should race one more time with one of the guys." Daley suggested.
The boys smiled.
"Yeah okay..So who's gonna run?" Jackson asked.
"Not me.." Taylor panted. "I'm outta fuel.."
Daley turned to Melissa. "You wanna go?" Daley asked.
"Well..I-I guess.."
She said. "Don't you?"
"Well I could...But I'm
kinda..tired.." She sighed.
"Then I'll go." She said walking up to the girls line.
"How about you go Eric. It was your idea." Nathan said pushing him forward. Eric nodded and got into position.
"Remember guys..This is the last race to see who gets the shelter!" Lex yelled. Melissa got ready. She wanted to win this for the team.
Eric looked over to Melissa.
"Good luck.." He said smiling. Melissa nodded and focused on the path in front of her.
"On your mark..get set...GO!" Lex yelled waving his hands around. With that, Melissa and Eric scattered.
