Chapter 11
They'd been taking it in turns to watch him and make sure he didn't run away, they'd sit just inside the cave entrance thinking he couldn't see him and thinking that he was just sitting quietly maybe having had enough of the beatings they'd been dealing him. They didn't know that Chris had kept his eye on them watching them moving around and finally the other four going to sleep leaving one on guard. Chris sighs to himself and looks up at the sky trying not to make too much movement so that Adam, who has been placed on guard thinks he's asleep. Chris turns his head a little and looks over at Adam who seems to be finding it very hard to keep his eyes open. Chris closes his eyes trying to ignore the thoughts of how badly his so called friends have been treating him, they didn't know it was him and they wouldn't be hurting him if they knew Chris had to keep reminding himself. They were his friends and they'd all been a much tighter group since getting stranded on the first island and they were the people he was stuck with, Chris's eyes start to feel heavy as he starts wondering if Steph will ever figure out it's not him or if she'll just forever think he's the fraud trying to hurt her..If only they hadn't come back from the hideout.. Chris's eyes snap open, the hideout! The other man surely wouldn't know about this, only him and Stephanie did so as long as he could get on his own with her and the fake Chris he could prove it to her!
"Hey you..Are you asleep?" Adam whispers to Chris, Chris lays completely still pretending to be asleep. He knew Adam wouldn't be able to tell this far away from each other if he was awake or not anyway but he didn't want to risk it. Chris watches Adam slump back against the wall and rest his head against the rock surface. He listens carefully to Adams breathing until it evens out and light snoring starts coming from him. Chris sits up and stands up crouching close to the ground. He grits his teeth so he doesn't end up crying out from the pain, he crawls as quietly as he can across the sand towards the cave. Chris shrugs off his shirt and tears it in half before tucking it into his pocket and crawling into the cave.
"Wakey, Wakey Adam" Chris whispers to him giving him a little poke. Adam's eyes slowly open and looks up at Chris leaning over him. It takes Adam a few seconds to realize what is going on as he opens his mouth to scream and wake everyone up. Chris puts his hand over his mouth tightly and puts his arm across him hauling him up and dragging him out of the cave with Adam kicking and screaming.
"Will you stop it, it's me for Christ sake" Chris hisses in his ear pulling him along the sand the best he can even though Adam is making it very difficult for him. Chris reaches the line of trees and drops Adam into the sand and grabs the torn pieces of his shirt. He takes his hand away from his mouth trying to keep Adam still and from running away.
"HEL.." Adam starts to scream but Chris pushes the piece of shirt into his mouth and bounds it around his mouth so he's gagged and cant scream anymore. Chris ties it tightly at the back of his head in several knots so that it wont come undone and picks up the other piece, Chris pushes Adam onto his front and ties his hands behind his back, Chris kneels down in front of Adam.
"It's me..Adam please you have to believe me" Chris whispers to him only to receive Adams feet in his stomach knocking Chris back, Chris grabs Adam's legs and looks around for something to tie them with "I didn't think I'd have to tie you up, I know you don't believe it's me but it is. I know how to prove it too but I need to get Steph" Adam starts kicking even harder trying to get away and to go and warn Stephanie. "I'm not going to hurt her" Chris sighs standing up thinking that if Adam made a run for it now he could probably catch him so he could not worry about him getting away while looking for something to tie his legs. It doesn't take him very long to give up looking for something, he grabs Adams shoulder and pulls him up dragging him along with him.
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By morning they'd found Adam gone straight away of course, They'd seen that the man they thought was the fraud Chris was also missing and decided that he had taken Adam with him. Meanwhile the real Chris sits hiding away from them, watching as they hurry around splitting into two groups to go and search for Adam. Andrew and Paul heading towards the beach to search while the man they all thought as Chris and Steph search around the lake and jungle. Chris turns and looks at Adam who is still tied up on the floor.
"Do you promise not to scream for help?" Chris asks him, Adam doesn't move "Ad come on, I don't want to have to keep you tied up. When we get off of this island your going to hate me for doing this for the rest of our lives" Chris says tucking his arms around his legs again. "I'm gunna let you think about it alright, I'm going to follow Steph and that fraud and see what's going on. If you decide you want to be untied then your going to hear me out when I get back..Stay boy" Chris laughs a little and pats Adam on the top of his head before climbing down and checking around him to make sure that no one is near by.
"I hope we find Adam soon" he hears Stephanie say "I don't understand how he could have disappeared like that, the guy was pretty beat up and surely couldn't have taken Adam" Chris jumps into the undergrowth and lays down on his stomach so he's not seen. He watches as the other guy and Stephanie walk past just feet from where he is hiding.
"Maybe Adam let him escape, maybe he thought this guy that is pretending to be me could get them off the island. For all we know Adam could be long gone by now" the other guys says, Steph stops and pulls her hand away from his and looks at him.
"Adam wouldn't do that, he's our friend" Stephanie snaps getting annoyed with the man that she thinks is Chris, Chris sniggers to himself from his hiding place in the grass "You know what, ever since we got back the other evening you've been acting like a real jerk. I'm going to go and look for Adam," she mutters walking away from him. Chris grins to himself watching Steph walk off one way and the guy the other, he quickly gets up and runs after her.
"Don't scream.." He whispers in her ear clasping his hand over her mouth and wrapping his arm around her waist "I'm not going to hurt you" Chris says softly.
They'd been taking it in turns to watch him and make sure he didn't run away, they'd sit just inside the cave entrance thinking he couldn't see him and thinking that he was just sitting quietly maybe having had enough of the beatings they'd been dealing him. They didn't know that Chris had kept his eye on them watching them moving around and finally the other four going to sleep leaving one on guard. Chris sighs to himself and looks up at the sky trying not to make too much movement so that Adam, who has been placed on guard thinks he's asleep. Chris turns his head a little and looks over at Adam who seems to be finding it very hard to keep his eyes open. Chris closes his eyes trying to ignore the thoughts of how badly his so called friends have been treating him, they didn't know it was him and they wouldn't be hurting him if they knew Chris had to keep reminding himself. They were his friends and they'd all been a much tighter group since getting stranded on the first island and they were the people he was stuck with, Chris's eyes start to feel heavy as he starts wondering if Steph will ever figure out it's not him or if she'll just forever think he's the fraud trying to hurt her..If only they hadn't come back from the hideout.. Chris's eyes snap open, the hideout! The other man surely wouldn't know about this, only him and Stephanie did so as long as he could get on his own with her and the fake Chris he could prove it to her!
"Hey you..Are you asleep?" Adam whispers to Chris, Chris lays completely still pretending to be asleep. He knew Adam wouldn't be able to tell this far away from each other if he was awake or not anyway but he didn't want to risk it. Chris watches Adam slump back against the wall and rest his head against the rock surface. He listens carefully to Adams breathing until it evens out and light snoring starts coming from him. Chris sits up and stands up crouching close to the ground. He grits his teeth so he doesn't end up crying out from the pain, he crawls as quietly as he can across the sand towards the cave. Chris shrugs off his shirt and tears it in half before tucking it into his pocket and crawling into the cave.
"Wakey, Wakey Adam" Chris whispers to him giving him a little poke. Adam's eyes slowly open and looks up at Chris leaning over him. It takes Adam a few seconds to realize what is going on as he opens his mouth to scream and wake everyone up. Chris puts his hand over his mouth tightly and puts his arm across him hauling him up and dragging him out of the cave with Adam kicking and screaming.
"Will you stop it, it's me for Christ sake" Chris hisses in his ear pulling him along the sand the best he can even though Adam is making it very difficult for him. Chris reaches the line of trees and drops Adam into the sand and grabs the torn pieces of his shirt. He takes his hand away from his mouth trying to keep Adam still and from running away.
"HEL.." Adam starts to scream but Chris pushes the piece of shirt into his mouth and bounds it around his mouth so he's gagged and cant scream anymore. Chris ties it tightly at the back of his head in several knots so that it wont come undone and picks up the other piece, Chris pushes Adam onto his front and ties his hands behind his back, Chris kneels down in front of Adam.
"It's me..Adam please you have to believe me" Chris whispers to him only to receive Adams feet in his stomach knocking Chris back, Chris grabs Adam's legs and looks around for something to tie them with "I didn't think I'd have to tie you up, I know you don't believe it's me but it is. I know how to prove it too but I need to get Steph" Adam starts kicking even harder trying to get away and to go and warn Stephanie. "I'm not going to hurt her" Chris sighs standing up thinking that if Adam made a run for it now he could probably catch him so he could not worry about him getting away while looking for something to tie his legs. It doesn't take him very long to give up looking for something, he grabs Adams shoulder and pulls him up dragging him along with him.
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By morning they'd found Adam gone straight away of course, They'd seen that the man they thought was the fraud Chris was also missing and decided that he had taken Adam with him. Meanwhile the real Chris sits hiding away from them, watching as they hurry around splitting into two groups to go and search for Adam. Andrew and Paul heading towards the beach to search while the man they all thought as Chris and Steph search around the lake and jungle. Chris turns and looks at Adam who is still tied up on the floor.
"Do you promise not to scream for help?" Chris asks him, Adam doesn't move "Ad come on, I don't want to have to keep you tied up. When we get off of this island your going to hate me for doing this for the rest of our lives" Chris says tucking his arms around his legs again. "I'm gunna let you think about it alright, I'm going to follow Steph and that fraud and see what's going on. If you decide you want to be untied then your going to hear me out when I get back..Stay boy" Chris laughs a little and pats Adam on the top of his head before climbing down and checking around him to make sure that no one is near by.
"I hope we find Adam soon" he hears Stephanie say "I don't understand how he could have disappeared like that, the guy was pretty beat up and surely couldn't have taken Adam" Chris jumps into the undergrowth and lays down on his stomach so he's not seen. He watches as the other guy and Stephanie walk past just feet from where he is hiding.
"Maybe Adam let him escape, maybe he thought this guy that is pretending to be me could get them off the island. For all we know Adam could be long gone by now" the other guys says, Steph stops and pulls her hand away from his and looks at him.
"Adam wouldn't do that, he's our friend" Stephanie snaps getting annoyed with the man that she thinks is Chris, Chris sniggers to himself from his hiding place in the grass "You know what, ever since we got back the other evening you've been acting like a real jerk. I'm going to go and look for Adam," she mutters walking away from him. Chris grins to himself watching Steph walk off one way and the guy the other, he quickly gets up and runs after her.
"Don't scream.." He whispers in her ear clasping his hand over her mouth and wrapping his arm around her waist "I'm not going to hurt you" Chris says softly.