Chapter 7
Chris decided that it would probably be a good idea if he kept away from the others, firstly he didn't want to end up getting into a fight with Paul about what he'd said about Stephanie and secondly he didn't want to make her any angrier than she probably already was with him. For the past few days he'd been spending all his time on his own away from the others, down on the beach or up on the cliff where he could wait for them all too calm down. He'd go back to the cave at night and collect the food that someone had been leaving out for him incase he got hungry before going back to his own little hideout across the lake. After the fifth day of being away from the others Chris started to wonder that if they got off the Island would they take him with them or just leave him there, he'd managed to convince himself that they'd all forgotten about him and were better off without him. Chris wades out of the cool water and starts walking across the sand towards the cave, the others had all gone off down to the beach earlier in the morning and he'd sat on one of the boulders next to the lake just watching them walk away. Chris wrings out the water from his shorts and picks up the little parcel of food wrapped in banana leaves that had been left out for him, he walks back across towards the lake to eat his food.
"You found the food I've been leaving out for you then" Chris stops dead in his tracks and looks up "I was starting to think maybe an animal had been getting it instead of you..I've been worried" Steph says quietly, Chris looks down at the food realizing Steph had been leaving it out for him. "I didn't want you to get hungry or anything and you might not have got much yourself.." she starts.
"I can look after myself" Chris says chucking the food parcel onto the floor knowing he's going to regret that when his stomach growls from hunger. "I don't need you leaving food out for me and I don't need you acting like you care either because it's because of you I have to be on my own!" Chris shouts a pang of guilt hitting him as soon as he's said it. Chris shakes his head before continuing to walk away from her.
"So this is MY fault!? What's wrong with you! Why are you avoiding me!?" Steph yells back at him grabbing hold of his shoulder making him face her. "How am I making you be on your own! How is it my fault that ever since we got here you've been acting like a spoilt kid thinking that everything is about you! I wanted to go home too, I wanted to go home and see my family and my friends and be with you! This isn't just about you and what you wanted!" Steph screams at him shoving him in the chest.
"I never said this was about me! I never once said that any of this was about me, I know everyone else is feeling the same way and everyone else wants to go home but not everyone is being threatened by your ex boyfriend, not everyone is so in love with you that they would do anything to be anywhere else but here with you right now and not everyone is having to avoid you so they don't get their legs broken!" Chris shouts back at her.
"What do you mean threatened by my ex boyfriend?" Steph asks her eyes wide wondering what Paul has got to do with Chris avoiding her. "He wouldn't do that"
"Well guess what.. He did, he said that if I upset you again he'd break my legs. That's why I've been keeping away from you because I don't want to upset you for Christ sake!" Chris sighs, "Look I'm sorry, I'm so sorry for upsetting you and acting like a kid or whatever. I just hate this!"
"I know..We all do" Steph says quietly "I can't believe Paul would say something like that..Chris please stop avoiding me, It's breaking my heart being away from you" Steph looks at him "I'm sorry I shouted too but I didn't know what was wrong with you, I thought you hated me or something" Chris shakes his head and pulls her into a hug "Where have you been?"
"Up on the cliff and around the beach, as far away from Paul and you as possible" Chris says hugging her tightly leaning his head against hers "I found a little space like this little hollow area up In the cliff, I've been hiding out in there and watching you guys"
"Stalking me huh..Can you show me?" she asks pulling away a little but keeping her arms wrapped around him.
"Only if you don't tell the others where it is, It's nice to have somewhere to hide from them..Can be our little secret" Chris laughs taking her hand and walking along with her, Paul, Andrew and Adam step out into the clearing and see Chris and Steph walking off together. Adam and Andrew look at each other thinking Stephanie must have found him, Paul frowns to himself wondering if he should follow them or not but is soon dragged off with Adam and Andrew.
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"Do you ever wonder if people are missing us back home and are wondering where we are yet?" Steph asks Chris kneeling between his legs putting her hands on his shoulders. Chris shrugs his shoulders and leans back against the rock wall putting his hands on her hips.
"We weren't supposed to be gone this long so yeah I suppose people are missing us..But no doubt your dad has managed to come up with some stories as to why we're not back yet and everyone's believing him" Chris replies picking at the leaves and grass on the floor that he'd collected and had been using as a make shift mattress "I guess we'll find out when we get home"
"You still think we're going to get home?" Steph sighs tugging gently at a strand of Chris's sun bleached hair that had been hanging down by his face. They all looked a lot different to when they'd left, all with dark tanned skin from the sun and Chris's hair was almost sun bleached white blonde from the bright sun everyday.
"Hey don't say that of course we're going to get home, besides you said I could join you in your bath and sleeping in a bed remember..You can't break a promise like that to me, that's what I'm looking forward to most" Chris laughs, Steph raises her eyebrow at him "Ok, so I admit it..i'm a guy alright, I find you extremely sexually attractive" Chris grins at her and wraps his arms around her waist.
"Wow, I'm honoured..But the feelings mutual you know. Your pretty hot yourself.." Steph leans against him and leans her forehead against his "So why wait?" she asks him looking him in the eye, just as Chris is about to say something Steph presses her lips against his stopping him from talking. Steph takes his hand and moves it to the back of her top so he can undo it as they continue to kiss each other.
Chris decided that it would probably be a good idea if he kept away from the others, firstly he didn't want to end up getting into a fight with Paul about what he'd said about Stephanie and secondly he didn't want to make her any angrier than she probably already was with him. For the past few days he'd been spending all his time on his own away from the others, down on the beach or up on the cliff where he could wait for them all too calm down. He'd go back to the cave at night and collect the food that someone had been leaving out for him incase he got hungry before going back to his own little hideout across the lake. After the fifth day of being away from the others Chris started to wonder that if they got off the Island would they take him with them or just leave him there, he'd managed to convince himself that they'd all forgotten about him and were better off without him. Chris wades out of the cool water and starts walking across the sand towards the cave, the others had all gone off down to the beach earlier in the morning and he'd sat on one of the boulders next to the lake just watching them walk away. Chris wrings out the water from his shorts and picks up the little parcel of food wrapped in banana leaves that had been left out for him, he walks back across towards the lake to eat his food.
"You found the food I've been leaving out for you then" Chris stops dead in his tracks and looks up "I was starting to think maybe an animal had been getting it instead of you..I've been worried" Steph says quietly, Chris looks down at the food realizing Steph had been leaving it out for him. "I didn't want you to get hungry or anything and you might not have got much yourself.." she starts.
"I can look after myself" Chris says chucking the food parcel onto the floor knowing he's going to regret that when his stomach growls from hunger. "I don't need you leaving food out for me and I don't need you acting like you care either because it's because of you I have to be on my own!" Chris shouts a pang of guilt hitting him as soon as he's said it. Chris shakes his head before continuing to walk away from her.
"So this is MY fault!? What's wrong with you! Why are you avoiding me!?" Steph yells back at him grabbing hold of his shoulder making him face her. "How am I making you be on your own! How is it my fault that ever since we got here you've been acting like a spoilt kid thinking that everything is about you! I wanted to go home too, I wanted to go home and see my family and my friends and be with you! This isn't just about you and what you wanted!" Steph screams at him shoving him in the chest.
"I never said this was about me! I never once said that any of this was about me, I know everyone else is feeling the same way and everyone else wants to go home but not everyone is being threatened by your ex boyfriend, not everyone is so in love with you that they would do anything to be anywhere else but here with you right now and not everyone is having to avoid you so they don't get their legs broken!" Chris shouts back at her.
"What do you mean threatened by my ex boyfriend?" Steph asks her eyes wide wondering what Paul has got to do with Chris avoiding her. "He wouldn't do that"
"Well guess what.. He did, he said that if I upset you again he'd break my legs. That's why I've been keeping away from you because I don't want to upset you for Christ sake!" Chris sighs, "Look I'm sorry, I'm so sorry for upsetting you and acting like a kid or whatever. I just hate this!"
"I know..We all do" Steph says quietly "I can't believe Paul would say something like that..Chris please stop avoiding me, It's breaking my heart being away from you" Steph looks at him "I'm sorry I shouted too but I didn't know what was wrong with you, I thought you hated me or something" Chris shakes his head and pulls her into a hug "Where have you been?"
"Up on the cliff and around the beach, as far away from Paul and you as possible" Chris says hugging her tightly leaning his head against hers "I found a little space like this little hollow area up In the cliff, I've been hiding out in there and watching you guys"
"Stalking me huh..Can you show me?" she asks pulling away a little but keeping her arms wrapped around him.
"Only if you don't tell the others where it is, It's nice to have somewhere to hide from them..Can be our little secret" Chris laughs taking her hand and walking along with her, Paul, Andrew and Adam step out into the clearing and see Chris and Steph walking off together. Adam and Andrew look at each other thinking Stephanie must have found him, Paul frowns to himself wondering if he should follow them or not but is soon dragged off with Adam and Andrew.
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"Do you ever wonder if people are missing us back home and are wondering where we are yet?" Steph asks Chris kneeling between his legs putting her hands on his shoulders. Chris shrugs his shoulders and leans back against the rock wall putting his hands on her hips.
"We weren't supposed to be gone this long so yeah I suppose people are missing us..But no doubt your dad has managed to come up with some stories as to why we're not back yet and everyone's believing him" Chris replies picking at the leaves and grass on the floor that he'd collected and had been using as a make shift mattress "I guess we'll find out when we get home"
"You still think we're going to get home?" Steph sighs tugging gently at a strand of Chris's sun bleached hair that had been hanging down by his face. They all looked a lot different to when they'd left, all with dark tanned skin from the sun and Chris's hair was almost sun bleached white blonde from the bright sun everyday.
"Hey don't say that of course we're going to get home, besides you said I could join you in your bath and sleeping in a bed remember..You can't break a promise like that to me, that's what I'm looking forward to most" Chris laughs, Steph raises her eyebrow at him "Ok, so I admit it..i'm a guy alright, I find you extremely sexually attractive" Chris grins at her and wraps his arms around her waist.
"Wow, I'm honoured..But the feelings mutual you know. Your pretty hot yourself.." Steph leans against him and leans her forehead against his "So why wait?" she asks him looking him in the eye, just as Chris is about to say something Steph presses her lips against his stopping him from talking. Steph takes his hand and moves it to the back of her top so he can undo it as they continue to kiss each other.