I woke up to find us laying near a fallen tree truck. My neck ached and so did my back. After we ran form the coon last night, I remembered us laughing afterward and starting a new fire. Bridge was the first to fall asleep then Syd and then me. Now, I wake to find myself near a fallen tree truck that I don't remember being there from last night. Stretching a little, I noticed a pond. The sun ascended over it so beautifully, it sparkled.
I turned to find Bridge curled up behind me and behind him Syd.
I looked across from us and saw Jack laying on his back and Sky, back facing me, on his side next to him.
"Hey, Bridge, wake up," nudging him a little.
He woke with a gasp and a leap. He looked around and rubbed his eyes.
"What time is it," he asked, tired in his voice.
I got up and dust some dirt off my clothes. I walked over to wake up Jack and Sky. Bridge woke up Syd. They all looked around and moaned a little.
"Look, there's a lake. Isn't it beautiful," I said pointing at the glimmering water.
"Yeah…it is beautiful," Syd said walking over towards me.
The guys joined us to look at the lake except for Bridge who was looking around for something.
"Hey guys, where's my bag of snacks," asked Bridge.
"You lost it to the raccoon last night remember," stated Sky looking from the lake to Bridge.
"Oh, yeah now I remember."
He walked over to where we were and join in on the beautiful lake.
"Since you mention food, I'm hungry," Jack said rubbing his stomach. "Bridge, do you have any snacks left over?"
"I don't think so and I'm not going back there with the raccoon to find out."
"Then what are we going eat? We're like a thousand miles from the nearest restaurant and the fact that we are lost isn't helping," said Syd.
"How about some fish," Sky said with a devilish look on his face.
"What," I said looking at him.
"Yeah, fish from the lake. Maybe if we catch one we can eat."
"How are we suppose to catch a fish, Sky? We are not the fish catching type," said Syd folding her arms.
"We can try can't we," he said taking off his shoes and socks. He then start to roll up his pant's leg and head down toward the lake.
"Sky, you don't know what's in the lake, you could get hurt," I yelled, but he kept going.
All of sudden Jack start to take off his shoes and socks and head down to the lake. Bridge join them and soon the boys were all in the water trying to catch a fish.
"They are insane. If they think for once that we are going to go down there and …," Syd stopped.
Syd stopped herself to see me taking off my shoes and socks.
"What are you doing? You're not seriously going in there."
"Oh, come on Syd relax, it seem fun."
I ran down to the lake and join the boys. Syd stayed up on land until she gave in and join us. We all scrambled around to catch a fish in the water but nothing was working. All of sudden Bridge fell into the water and we started to laugh. I laughed so hard that I didn't notice Sky running toward me, knocking me down in the water. I rose from the water all soak and wet. Sky got up from the water laughing and soak too. Jack and Syd were laughing harder then we were. I looked at Jack and started to run toward him. He saw me and begin to run as well. While I was running after Jack, I saw Sky helping Bridge up out of the water and saw Syd looking up at us playing while her hands were still in the water.
"Got cha," I said as I knock Jack into the water. We both got up from the water to see Syd screaming something and holding a fish in her hand.
"Look I caught one," she said holding the fish.
"All right, Syd," I said cheering and clapping my hands. The others clap there hands also to cheer her on in catching the fish. Syd had a big smile on her face, with no hesitation she drop the fish.
"Oh my gosh, I can't believe I was holding a live fish in my hand," she said shaking her hands. Jack walk over to her and pats her on the back.
"It's okay Syd."
"I'm sorry you guys. I didn't mean to let our only hope for food go."
"Syd, it's okay. We'll forgive you. Only if you let me do this…," Jack said grabbing Sydney's arms and pulling her down in the water with him. We all start to laugh.
"Jack, I can't believe you just did that," Syd scream.
"I'm sorry Syd, I had too," laughed Jack.
Syd looked at everyone and start to laugh herself. After laughing for a while, Syd jumped on Jack and they fell in the water. I ran after Bridge and pushed him in the water, not noticing Sky coming behind me and push me in the water. We all played in the water for a little bit longer until we got tired.
"Guys, this been fun but we still didn't catch a fish," said Jack dripping wet.
"Oh, why didn't I think of this," said Bridge running back on land. We all watch in puzzlement until he came back with a stick with a pointy end to it.
"Bridge, what are you doing," I asked.
"I can't believe I didn't think of this before. You guys remember that show where these people are on different island and they do varies of competition."
"Survivor," Jack blurt out.
"Yeah and you know what they used to catch a fish?"
"A spear," we all said in unison.
"Yeah. I mean this isn't exactly a spear but it might work."
"Yeah and if it doesn't we can always get Syd to catch the fish again," said Jack. Syd punch him in the stomach with her fist and smile.
Bridge jump back into the water and start to look around to see can his spot a fish. When he spot one he jab the made up spear into the water. He pulled it up empty handed. When he spot another one he lowered the spear in the water again and still nothing. We were starting to give up when Bridge protested to go on. He lowered the spear again and out came a big fish on the spear.
"That's great but how are we suppose to cook it. We don't exactly have the tools to clean or cook it," asked Jack.
We all stood there for awhile thinking on how we were going to cook the fish.
