Chapter 3.
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The rest of the morning was a maze as Melissa and Lex tried to do their chores without walking up on a couple making out. But that was the least of Melissa's worries. Jackson had still not come back yet.
"Are you sure Jackson said that the rule is off?" Lex asked walking up to Melissa at the pursuit pit. "I don't know how much more I can take of all this kissing stuff.
"Yeah. Me told me last night." Melissa said half paying attention.
"Don't worry, he'll come back. You know Jackson, he's probably working on something." Lex said sympathetically.
At that moment Taylor ran down the beach giggling and carrying a shirt while a shirtless Eric ran in hot pursuit after her with a mad look on his face but everyone who saw could tell that he was happy.
"Now that's just disturbing." Lex said shaking his head and walking off.
Melissa just sighed as she continued to think about Jackson.
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"Just so you know, I'm happy for you and Nathan." Melissa said as she and Daley did the laundry later that day.
"Thanks. And I know your worried about Jackson, but don't. He'll be back by night." Daley said reassuringly.
Melissa just smiled and nodded. But inside she was a nervous wreck. She knew that he wouldn't be back.
'What if Jackson gets hurt?'
'What if he gets lost?'
These questions swam around in Melissa's head until she couldn't take it anymore. She knew what she had to do.
"I'll be back." Melissa said getting up and heading over to the tents.
She ran inside and started stuffing her things into her pack.
Going back to the plane, she was pleased to find Nathan and Daley sitting on the sand by the water.
Quietly, she took out of the first aid kit some first aid items and ran back to the tents. She stuffed the remaining items into her pack.
She then looked outside the tent to be sure no one was around. When she was satisfied with where everyone was, she put her pack on and ran into the jungle.
That night Melissa stumbled through the jungle by the light of a dying flashlight.
'I know what Taylor's been doing all day, at it wasn't charging batteries.' Melissa thought to herself then stopped.
She caught herself just before walking over the edge of a small drop-off. She looked down and saw that below her was a small, narrow stream of water.
Carefully climbing down, she saw that right under where she had been standing was a small cave.
'You'd never see it unless you're looking right at it!' Melissa thought as she shined the dim light inside.
But even by the fast fading light, she could clearly see a sight she didn't want to.
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