Ana was in the middle of finishing the last drops of her coffee, when a sudden wave of nausea spread over her.

She felt light headed and slowly backed up to the couch and sat down.

Her head was pounding and she was starting to break out into a sweat. She closed her eyes and put her head back trying to control her breathing.

She then opened her eyes and saw her reflection across the room from the large crystal mirror that in what she called "The landing." Well, that's at least what she called the small spot between rooms when you first opened the door to let yourself inside.

Ana's eyes widened once she caught sight of herself.

Her face hung down like white pie dough, She looked forty instead of twenty-six. Her eyes were small looking and raw from crying so much...dark circles were under her eyes, and her lips seemed to look like they were made out of wax.

Ana put her hands to her cheeks and pulled down...she gave a loud sigh and wished to God this never ending pain could go away...but it wouldn't let up...not even for a minute.

"If only I had another chance to redo things..." She thought.

"I would have made Steve let Michael or Kenneth hold the keys to the boat...It was so dumb of them all to trust a snake like Steve."

Ana couldn't believe she was putting so much thought into something that was over and do with...but somehow thinking about it made her feel better.

"I would have tried to fit as many people as I could into the Bus...things were doing okay until the second bus crashed."

Ana replayed the thoughts over in her head...it all seemed so clear now.

"If I had the keys we wouldn't have had to go out...and if we did I wouldn't have, Why was I so stupid trying to get out of the bus and see if anyone else was alive?"

"Then Michael would have never got out to chase after me...he would have never had gotten bit and I wouldn't be sitting here wishing I was dead to."

Ana felt like such a loser...the others must have thought she was much a pain in the ass crying and feeling sorry for herself...But she couldn't help it.

Ana then took a deep breath and looked around the place...the day was starting and she felt much better.

On her way out she all ready had a list of things to do in her head before anyone else got up.

She first started with the kitchen, she cleaned the dishes and threw out any trash in the back pit on the other side of the island.

After that she cleaned all the glass windows and stocked some of the supplies boxes.

She got more fire wood, Put out new sheets and towels and then found herself almost an hour later with nothing to do.

Everyone would be getting up soon and she would smile and pretend for them until they went off to do their own things...then she would sneak away to me by herself.

She knew it wasn't healthy to be "by herself," all the time...but that's how she liked it, sure she loved everyone here but she rather not bring them down whenever they took sight of her red crying eyes.

Ana knew soon or a later they would become sick of it...in fact she was sick of it herself, everyone at his resort had lost someone very close to them...and here she was crying nonstop over a man she knew for only a short period of time.

After buzzing around the empty spa deck she decided she would leave early instead of seeing the others...she had done this twice before and whenever they needed her they knew where she was.

Ana took the long way to "her beach." The day was all ready warm and she could hear birds up in the sky...the ocean made her nose fill up with the scent of salt and seaweed.

Ana smiled as she watched the palm trees dance back and forth...this place sure was pretty and she liked being alone and being able to take it all in.

She could remember how scared she was when they all first reached the island...so unsure and ready to run in case of something.

Nicole and Terry had came rushing up on the boat deck once Kenneth yelled he saw land.

Ana and Michael had stopped kissing right away and Michael stood up slowly and put his hand back and pressed Ana against the back of the seat...almost as if he was unsure if the island was safe and wanted to protect her.

Michael looked ahead and then said without turning back to Ana...

"Stay here..."

Ana did what he as the guys got to the bow of the boat along with Chips who had just woken up from his long nap.

Nicole seemed to be shaking inside her shoes, Terry looked over at her and both looked eyes and understood what he wanted her to do.

Nicole gave a frightful look and then joined Ana at the back...Ana put her arms around the young girl and both looked forward.

The boat started to bump more and they could feel sand under it...they were close to shore now.

Ana had a very uneasy feeling since it was dust now and it would be harder to see anything.

Fear rushed inside her heart as Kenneth looked at the others.

"Me and Michael are going to get off...Terry you stand right next to the boat, any and I mean ANY sign of trouble...you push as hard as you can to get the boat back into the water...even if we're not in."

Terry shook his head fast...trying to show the other guys he wasn't scared at all...but Ana could see that all of them were as scared as he was.

The boat then made a small jump forward and they knew they were on shore.

Kenneth grabbed his gun and gave Michael the other one, The two seemed to lock eyes and shake their heads at the same time.

Ana wanted to yell to them to wait until morning...but it was now or never.

The three guys jumped off the boat and Ana could see them all standing on shore. They didn't move...they were listening for any sound of trouble.

They started to walk towards what looked like a never ending dark jungle. Ana could hear their shoes crunching in the sand.

Then they disappeared...almost as if the trees ate them alive, Ana tried to see if she could sight on them again but the darkness around her was making her blind.

Nicole and her sat further up and watched Terry as they waited for any sounds of gun shots or groaning from those things...but nothing.

Hours past and soon it was pitch black and freezing, Nicole and her and been sharing a small blanket they found under the deck. It really didn't help that Ana's clothes were still soaking wet and she felt like she was on the edge of death whenever ever a strong wind gust blew.

That night had to go down as the most windy night ever in their whole life. The strong gusts of wind made all the dark trees thrash about.

Nicole jumped a few times whenever the wind picked up...a loud howling sound seemed to scream through the island.

"What time is it?"

Terry asked...his voice was uneven and scared.

Ana lit up her watch and saw it had been three hours since the guys left...and still no sign of them.

Nicole started to panic...she asked what if something had happened...what if their dead...what if they needed help! how she thought they should go...go right now!

Tears fell from her cheeks and she started to get hysterical...Ana couldn't take it...she wasn't in the mood so she told Nicole at first to calm down...even Terry tried...but she wouldn't.

Terry tried to tell her to keep her voice down...but she wouldn't.

So Ana took charge and slapped Nicole right across the face.

The snapping noise rang through Her and Terry's ears and then Nicole stopped and started to sob against her...Ana tried her best to hush her and tell her everything was all right...but Ana started to feel scared herself...what if they didn't come back? What if they really were dead.

But once she heard the sound of footsteps crunching towards the boat her heart fluttered and she knew they were here and both of them were alive.

The three of them got back into the boat and Terry took hold of Nicole, Kenneth, Michael her herself all sat together in the pitch darkness...the only sound was the wind and the water lapping against the boat.

Kenneth started about what they found and what happened...everyone listened and took a sigh of deep relief when Kenneth told them that Michael and him had searched all around the island and there was none of "Those." Things on it...they made sure.

The place had once been a resort, There was food, water, clothes...amino, just about everything they needed and more.

He told them that the grounds of the resort was huge...almost like a small town with pure drinking water from the pond and the back falls.

It all seems to perfect.

Everyone's faces lit up a little and smiles spread across them. Even Kenneth seemed excited.

He told them that they should wait to get off until dawn...He still seemed unsure about their safety and asked if that was all right.

Everyone agreed and Kenneth said he would sleep up on the bow with Chips...He took the shotgun and sat down further up...his eyes set on the dark island, almost as if he was in his own world.

Michael told Nicole that Terry and her could take the lower deck...Ana and him would sit in the back and stay up a little while longer.

Once everything settled down Ana noticed that Kenneth had fallen dead asleep...Chip was beside him and for once Kenneth looked at peace.

Michael took Ana's hand and the two laid back on the hard wooden floor...Michael put his arm around her and drew her close as the two looked up at the star lit sky.

Both didn't say anything for a while until Ana looked over at Michael...she saw how alive his dark gray eyes were looking up at the thousands of stars above...the same stars she dreamed of.

She looked over his face again...something she knew that was becoming a habit.

He seemed so perfect...He told her his age a few days ago...thirty-eight if you could believe it. But he looked so young...so strong and alive to her just that minute, she didn't know what had came over to her but she saw happiness in his eyes and it filled her heart with joy.

She then slowly reached over and touched his face...he turned his head towards her and smiled.

"What?" He asked in such a sweet soft voice.

"I wanna see what you look like." Ana said with a silly smile on, She knew blind people had done this to see what another one looked like...why couldn't she.

She traced her fingertips along his jaw line and then to his soft lips...she smiled and then kissed him lightly.

Michael smiled and kissed her back.

"I love you."

"I love you to."

"Ana?"

"Yeah Michael..."

"Thank you."

"For what?"

"For saving my life."

"Michael...anyone would have done that."

"No...I don't mean on the dock, You saved my heart when I fell in love with you...I guess I knew there were more things to love."

Ana smiled and put her head in the crook of his arm and feel asleep.

Little did she know while she slept, Michael had his chance to look over her beautiful soft face.

He smiled and kissed the top of her head and then sighed...he looked up at the dark stars again and prayed to God that somone would take care of her after he died.

"Please..." He begged on the edge of tears...and then turned towards her again and held her tighter.