Thomas and I stomped through the forest growth collecting anything that looked familiar and edible.

"Thomas why did you chase after me?" I asked, stopping suddenly.

He went a few more steps before stopping and turned around. "I-I don't know...It felt right...its hard to explain. Sorry."

I raised an eyebrow and the thought of maybe he was some psycho killer flashed acrossed my mind. I opened my mouth to say something when the forest exploded before us. I was thrown back and dirt pounded down upon me. Then the chilling cry filled the area before us.

"RUN!" I heard Thomas yell.

I scrambled up and headed off into a direction, Thomas behind me fast. I heard something like whispers around me, when Thomas grabbed me and said " I think its gone. Did you see anything?"

"No, I...it was invisible...But thats not possible." I said looking at him.

"Somehow I'm starting to think anything is possible."he said.

I smiled and it started to rain. I brought my face up as it washed away the grime. It was refreshing and cooling. I opened my eyes and looked at Thomas, who was watching me. He turned away, embarrassed that I had caught him.

"Hey, looks like we lost everything that we collected. And by the looks of it, its getting late." he said.

I watched him until he turned back and gazed at me. The rain stopped and I shivered slightly. "What do we do then?"

"I dunno." he said scratching his head.

It started getting colder as night fell, and Thomas and I tromped through the forest. Trying to find the way back to the beach. As we wandered around I heard something. I hissed Thomas name to stop. It just light enough to see the trees and the ground but nothing moved. The only sound was that rushing sound.

"WATER!" yelled Thomas.

We ran into the direction of the noise and splashed into a few inches deep creek. We drank greedily, water never tasted so good. I tried to pinpoint this place so we could come back. As I bent down for another drink Thomas grabbed my arm and started leading me away.

"Wh-?"

"Shut up, someone was there."

We ran, occasionally looking behind us but nothing was there. Adrenaline pumped through me as I thought of someone chasing us down to kill us. I heard the rush of the ocean and ran faster but Thomas again grabbed me.

"No need to alarm everyone, stay just behind the trees so we don't scare them. Catch your breath."

I nodded and tried to catch my breath, all the while watching Thomas walked in small circles holding his side. "Are you-" We heard a rustle in the forest and Thomas rushed over to me to cover my mouth. He shook his head and I just looked at him.

He watched the forest behind us, a look of concentration and fear on his face. God he is dreaming I thought, what would it be like if I k-no no can't think like that he probably doesn't even like me. He looked at me and I nearly fell over. He smiled and whispered "I think its safe, we can go back."

I walked in front of him towards the beach feeling stupid about thinking those things. He grabbed my shoulder and I looked at him. He bent close and I thought we were going to kiss. I tensed waiting and then I heard a scream.

He looked at the beach and ran past me, and I followed.

"My nephew, have u seen my nephew!" a woman wailed

I saw Jen come out from the airplane running towards the woman. "What happened?"

"Someone took my nephew!" she cried shaking Jen.

Ana snorted then said "Were on an island, who'd take your nephew?"

I stood near Jen and I felt her tense. I grabbed her shoulder before she'd do something she'd regret. "He could be any where by now?" someone said.

"Whens the last you saw him?" I asked the woman

"I just laid him down to get some rest. And I went to warm up by the fire. I came back maybe twenty minutes later and he's gone."

I looked at Jen but she was looking past me at the forest. I followed her gaze but didn't see anything. "Anyone else missing?" she said.

"I-wait...that guy eh the one that accused her,"a guy named Bernard pointed at Jen, " I haven't seen him in a few hours since night fell."

"We should do a count so we can keep track of who's here and who's not." I said to Jen.

"Twenty four. There's twenty four. Well twenty two now." a guy said across the fire.

"Only twenty four survived out of this disaster? But the other half...surely some of them survived?" Nicole whispered.

The guy that had spoke before shrugged his shoulders. "Its possible we are the only survivors. But they could be thinking the same thing don't you think?"